Mass Effect News, Walkthrough, and Screenshots

PC fans who’ve been patiently waiting for Mass Effect to launch now have a little something to worry about. To combat piracy and other security issues, EA/Bioware has announced that the PC version of the game will use a copy protection system that re-authenticates the game every ten days. You also will only be able to activate the game on 3 machines before you have to call tech support.

A lot of fans are up in arms about this, saying why do games try to combat piracy? Why does EA treat pirates better then their customers? And so on…

The issue comes from people who want to play the game without internet. What if you’re on vacation and there is no internet? That means you won’t be able to activate the game if you so happen to be gone on the 10th day or the cycle. It’s stupid to not be able to buy a game and forget it. This just seems like too much protection.

I’m glad I picked Mass Effect up on the Xbox 360.

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