The console version of From Dust was met with mostly positive reception, but the same can’t be said for the PC version. Customers were irate over Ubisoft’s porting efforts of From Dust. Ubisoft said frequent DRM checks wouldn’t be necessary, but it was. The game also had many bugs including frame rate issues. The negative response has been so intense, Ubisoft suggested Steam refund purchases.

So, how’s that always online DRM working for you? I hope you’ve found a way to make peace with it, because it isn’t going away. The latest game to adopt it is the Windows and Mac action RPG, Diablo III. Et tu Activision Blizzard…

Ubisoft has a habit of implementing strict DRM regulations in its PC games. Some games have to be constantly connected to the internet in order to function. Ubisoft has done this with Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction in the past, and it will go down this path again with Driver: San Francisco. Ubisoft does this to cut down on piracy. Love it or hate it, Ubisoft says it’s working.

Oh Ubisoft, we thought these extreme DRM methods were behind us. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. When Driver: San Francisco releases for PC, it will need the internet in order to function. That’s typical of a lot of PC titles these days, but the connection for Driver has to be active all the time.

If you’ve got Dragon Age II on your Windows PC, then you’ve got yourself some SecuROM. Even though EA was ordered by courts to disclose whenever it sells a game with SecuROM DRM, there’s nothing in any of the Dragon Age II promotional media, EULA or manuals that lets players know this antipiracy measure is there. Reclaim Your Game discovered the SecuROM and delivered the bad news to the PC gaming world during its evaluation of the game…

Amazon’s Appstore hasn’t launched yet, but it’s already causing a little bit of a stir. You see, Amazon will implement a rather strict DRM (digital rights management) for apps purchased from the store. It’s similar to what Ubisoft did with its games. In the past, Ubisoft games on PC needed to be connected to the internet at all times in order to play. Content purchased from the Amazon Appstore will implement a similar method.

Score one point for DRM Ubisoft DRM haters! The PC version of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will be free of the shackles of always connected DRM methods when it releases on March 22. This means you won’t need to be constantly connected to the internet to play the single-player campaign. Multiplayer will obviously require an internet connection. Ubisoft previously patched out this kind of DRM for Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 is the sequel to the 2008 remake, Bionic Commando Rearmed. It was released yesterday (February 1, 2011) on the PlayStation Network, and can also be found on XBLA. If you’re planning on purchasing Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 for PS3, you must be aware of the DRM security put in place. It may prevent you from buying the game.

For many PC gamers, DRM (digital rights management) is a dirty word, a term that signifies a breakdown in trust between a company and its consumers in the name of thwarting piracy. Regardless of what gamers feel however, DRM is here to stay. The good news however, is that companies have been improving it, as we’re expected to see in Dragon Age 2, due March 8, 2011.

The oppressive Ubisoft PC game DRM has been lifted! Well, mostly. The DRM copyright protection is still there, but it isn’t as annoying and restrictive as usual. Previously, games like Assassins Creed II and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction required players to maintain a constant internet connection if they wanted to actually play, because the DRM would be continually checking to make sure you didn’t abruptly decide to play an illegal version of the game you already showed you owned. Not anymore. But Ubisoft has patched both games to remove that requirement…