Comments on: Gears of War PC digital certificate expires, kills the game

By: sushil

sushil — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:12:39 +0000

ha ha ha aha aha true crapbox, shitstation lolzzzzzzzz
very nice

By: Chaz

Chaz — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:32:47 +0000

For a game company with the word EPIC in it, it should doesn't live up to it's name.

By: Acca

Acca — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:48:20 +0000

I would say that revoking the right to play the game, if the game is in any way hacked, is indeed a benign form of ‘DRM’. I suspect that this is an attempt to slow down circumvention of more malevolent DRM’ (e.g. phoning home, blacklisting programs etc).

By: J7

J7 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:15:19 +0000

Actually, this is not a DRM issue. It’s an issue with the digital signature verification. The digital signature is used to make sure that gamers haven’t altered their game to give them unfair advantages against other online players (stuff like being able to see through walls). In effect, the digital signature is used to make sure that online players have a good experience playing online – rather than being continually killed by other players who have hacked their copy of the game.

By: Sam Naylor

Sam Naylor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:21:42 +0000

Vicky F:

First thing to do is to set your system date back a few days, as a temporary fix. This will let you play the game. In the meantime, Epic will release a fix/workaround for the issue.

By: Vicky F

Vicky F — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:45:54 +0000

I just bought Gears of War for my fiance on his birthday. That being on January 31st. He just tried to install it and yup, that message popped up. After spending over 3 hours trying to figure it out, I told him I would try and he went to bed. So I googled and this is what I’ve found. The problem have better be fixed soon, for if not Futur Shop will have a very angry customer on their hands when they refuse to refund me ’cause the game has been opened.

By: Cadillac

Cadillac — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:39:57 +0000

I don’t know, pc games are visually more stunning but consoles are just so user friendly. That’s my take anyway. Trust me though, if my wife would allow it, I would take a pimped out alienware ALS X58 system over an xbox 360 or ps3 anyday!

By: DavidGX

DavidGX — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:45:59 +0000

Gears is a 360 game, not a pc game. And I’d much rather take my crapbox or whatever you said it was over a DRM infested, windows running virus having PC, thanks though.

By: Sam Naylor

Sam Naylor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:43:39 +0000

Handbags, guys. Handbags.

By: Pallus

Pallus — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:33:29 +0000

“That’s what happens when you play a game on the wrong system o_O”

And what exactly is that supposed to mean?

By: Gargadon

Gargadon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:03:09 +0000

You said it, K_L, “EPIC (Games) Fail”…

By: K_L

K_L — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:56:12 +0000

Epic Fail!

By: Zaniaac

Zaniaac — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:41:54 +0000

The Wrong System? Hahahahaha, Pc is far more powerful then the Crapbox and shitstation

By: DavidGX

DavidGX — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:03:13 +0000

That’s what happens when you play a game on the wrong system o_O

By: Cadillac

Cadillac — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:46:19 +0000

Wow! What a bunch of B.S.!