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So much for uncrackable
Ubisoft's much touted uncrackable anti-piracy measure appears to have been turned over within minutes.
Silent Hunter V and Assassin’s Creed II came out with some heavy duty DRM which was supposed to make the game impossible to copy. The new scheme required all legitimate users to have a permanent Internet connection that continuously authenticates a copy of the game. Save game files were stored on UbiSoft servers.
The idea was a pain in the arse because it means you can only play if your internet is working and Ubisoft's servers are going. Lose either and your game is toast. But rumours have been circulating that a pirated version of both games was now available.
Ubusoft denied it. In a statement it said that while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and plays a cracked version will find that the version is not complete.
However the question is how did the game even manage to start up in the first place? According to Infoaddict it looks like a version of the game has been released that works. Infamous cracker group Skid-Row has tackled the new DRM and rendered it useless in 24 hours. Now it seems that the only people suffering from Ubusoft's DRM are those who legally paid for it.
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Ubisoft's DRM cracked in minutes
So much for uncrackable
Ubisoft's much touted uncrackable anti-piracy measure appears to have been turned over within minutes.
Silent Hunter V and Assassin’s Creed II came out with some heavy duty DRM which was supposed to make the game impossible to copy. The new scheme required all legitimate users to have a permanent Internet connection that continuously authenticates a copy of the game. Save game files were stored on UbiSoft servers.
The idea was a pain in the arse because it means you can only play if your internet is working and Ubisoft's servers are going. Lose either and your game is toast. But rumours have been circulating that a pirated version of both games was now available.
Ubusoft denied it. In a statement it said that while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and plays a cracked version will find that the version is not complete.
However the question is how did the game even manage to start up in the first place? According to Infoaddict it looks like a version of the game has been released that works. Infamous cracker group Skid-Row has tackled the new DRM and rendered it useless in 24 hours. Now it seems that the only people suffering from Ubusoft's DRM are those who legally paid for it.