Posted September 15, 2009
michaelleung
YOU ARE ALL RETARDS
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan
Posted September 15, 2009
high rated
Meh, I'm going to have to settle with Serious Sam Gold due to the restriction on Riddick >_<. Atari are such wankers at times, well, all of the time.
Weclock
The Creeper
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
CyPhErIoN
Spellsinger
Registered: Jun 2009
From Belgium
Oriza-Triznyák
garbage features like achievements.
Registered: Apr 2009
From Other
Posted September 15, 2009
"This product is available worldwide."
then when i try to check out:
"Error: Serious Sam Gold is Country restricted on your IP."
Navagon
Easily Persuaded
Registered: Dec 2008
From United Kingdom
Posted September 15, 2009
Also, anyone know anywhere doing good prices on Mirror's Edge or STALKER (digital & international)?
For STALKER you're best off picking up a retail copy from an online store. Play.com has it for about a fiver. Just be prepared to extensively patch it. Great game though. DRM-free.
D2D can't tell the difference between $ & £ so there's about a 166% markup on their UK games. They also have install limits on every title. So they're not so great for people with finite drive space or if you're inclined to format every now and again.
Bioshock is meant to have had its DRM patched out of the retail version. I don't know about D2D but I have the Steam version and aside from Steam reliance, it's clean.
bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan
TerriblePurpose
Kwisatz Haderach
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted September 15, 2009
A misconception. The retail version of BioShock has had the activation limits removed, but it still contains SecuROM, still needs to activate, and still needs the disc in the drive to play.
Post edited September 15, 2009 by Coelocanth
Navagon
Easily Persuaded
Registered: Dec 2008
From United Kingdom
Posted September 15, 2009
All I saw was that the activation limits were removed. Which is my major DRM peeve. Although it does seem that it only needs to be activated the once now.
So the Steam version remains the least problematic then. After the £3 I spent on it, I should think so too.
soulgrindr
sloshed
Registered: Sep 2008
From Japan
Posted September 15, 2009
Also, anyone know anywhere doing good prices on Mirror's Edge or STALKER (digital & international)?
D2D can't tell the difference between $ & £ so there's about a 166% markup on their UK games. They also have install limits on every title. So they're not so great for people with finite drive space or if you're inclined to format every now and again.
Bioshock is meant to have had its DRM patched out of the retail version. I don't know about D2D but I have the Steam version and aside from Steam reliance, it's clean.
Well, i went for it and bought it anyway... it's only $5 and i've been meaning to play it for ages. I have a big pile of games to play anyway.
if i was in the UK or US right now, retail would be the way to go. gamestracker says i can get mirror's edge, dark messiah, stalker, bioshock, etc... all for well under 5gbp. unfortunately i'm in japan atm.... and i haven't found a reasonable way to pick up western retail games over here.
So i'm limited to digital distributions (when they aren't region locked, like many are...)
bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan
Posted September 15, 2009
Post edited September 15, 2009 by bansama
Oriza-Triznyák
garbage features like achievements.
Registered: Apr 2009
From Other
Posted September 15, 2009
$5 = £5
WTF?
WTF?
Navagon
Easily Persuaded
Registered: Dec 2008
From United Kingdom
A-Pock
Time to Get Paid
Registered: Sep 2008
From Portugal
Posted September 16, 2009
D2D can't tell the difference between $ & £ so there's about a 166% markup on their UK games. They also have install limits on every title. So they're not so great for people with finite drive space or if you're inclined to format every now and again.
Bioshock is meant to have had its DRM patched out of the retail version. I don't know about D2D but I have the Steam version and aside from Steam reliance, it's clean.
if i was in the UK or US right now, retail would be the way to go. gamestracker says i can get mirror's edge, dark messiah, stalker, bioshock, etc... all for well under 5gbp. unfortunately i'm in japan atm.... and i haven't found a reasonable way to pick up western retail games over here.
So i'm limited to digital distributions (when they aren't region locked, like many are...)
And how is Bioshock working out for you? Does it come with DRM or activation limits? I want to buy it but no way in hell I'm feeding the SecureROM beast.
destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
