DRM Causing Havoc With Gears Of War
The PC version of Gears of War has a very big problem at the moment. The DRM used to protect the game has a certificate that expired on January 28, 2009. This means the game has been shut off and can no longer be played even after uninstalling and installing the game.
As a result of this blunder, Gears of War is unplayable by legitimate paying customers. When trying to play the game, the gamer is presented with the following error:
[installpath]\Gears of War\Binaries\wargame-g4wlive.exe: You cannot run the game with modified executable code. Please reinstall the game
A moderator of Epic Studios stated they are working with Microsoft to get the problem resolved. Other games released on Windows with potential DRM expiration include Grand Theft Auto IV and Crysis. It is only a matter of time before we know if these two games will be affected by the same certificate expiration.
Source: torrentfreak.com; DRM Jams the Gears of War: Crysis and GTA IV Next?
January 31, 2009 at 5:21 pm | PC, Shooters, Software | No Comments