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Maximum PC Member Since: July 6, 2007
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Stardock: Only 23% of Demigod Players Even Tried to Play Online
Posted 11/20/2009 at 12:22:44pm
I don't think the developers are clueless. I think that they're going the easy/cheaper path. Doing AI/etc. for single player is hard work. It's easier just to toss in multiplayer and have live people deal with being the competition.
Angry Xbox Modders Join Together in Class Action Lawsuit
Posted 11/20/2009 at 11:53:55am
Could be any number of ways. My guess is that they have some sort of check in the software that does a unique hash check of a big chunk of the components (similar to their Windows Activation process), and sends it back to Microsoft. They check that against the valid checks and kick it out if it looks different. They probably also have a way of checking the applications running to see if there are any known
Newspaper Tracks Down Anonymous Commenter, Gets Him Fired Just for Fun
Posted 11/18/2009 at 07:22:43pm
And being freshly unemployed, I'm sure the guy has plenty of time to do so too...
Download of the Week: The Left 4 Dead Desktop, Rainmeter-Style
Posted 11/11/2009 at 02:15:31pm
Perhaps not the best desktop to have taking your laptop through TSA.
Managed Copy Enabled Blu-Rays Coming Soon
Posted 11/08/2009 at 09:22:15pm
Any DRM that calls home to see whether or not it should work is doomed to fail. Look at the various DRM'ed music services that have failed and basically said "Sucks to be you, you can't access your music anymore".
Windows 7 Sales Surpass Vista's by 234%
Posted 11/06/2009 at 12:19:54pm
Come on, that's like saying Bolt beat the champion of the special olympics in the 100 meter dash by 3 minutes. Impressive yeah, but look at the competition.
Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped at 9v9, Says Infinity Ward
Posted 11/05/2009 at 12:24:52pm
Remember, if you buy it, they will keep making it.
Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped at 9v9, Says Infinity Ward
Posted 11/05/2009 at 12:22:20pm
Nope, keyboard only.
Black Friday Comes Early at Walmart - $100 Xbox 360 Deal Confirmed
Posted 11/05/2009 at 12:17:58pm
Is the XBox360 worth $100 considering all the quality problems?
Phishing Scams and Worms on the Rise, Social Networks to Blame
Posted 11/02/2009 at 12:48:22pm
>For those still clinging to XP, Microsoft noted that infection rates for Vista were significantly lower than for XP.
Yeah, but is that because of Vista being better, or is it because no one uses Vista... Sort of like Mac OS. Why create virii and trojans for an OS that doesn't have much use in comparison to WinXP?