They weren’t ready for their own success. The Spore box is as close as some are getting to actually playing the game.It reeks of the exact same problem that Apple had with the influx of people trying to update their iPhones. And according to Kevin Karlin (director of client services at Peak8 Solutions’ tech support service, Supportal), an increasing number of their customers have called in with issues just trying to get the game activated. Over 1900 buyers (out of more than 2100) have already written scathing 1-star reviews despite Spore’s critical acclaim. As a result, the game’s been savaged by a user flash-mob at. (So don’t go reformatting your computer–God forbid.) Got a problem with that? File a complaint, buddy.
You see, Electronic Arts has imposed a digital rights management (DRM) system to prevent “casual” game piracy: Three installations of the game, and that’s it. In truth, it is five casual games wrapped into one pretty package–and a perfect choice for a weekly column dedicated to slackery in the PC World. It traces the evolution of a species that you create, starting from one single-celled organism to a space-faring sentient species. It’s been hyped for years as a huge scientific and gaming achievement. It’s official: Spore has finally launched.
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