Ubisoft Dumps Starforce

[Darthvader]

Man This news item just made my day
Our fav publisher has finally dumped that dastardly Copy protection which we all hate STARFORCE

Hers the excerpt

Citing "complaints," the publisher ends its relationship with the copyright-protection provider.

Following several days of rumors, Ubisoft has officially confirmed that it will no longer use the controversial digital-rights software from Starforce. "Ubisoft has decided to use an alternative copy protection system to Starforce for upcoming releases," said a rep for the company. The announcement means that Starforce software will not be included in Heroes of Might and Magic V, the publisher's much-anticipated forthcoming PC role-playing game.

Ubisoft's decision caps weeks of controversy surrounding Starforce. In Mid-march, an employee of the Russian-German-Chinese-Cypriot company was accused of posting a link to a site where users could illegally download Stardock's space-sim Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. Shortly, thereafter, Aspyr Media decided to sever its relationship with Starforce and remove its software from its forthcoming game, Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars.

Ubisoft's motivation for ending its agreement with Starforce was more personal. At the end of March, the company was slapped with a $5 million lawsuit by gamers who claimed that Starforce's DRM system compromised the security of their PCs. "We are currently investigating complaints about alleged problems with Starforce’s software," said the Ubisoft rep.

Source : Gamespot

Hooray

[Third Eye]

I also hate StarForce Protected DVD & CD.

[nishant_nms]

gr8 news. I disliked it most

[tarey_g]

ya i also read this news on digg yesterday

[moshel]

thats grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr8 news........

[Nemesis]

Thank God they finally came to their senses!!! They need to learn a lesson from the guys who made Galactic Civilizations II and go easy on paying customers. Protection such as Starforce punish those who pay for genuine software and you certainly don't want angry customers.

[QwertyManiac]

Whew! Finally no more SF v3 menace in Ubi games atleast

[Darthvader]

But those Starforce Guys are now making Sf IV.
Best thing is There is no SF in Heroes of might and magic V

I only Hope EA does not pick up Starforce

Originally Posted by Darthvader

But those Starforce Guys are now making Sf IV.
Best thing is There is no SF in Heroes of might and magic V

I only Hope EA does not pick up Starforce

They are using star force. But when they release the full game they dont put starforce.

[moshel]

Originally Posted by QwertyManiac

Whew! Finally no more SF v3 menace in Ubi games atleast

hopefully if the judgements comes out with a ruling that all copies with SF protection shud be replaced then that wud be da best......

[hbk549]

Finally i got rid of Starfoece man