The gaming industry isn't one that doesn't have problems, as it is plagued by various petitions or backlash coming from a lot of directions. But none have manifested so severely as the one against the DRM (Digital Rights Management) software that some companies have chosen to include along with their games ... |
9 January 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Apple has made it official that the iTunes Store is offering eight million of its 10 million songs in DRM-free format starting now, with the remaining two million songs expected to get the same treatment by the end of March. Additional changes have been made. Read on for the full scoop. “Beginning today, all f... |
7 January 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Apple is believed to have struck a deal with all major music labels to remove copy protection from the music on iTunes and even cut prices on content. Moreover, direct song downloads to iPhones over cellular networks are also in the scope, sources claim. For those not very familiar with DRM (digital rights managemen... |
6 January 2009
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Fallout 3 is a massive game eagerly anticipated by fans all over the world. The post-apocalyptic RPG (Role Playing Game) has been absent for nearly ten years and players have been desperately looking forward to getting their hands on Bethesda's new title.With such a massive fan base, the developer can’t af... |
3 November 2008
16:01 GMT |
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Chris Remo is pretty popular in the gaming industry. Having founded websites like GamaSutra or ShackNews shows that he might know a thing or two about anything related to games and gamers. He recently approached the very sensitive issue regarding DRM (Digital Rights Management) and how gamers are treating it very ba... |
29 September 2008
03:31 GMT |
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If they are not careful, Yahoo! Music users can lose all their downloaded songs. The Yahoo! Music Store announced today that after September 30, the service would no longer be available, so people are advised to backup their music belongings, by saving them on CDs. This because, after the specified date, without the ... |
25 July 2008
09:07 GMT |
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Bet you didn't hope you'd hear this when you got up this morning: the Napster full-track download service will (allegedly) work with Apple's iPod, iPhone and any other mobile handset. The new Napster service basically tries to take on Apple's expensive digital download service and offer more songs... |
20 May 2008
07:03 GMT |
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DRM. Apple started it. Yahoo said it was OK, SanDisk supported the idea and the consumers acclaimed. EMI agreed in the first place, then retreated, now they have changed again their mind, hopefully for good. The remaining 3 of the 4 major are silent. Is Microsoft the next in line?This is a question which popped up qu... |
3 April 2007
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