You need to thank Eidos' new overlord Square fucking Enix.

Looks like i'm gonna have to crack it once i buy it. Great.

Ah, but that's because they included DRM with the product, no DRM no need to crack it, another example of how DRM screws over the legitimate customer.

I had no problems finding a crack for Arkham Asylum

I don't understand this topic either.
Most people just scream "Steam is bad", without even knowing any arguments - Seriously, I don't see any disadvantages. Except for the fact that the game takes maybe 10 seconds longer to launch, it's probably the least intrusive and least frustrating DRM system.
Also, WHY would someone hate steam and at the same time love Impulse Reactor is beyond me :)
Why don't you people simply play and enjoy the game, without b******* around and creating unnecessary problems with the game for yourself.

it's probably the least intrusive and least frustrating DRM system.
That is, until you live somewhere where they don't want you playing their games. Then it's one of the most God awful DRM systems going.

No, it's still the least intrusive and frustrating DRM system - if you want to blame someone, blame publishers

STEAM RULES ITS THE BEST THING EVER! ANY WHO DISARGEE MUST DIE! ALL HATERS OF STEAM WILL BE FORCE TO USE IT OR DIE! FOR THEY ARE ENEMYS OF ARE GOD AND SAVER!

Why should I blame publishers for something that Valve coded into their DRM?

Because publishers wanted them to I'd say. And it is publishers who say where should the game be sold, not Valve... Well, unless Valve developed the game and then it IS Valve, but still, it's not the fault of DRM itself. It's like saying "Oh I didn't shoot the guy, the gun did" - while technically it is correct, gun's not the one who did the thinking

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Sorry, but I don't buy that one. All that should matter to anyone, is point of purchase. There is no way anyone should ever dictate which fucking country you can use your purchased game in, especially if it's purchased at "normal" price points, and not from "special" regions where games are severely reduced in price due to piracy.
Publisher dictation or not (and I'm going with not when it comes to coding their own DRM), Valve should have had the balls to tell them where to shove their restrictive shite. But then, we all know Valve like to say one thing to gamers and then fuck them over at the first chance.

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Because publishers want it there and if Valve wouldn't of given them the option they would have gone to some other distribution system (or created their own) which provided that functionality.
As for
it can be clearly seen that it's not the case as all games done by Valve are both regionally unrestricted and have the same launch day as well as being distributed by physical media which lets the store adjust the prices (many time to Valves loss compared to only a digital download launch).
As I said before, people need to separate Valve the owners of Steam from Valve, the game studio.