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I am very pissed off with a lot of other gamers about DRM. To the point it is starting to kill my Spore experience. Just over this weekend I couldn’t play Spore cause it “NEEDED INTERNET CONNECTION” for some bizarre reason. Sadly I go and buy another EA game at the end of the month, but I have to tell you I have no fear of stealing games from EA anymore cause paying for this crap is not worth it.

Over at Techdirt they have a fun little article on DRM with a rather poetic quote.

Money can’t buy you love, but love can bring you money. In software the only sustainable way to earn money is by first creating love, and then hoping that some folks want to demonstrate that love with their dollars….

I put my money in love, and DRM is clearly hate.

Techdirt: Who Said DRM Is Necessary For Video Games? Not According To These Execs…

Here is the court filled pdf

I can pretend to read the entire document. Though that would be boring, so I will just copy and past quotes from another article I’ll link at the end.

“…Nowhere in any of EA’s discussions, responses or explanations of its DRM did EA disclose that the Spore disk contained a separately-installed, stand-alone, uninstallable DRM program…”

The plaintiff and class seek damages in the amount of monies paid for Spore games, legal fees and other damages that in total amount to over $5 million.

EA is accused of violating the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, unfair competition and interfering with property.

$5 million may sound like a lot but when we are talking about legal action of this scale it isn’t much at all. Think of all those people suffering from DRM issues, this is just a drop in the pond for the suffering.

DRM Lands Spore in Court | Edge Online

Thought I would get in the spirit for the Launch of Spore since I have the Galactic Edition pre-ordered.

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Today we cover the immature nature of Spore, the stuff that makes up my website, my personal opinion of Zelda Twilight Princess, and a little about my new toy, the Blue Snowball Microphone.

I will be away for two days starting tomorrow. Not sure if I will be near an internet connection too often, though I hope I can connect at our hotel.

Working on having a guest for a future podcast!

• Show Notes

Boobalicious

Wordpress

WicketPixie

Chris Prillo

Blue Snowball

• Featured Music

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Of Twilight and Redemption OC ReMix

Zelda 64 Memories of Saria OC ReMix

Zelda 64 RiverofTime AmIEviL OC ReMix

Zelda 3 Fragments of Gold OC ReMix

Zelda 2 Hipccordian OC ReMix

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Podcast for June 17, 2008 it is Download day.

• Show Notes

Firefox 3

Spore Creature Creator Trial

• Music

EarthBound ‘Brainshock’

Mario Kart 64 ‘Party in the Snowland’

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ‘Epona’s Pastorale’

Tuesday the 17th is an exciting day for freebies! First is first and you can wander over to the Spore website today and pick up the Creature Creator.

Unleash your Creature Creativity!

How do you feel about tentacles? Why only two eyes? Create your own unique creatures and watch them come to life, then share them with the world

BUILD using 228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts - is it fashion, function, or fashunction?

PAINT with unique patterns, make your creature stand out in a crowd.

PLAY with your creature as it comes to life with dances, poses, and emotions.

SHARE using built-in snapshot and video tools - make your creature a star

Next is Firefox 3, which should be ready for download sometime around 10:00 PST. One of the fastest web browsers as it runs on Gecko. Remember to do it today so you can help them out on “Download Day”!

Meanwhile my flash web camera setup seems to be working well and the setup for a podcast seems to be completed as well. Not sure when I am recording but I should have some extra spare time since my car is in the shop getting repaired and inspected during this week. Been playing Metal Gear 2 and extremely enjoying it though I need to put it down and play a little more Age of Conan soon.

Been uploading my new pictures I’ve been taking with my Nikon the past few days. Today I got 3 new lenses and a wireless remote so now I can take some new kinds of pictures so I am excited! More to come soon, See ya.