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This one has a bit of a tenuous link to our purview but should be interesting to many readers. MTV Multiplayer reports EA has announced Sims 3 will only use a serial number for protection. The head of EA's Sims and Casual division Rod Humble wrote this in his blog:
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As one of their flagship products, hopefully this approach will filter down.The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a Serial Code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed.
We feel like this is a good, time-proven solution that makes it easy for you to play the game without DRM methods that feel overly invasive or leave you concerned about authorization server access in the distant future.
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