Ohnoes: Sims 3 leaked online two weeks ahead |
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"Liek, ZOMG, Jessica. The call is coming from inside the house!"
The pirates have struck the X-mark again, claiming illegal booty with digitally ripped software. After hearing Rock Band: Unplugged's leaking into the Internet a month ahead of retail release, this bit of news brings another damper to the fight against piracy.
It's been reported that The Sims 3 has now also found its way to torrent sites online, some two weeks ahead of its scheduled release (June 2). With the game going gold just a few days ago, it doesn't take much imagination how a copy could have possibly been leaked.
To make matters worse, unlike other more recent DRM-ified PC games from Electronic Arts, The Sims 3 doesn't require online activation to play - a measure used by EA to combat piracy, but was then received with ill-favor and backlash from gamers.
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Via Ars Technica
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That being said, I had a horrible experience with Spore's DRM that I won't go into, so it's a mixed blessing. Part of me is happy that they came to their senses, the other is a little happy that the pirates are evening the score.
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your system is more than powerful enough to play it.
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