Anger With Game Content Lock Spurs Reaction From Studio Head Curt Shilling

MojoKid writes "Studios and publishers are fighting back hard against the used game market, with the upcoming title Kingdoms of Amular the latest to declare it will use a content lock. In this case, KoA ups the ante by locking out part of the game that's normally available in single-player mode. Gamers exploded, with many angry that game content that had shipped on the physical disc was locked away and missing, as well as being angry at the fact that content was withheld from used game players. One forum thread asking if the studio fought back against allowing EA to lock the content went on for 49 pages before Curt Shilling, the head of 38 Studios, took to the forums himself. His commentary on the situation is blunt and to the point. 'This is not 38 trying to take more of your money, or EA in this case, this is us rewarding people for helping us! If you disagree due to methodology, ok, but that is our intent... companies are still trying to figure out how to receive dollars spent on games they make, when they are bought. Is that wrong? if so please tell me how.'"

Comments

Re:Rewarding people for helping us

[bmo]

>study economics

Curt Schilling was never an economist.

He was pitcher for the Red Sox, however. Bloody ankle and all.

This is called "learning your second career by the seat of your pants."

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BMO

Re:Not on the disc

[Elbereth]

Does he know the mayor of Boston?

Re:Not on the disc

[symbolset]

I, for one, found your specific use of language inspirational and appropriate. Wish you could have worked some rectal pineapple insertion in there though, as the situation calls for it.

Re:Not on the disc

[symbolset]

There's always porn.

Re:Not on the disc

[Anonymous Coward]

Vote with your wallet?

But they're OWED that money!

They WORKED HARD to produce that game!

If you don't buy it, that's a lost sale, and we all know what lost sales are.

PIRACY!

Re:Not on the disc

[phantomfive]

You mean, what happens when there is nothing else to entertain yourself? I mean, when you really can't think of anything else, and your life is that bad without entertainment? You invade Afghanistan. There's a long tradition. It's very fun.