As a discussion on software piracy, what are your thoughts on Warner-Brothers / Eidos recent attempts to corrupt a leaked ISO of Batman Arkham Asylum?
VHayste: Heh, I’ve read this news a few weeks back. I’d say its a pretty clever move on their part. Though this will not deter pirates, this will surely annoy them. It’s like Sony’s recent move for new PSP games to require the latest official firmware, which there isn’t a custom firmware created yet to play the leaked ISOs. It’s a fact that there are genius hackers out there that can bypass these security checks sooner or later. For the example I cited, there is a tool that users can download to patch the ISO and somehow remove that security check. It will be an endless struggle between publishers and pirates, like it has always been.