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The history of computer game spin-off movies is hardly stellar (anyone remember the Super Mario Bros movie with Bob Hoskins?) but it looks like Will Wright’s Spore is set to hit the silver screen.
The Sims 3, due out on 5 June, has already been leaked onto the Internet. And analysis of its download popularity from peer-to-peer file sharing sites shows that it is suffering worse piracy even than recent EA title Spore.
The Sims 3 will not feature the copy protection system that Electronic Arts had used to fan outrage on Spore, but a more standard serial number system (without any online authentication needed), the company has confirmed.
LittleBigPlanet on the Sony PS3 has walked away with eight awards at the 12th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, trouncing all other nominees. The IAAs are the videogames equivalent of the Oscars.
EA Maxis has announced plans to release new Spore titles in 2009, including a version for the Nintendo Wii.
Okay, so it’s not the complete abolition of intrusive Digital Rights Management that we’re hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction. EA has now finally decided to release a software tool that will de-authorise installations of Spore so you can install it on more than five computers.
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