Fergie's Tech Blog

Games CEO Finds Himself Reluctant w4r3z Hero

When Stardock CEO Brad Wardell released his game sequel Galactic Civilizations II recently, he had no idea he'd find himself mistakenly hailed as a poster child for the anti-copyright lobby. Or that a DRM company that makes copy protection for games would post details of where they could download illicit copies of his game.

Wardell had ensured that GCII was released without CD-based copy protection, and in the fortnight since its release, the decision appears to have been vindicated. Wardell said it was WalMart's best-selling game last week. Stardock's protection allows users to make copies of the CD, but unless they can provide a serial as proof of purchase, they won't be entitled to upgrades.

posted by Fergie @ 3/12/2006 12:35:00 PM