The check is run when users activate the game's executable file, with the first re-check coming within '5 days remaining in the 10 day window.'Īccording to French, Maxis' Spore will also make use of the same scheme: ' is ready for us and getting ready for Spore, which will use the same system.'įrench also noted that the online requirement will be clearly labeled on the games' packaging. '.An internet connection is not required to install, just to activate the first time, and every 10 days after.' 'After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run,' added French. If customers do not come online after ten days, the game will cease to function. 'After the first activation, SecuROM requires that re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned),' said French in a post on the BioWare forums. 8 Adventure types - fight to victory as a Warrior, dance with new friends as a Bard, and.

Now tackle over 30 new Spore adventures, and even create your own For the first time ever, beam down to planets from your spaceship, taking your allies with you. Original story: BioWare technical producer Derek French has said that the PC versions of both Mass Effect and Spore will make use of copy protection that will require online validation every ten days in order for the games to continue working. In Spore you could create and evolve your creature from tide pool to a galactic traveller.

Update: Electronic Arts has relented to the pressure.