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Good news, PC gamers: Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t have third-party DRM

Dragon Age: The Veilguard won't feature Denuvo or any third-party DRM, which is great news for PC players.
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Ubisoft has every right to delete your games — even if it shouldn’t

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Intel says its Alder Lake gaming CPU issues have been fixed

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Update your PC: Intel has fixed Alder Lake’s biggest gaming problem

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How DRM sabotaged a weekend of PC gaming

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What is DRM in video games and how does it work?

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All of these services let you own your content, so you’ll never lose it

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New copyright ruling protects right to repair gadgets and archive video games

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Google is adding DRM to Play Store apps for offline verification

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Dell’s new patent application shows how a two-screen laptop deals with DRM

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PC version of ‘Sonic Mania’ uses Denuvo, can only be played online

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Denuvo copy protection suffers a setback with swift 'Resident Evil 7' crack

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'For Honor' loses offline play, single-player campaign requires online connection

Ubisoft is walking back another promised For Honor feature, revealing this week that the game's single-player mode requires a persistent online connection.
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Oculus drops DRM check from Store software, leaving modders free to play games on Vive

Oculus VR has relented in its quest to wall off its exclusive titles and has removed the headset check DRM, so it's now easier to play them on a Vive.
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You can now download DRM-free Steam games with GOG Connect

GOG has just launched GOG Connect, a way for consumers to download a select list of games from their Steam library, DRM free.
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Oculus DRM breaks hack that made Rift exclusives playable on other headsets

It was fun while it lasted. Oculus Rift exclusive titles no longer work on the HTC Vive VR platform. An updated to the Oculus App broke the workaround.
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Piracy might make Jonathan Blow use DRM in his next game

The creator of critically acclaimed The Witness voices concerns that the game garnered high popularity on a torrent website not mentioned by name.
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Ubisoft Club rewards program gives Uplay the boot

Publisher Ubisoft announced that it is overhauling its Uplay service as it prepares for the launch of Ubisoft Club, a new multiplatform rewards program.
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Netflix’s high-definition DRM cracked for the first time

Pirates were able to overcome the latest Netflix DRM technology, reportedly torrenting a Breaking Bad episode in 4K that weighed in at nearly 18GB.
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Games with SafeDisc or Securom DRM won’t run on Windows 10

Some old disc-based games can't run on Windows 10 because of SafeDisc Or Securom DRM.
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Steam competitor GOG: No DRM with our GOG Galaxy platform

Gamers are familiar with terms such as digital rights management (DRM) and the concept of always-online games. Steam competitor GOG Galaxy says no to both.
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Windows 10 may force PlayReady 3.0 DRM on users for 4K streaming

Windows 10 is slated to include a new version of Microsoft's DRM technology to bring 4K streaming to PCs.
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DRM getting you down? Here’s how to strip your music and movies of restrictions

Check out our guide on how strip your audio and video files of DRM restrictions, whether using a Windows-based or Mac machine.
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A competitor found a permanent way to brew off-brand K-cups in Keurig 2.0 machines

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Professor builds LEGO robot that strips DRM from Kindle books

Definitely a creative way to circumvent DRM restrictions, a professor built a robotic LEGO device in order to automatically take pictures of book pages.
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5 reasons to liberate your ebooks from their DRM prison

Protect ebooks you paid for from the whims of Amazon, Google & any other bookseller who wants to control where & how many times you can access them

Steam beta update code reveals possible game sharing feature

Sony’s hopes for the PS4 are increasing, and it expects partners to follow its lead with DRM

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Indie Game: The Movie now available for purchase

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Will piracy kill e-book lending?

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Sony launches more restrictive DRM for the PlayStation Network

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UltraViolet downloads arrive just in time for the final Harry Potter release

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CinemaNow upgrades video library to 1080p, but only for Intel owners

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Walmart giving up on MP3 download digital store due to lack of interest