A geek, gamer, programmer and Dtoider from Israel. I'm primarily a PC gamer with a few PS3 games. I know my way around C#, Java, Javascript, HTML & CSS. I usually post gaming-related items along with great music, funny things and my own thoughts on plenty of things.
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Videoblogging from Eurogamer Expo 2011
From September 22nd to the 25th, Eurogamer Expo 2011 takes place in Earl’s Court, London, UK, and I will be there! Not only am I planning to play a ton of kickass upcoming games and attend some great developer sessions, but I’m also going to videotape parts of it and post them online on my blog!
From gameplay videos, to general expo videos, to possibly even more, all will be posted on my YouTube channel, this blog and my Twitter timeline. Follow me on Tumblr/Twitter or subscribe using your RSS reader of choice to get updates on Eurogamer Expo from the event and every single video I post from it.
I will be using an iPhone 4 as a video camera as I don’t own a dedicated one, but that’s also a good thing: I’ll try and post HD 720p videos from the event as soon as possible via the Expo’s WiFi network, so videos will be available in no time.
I can’t wait!
R.U.S.E. Won't Use Ubisoft PC DRM, Will Be Playable Offline Thanks To Steam
Ubisoft confirmed today that thanks to Valve’s Steam platform, the publisher’s upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. will be playable offline, thereby sidestepping Ubisoft’s oft criticized DRM protection.
“When R.U.S.E. is released in September,” Ubisoft senior community developer Aymeric Evennou posted on the game’s official forums, “it will benefit from Valve’s Steamworks API to offer the best community experience to players. Consequently, a Steam account and Internet connection will be required to activate the game, as per Steam policy. For this reason, R.U.S.E. will not use the Ubisoft protection. Single player can be played offline.”
Ubisoft has been dealing with the fallout of its decision to introduce PC security protections that require a constant internet connect to play offline since the release of Assassin’s Creed II back in March. Shortly thereafter, Ubisoft’s servers were hacked, preventing some ACII players from being able to play the game.
It will be interesting to see whether Ubisoft will run into the same problem it had with ACII and Silent Hunter 5 when it tries to release R.U.S.E. on Steam in the UK. I guess we’ll find out for sure when the game releases next month. I’m waiting to hear back from Ubisoft about it, so stay tuned.
YES! This is the beginning of the end to Ubisoft’s ridiculous “Online Platform” DRM scheme.
