Bulletstorm Dev Denies "Always On" DRM Rumor

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Bulletstorm Dev Denies "Always On" DRM Rumor


People Can Fly Creative Director Adrian Chmielarz says there's no truth to EA's statement that Bulletstorm [http://www.amazon.com/Bulletstorm-Limited-Playstation-3/dp/B003H0CBYS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1296487968&sr=8-2] DRM will require a persistent internet connection.

Ubisoft [http://www.destructoid.com/bulletstorm-pc-requires-persistent-internet-connection-192844.phtml] and, as you might guess, didn't go over well with gamers.

Fortunately, Chmielarz quickly leaped into the fray with a strong denial. "F*cking Internets... No, Bulletstorm PC does not require any constant connection, only for install and for online play (duh!)," he wrote on Twitter [http://twitter.com/adrianchm/status/31782783235923968] a few hours after the Destructoid report.

"BTW, Internets," he added in a second tweet [http://twitter.com/adrianchm/status/31800840914214912] a bit later, presumably after he had the chance to cool down. "You had the right and reason to be worried. I was just all emo because once you explode, the fire's hard to contain."

EA hasn't yet released an official statement clearing up the matter but as EULA [http://www.bluesnews.com/s/118164/on-bulletstorm-drm-and-gfwl] (PDF format) makes no reference to a persistent connection, saying only that the game is protected by "Zero Day Piracy Protection" and "Server Side Authentication," both of which require a one-time net connection to enter and authenticate the serial code.

"We're investigating wtf happened," Chmielarz said [http://twitter.com/adrianchm/status/31788135671140352]. "Persons responsible will be set on fire and shot in the balls for extra points."

Bulletstorm [http://twitter.com/adrianchm/status/31788135671140352] comes out on February 22 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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mParadox

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That's good to here. Actually that's marvelous news! I highly approve of this.
 

qbanknight

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Had a good laugh with Chmierlarz's statements, most company reps should talk like that with video games
 

Owlslayer

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Well, this made me a bit more happy. Seems like Bulletstorm will regain quite a lot of those buyers who promised not to buy it. Good for them, good for the players, good for everyone.
Good news.
 

Spoon E11

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Im not a PC gamer ut I am still glad that people can fly/ epic games are not going over the top with DRM.

Also I laughed when I read the last line
 

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"We're investigating wtf happened," Chmielarz. "Persons responsible will be set on fire and shot in the balls for extra points."

I love this guy sooooo much right now.
 

Anti Nudist Cupcake

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"Persons responsible will be set on fire and shot in the balls for extra points."

Somebody has been spending too much time developing games...

But I love the comment.
 
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Still not too fond of requiring an internet connection to activate a game.

It saddens me that it has become the new standard.
 

Anti Nudist Cupcake

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Irridium said:
Still not too fond of requiring an internet connection to activate a game.

It saddens me that it has become the new standard.
Yup, and pretty soon we will all be downloading games and playing games off the internet ENTIRELY.

Sad,true.
 

FredTheUndead

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I for one, wish more official statements contained this little doublespeak and this many expletives. It would make communication much more simple.
 

Outright Villainy

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It's been said before, but that last line was gold.

Irridium said:
Still not too fond of requiring an internet connection to activate a game.

It saddens me that it has become the new standard.
Hey, what happened to your awesome dancing avatar?
 

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fuck i love that man. i love how unlike every other dev, hes talking 1337sp3ak and swearing.