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  1. Latest News: What's new with RYG... - StarForce protected games list - RYG Evaluates 50 PC Games In 100 Days!

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    Happy New Year from RYG 2011 

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    Published on 28th December 2011 08:39 PM
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    To ALL our Guests and Members, we wish you a
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    Merry Christmas from RYG 

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    Published on 25th December 2011 12:35 PM

    To ALL our Guests and Members, we wish you a
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    A Question of Professional Conduct 

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    Published on 6th December 2011 09:50 AM
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    I know we’ve been absent as of late publishing articles on our front page. As some of you may understand, we are working hard at finding the right clients for our services. It’s not easy, especially when we carry a heart filled with uncompromising standards and values that we think will provide prospective clients with a greater chance of success in the PC Gaming Industry.

    Unfortunately, there are few companies out there that would satisfy our high standards. By the same token, there are far too many out there who think a $5,000 or a $10,000 price tag will sway us. It sounds alright for 15 hours of work. It’s not the case when we know it will take more than 300+ hours for a game or DRM they’re developing. Heck, there’s even one company that demands the very idea of us working with them for free!
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    StarForce protected games list 

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    Published on 22nd October 2011 01:00 AM  Number of Views: 3341 


    This is a list of games protected by StarForce's DRM that I've been able to collect for your convenience, although I'm sure there are a few missing.

    Also, my thanks goes out to Dmitry Guseff of StarForce for providing a few more game names to my collection.
    As a side note: StarForce/Dmitry didn't know I was going to be publishing this list and Dmitry helped me with this list a few months ago, but I've only now found the time to get it here on RYG.

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    Also a Thank you to our member mqstout for the update- letting us know which ones are now DRM Free if purchased via GOG.

    I don't know all the particulars of each game or if any of the versions have changed, but this should help some of you.
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    You're STILL renting that game: Supreme Court refuses to hear Vernor v. Autodesk 

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    Published on 4th October 2011 09:58 PM  Number of Views: 1059 
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    A year ago, I wrote an article "EULA's are now legal-and you're just renting that game!", where I stated that we would keep you informed of any major developments in this case, due to the large implications of the ruling.

    You will notice that I stated this in that article:



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    World of Goo surprise update 

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    Published on 30th August 2011 10:38 PM  Number of Views: 1314 
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    We recently received an email inquiry about the World of Goo and its' DRM from a reader. He was concerned that he'd found SecuROM on D2D downloaded version.


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    Missteps, Mistakes and Ubisoft 

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    Published on 22nd August 2011 10:55 PM  Number of Views: 1201 
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    With my last news article, I told how Blizzard was trying to outdo Ubisoft in their DRM approach-and that the contest was tied, more or less.

    Ubisoft has definitely pulled out ahead, with their incredibly botched release of From Dust.

    It is just plain bewildering to see how a company can blow nearly every single point of customer goodwill in a matter of days.
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    Ubisoft & Blizzard: Two contenders in the DRM game 

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    Published on 16th August 2011 11:40 PM  Number of Views: 1230 
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    When Ubisoft recently had the unmitigated gall to announce that their 'always-on' DRM scheme was a fantastic success, everyone in the gaming community stepped back to laugh heartily at their silliness.

    Then, as if to take the spotlight away from Ubisoft, within a week Blizzard not only decided that Ubisoft was a worthy company to compete with in stupidity, they decided to go them one better: by making Diablo III into 'always online' DRM and playable only while on-line, even for single-player mode.
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    Will EA ever learn to be honest about their DRM usage? 

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    Published on 12th August 2011 12:52 AM  Number of Views: 1648 
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    We recently got notified that EA has released a game patch for The Sims Medieval that swaps over the copy protection, apparently from SecuROM to another Sony DADC protection.

    Now, considering Sony DADC really only makes one particular protection for PC called *SecuROM*, it confuses me as to why they even bother attempting to disguise it by saying it's something different.
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    Why (We Believe) The PC Gaming Industry Needs Fixing 

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    Published on 29th July 2011 02:00 PM  Number of Views: 1178 
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    It is a bold and audacious statement, especially from a small team of management consultants such as ourselves. Some would suggest otherwise – that there’s nothing wrong with PC Gaming. From the tens of millions of fans nested and connected with Steam, through to the positive market research blinged out in cool infographics, it seems as if nothing needs fixing in the world of PC Gaming.

    We could be wrong after all.
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    RYG News: Zynga’s Take On Privacy Policies With PrivacyVille 

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    Published on 17th July 2011 11:00 PM  Number of Views: 651 
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    We simply had to check this one out: Zynga making Privacy Policies readable for gamers in a form of a game/journey. Developed in line with their 5,500+ word Privacy Policy, PrivacyVille as they have named their game, takes consumers through the sorts of things that work “behind the scenes” with respect to any Zynga product they use.

    However, they have made sure of two things: 1) PrivacyVille IS NOT a substitute of their Privacy Policy and 2) It is designed to encourage gamers into the games they have.
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    RYG News: The Private World of Privacy Policies 

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    Published on 17th July 2011 02:00 PM  Number of Views: 866 
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    Nothing feels more like a chore than reading through a EULA or a Privacy Policy end-to-end. They distract us from the excitement and joy in playing a game. They’re also not as clear as they should be.

    And, in some cases, they mislead consumers into the notion that all these Publishers collect are nothing but bits of “non-personally identifiable” information.
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    RYG Survey: DRM Strategies In The PC Gaming Industry 

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    Published on 15th July 2011 10:00 PM  Number of Views: 818 
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    While the awesome support team at vBulletin continue to make and break their products (and make our lives a living hell), we thought it would be nice if we continued with another survey.

    This time we've centred our survey on our extensive assessments on the DRM strategies of many Publishers in the PC Gaming Industry. But don't take our numbers and statistics to heart for there are some that you can literally see for yourself in the here and now.
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    Evaluation Report: Brink 

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    Published on 14th July 2011 10:30 PM  Number of Views: 1468 
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    Game Tested: Brink
    DRM Tested: Steamworks | Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

    Disc or Digital? Disc Version
    Version(s) Tested: 1.02

    Retail Release Date: May 2011 | Evaluated By RYG: July 2011

    With much of the mainstream Publishers and DRMs evaluated it was time for us to look into one of the most popular DRMs in the PC Gaming Market: Steamworks.

    Steamworks boasts some impressive figures: Over 30 million customers have used Valve’s DRM over the last 7 years. Its market penetration, according to Brad Wardell from Stardock Inc, in the last year hovers about the 70% mark. And, from a consumer/client perspective, it remains the popular DRM service around.
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    RYG Update: RYG Week In Review (Second Week of July) 

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    Published on 12th July 2011 08:00 PM  Number of Views: 652 
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    We apologise for the lack of regular content provided in the last week. Much of it has been attributed to the extra workload and deadlines shifted from the last financial period.

    It's not easy working two jobs and manage a business that isn't taking off as fast as we would have hoped. However, this is a learning process and one that we're still learning.

    Thankfully, a lot has happened behind the scenes.
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