Oh yeah? I don't know if Process Monitor is the same thing as Explorer, but take a look at this Email from them.
Hello,
'Process Explorer' has dumping capabilities as well as registry monitor / file monitor capabilities. This could be used to trace the behavior of SecuROM.
Therefore, we do not allow the game to start when this software is active.
We have no immediate plans to allow this software in the future.
Best regards,
SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com/
or via e-mail: support@securom.com
They have always been this idiotic, it's nothing to do with cheating.
They also blacklist software capable of mounting ISOs as virtual discs, as I found out a few years ago. Except in that case, the choice was "Uninstall the software or do not play the games you bought." Fucking blow me Sony. There's cracks everywhere and we both know it, so let me play the damn game.
I always choose "My mother's maiden name" for the question.
However, no matter how great your research acumen, I don't think you'll get the name right. It's composed of 64 random ASCII characters.:)
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-1 troll? I was comparing it with a program from the 1980s which has this feature, just as a point of interest. I know it's open source so I'm just as much to blame as anyone for the lack of it; blaming 'the developers' was intended as a joke.
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freehand select tool has been enhanced to support polygonal selections
Wow! It didn't have this before now? Welcome to 1985, GIMP developers...
Since it market does not appear to have slowed significantly or run into serious competition, why would they refresh the hardware?
The first thing that comes to mind is a hardware change to further increase profit margins. Cheaper components, die shrinks and the like. In that case there would be no reason not to refresh it. It also serves as marketing, as you can see on this very page.
[Nomenumbra] 1 bottle of beer on the wall, 1 bottle of beer, you take 1 down, pass it wround, 0 bottles of beer on the wall.
[Nomenumbra] 0 bottles of beer on the wall, 0 bottles of beer, you take 1 down, pass it around, 4294967295 bottles of beer on the wall.
Relatedly: if there's no crack available for a game, I won't buy it.
I bought Far Cry, I had to crack it to play it. I bought Doom 3, I had to crack it to play it. I've also had problems with overzealous measures such as the one used in Operation Flashpoint activating and making the game unplayable. Guess who didn't have any problems? That's right, the people who pirated them! Great job retards.
Nowadays I don't even bother trying to run a game without cracking it first. There's no point - the cracked version is almost always superior.
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Hello,
'Process Explorer' has dumping capabilities as well as registry monitor / file monitor capabilities. This could be used to trace the behavior of SecuROM.
Therefore, we do not allow the game to start when this software is active.
We have no immediate plans to allow this software in the future.
Best regards,
SecuROM Support Team
SecuROM on the web: http://www.securom.com/
or via e-mail: support@securom.com
They have always been this idiotic, it's nothing to do with cheating.
They also blacklist software capable of mounting ISOs as virtual discs, as I found out a few years ago. Except in that case, the choice was "Uninstall the software or do not play the games you bought." Fucking blow me Sony. There's cracks everywhere and we both know it, so let me play the damn game.
Guess I'll keep my GBA SP2+ around, then.
And I'll be keeping my PSP around. Emulators are awesome. :)
I'm 25, and that's old in the gaming world
I recently read that the average age of a gamer is 35 years old. You've got a ways to go yet!
Either one of the journos really doesn't like apple , or more likely they're just a bunch of incompetent idiots.
Why? It's entirely possible to run Vista on an Apple branded PC.
Oh no, it's dead on! After a few weeks you'd be so poor that you couldn't afford to see one. :)
Why, if this isn't an attempt to coerce people using intimidation and violence for political or ideological purposes, I don't know what is!
Haha, look at his comment history.
I always choose "My mother's maiden name" for the question.
:)
However, no matter how great your research acumen, I don't think you'll get the name right. It's composed of 64 random ASCII characters.
-1 troll? I was comparing it with a program from the 1980s which has this feature, just as a point of interest. I know it's open source so I'm just as much to blame as anyone for the lack of it; blaming 'the developers' was intended as a joke.
freehand select tool has been enhanced to support polygonal selections
Wow! It didn't have this before now? Welcome to 1985, GIMP developers...
Roku, the streaming-media set-top box has decided
The AI is coming along fantastically, too.
You do know we sent a crowbar over to Freeman, right? They'd all be slaughtered like dogs.
Frightened great apes, to be precise.
Since it market does not appear to have slowed significantly or run into serious competition, why would they refresh the hardware?
The first thing that comes to mind is a hardware change to further increase profit margins. Cheaper components, die shrinks and the like. In that case there would be no reason not to refresh it. It also serves as marketing, as you can see on this very page.
[Nomenumbra] 1 bottle of beer on the wall, 1 bottle of beer, you take 1 down, pass it wround, 0 bottles of beer on the wall.
[Nomenumbra] 0 bottles of beer on the wall, 0 bottles of beer, you take 1 down, pass it around, 4294967295 bottles of beer on the wall.
I thought I was going to get thrown out or arrested
I don't understand your fear. Why would anyone even care that you're taking a photo in the shop in the first place? Is this an American thing?
For game developers, the realistic solution is to either develop for consoles, or develop multiplayer versions that require a server account.
Why? Do you think DRM is necessary for a game to sell?
Yeah, that's the problem. It's why they don't give a shit in the first place - they've already got your money, so why improve or even care?
Relatedly: if there's no crack available for a game, I won't buy it.
I bought Far Cry, I had to crack it to play it. I bought Doom 3, I had to crack it to play it. I've also had problems with overzealous measures such as the one used in Operation Flashpoint activating and making the game unplayable. Guess who didn't have any problems? That's right, the people who pirated them! Great job retards.
Nowadays I don't even bother trying to run a game without cracking it first. There's no point - the cracked version is almost always superior.
There's even a fanless 8800GT, although I can't remember the manufacturer. It reaches rather disturbing core temperatures (~111C) but it works fine.
rediculous numbers like 1024, 1048576
They're quite clearly purpleiculous.
Emboldened main point
Yes yes, we've read Jeff Atwood's weblog too.
I asked my bank to send 5$ to Rix on Slashdot, but they just gave me an odd look and told me to naff off. :(
As for the "sex appeal"... is that what you're after in a phone? Really?
Having a gadget be good for showing off to others is definitely a selling point, as lame as it may be.
Somehow I don't think anyone would 'feel good' after reading a game EULA.