Mass Effect, Spore now SecuROM free!

By James Walker • May 9, 2008

When it was first revealed that BioWare and Electronic Arts would both be using a new SecuROM program that would require reauthentication every ten days, PC gamers were somewhat peturbed (read: massive understatement), since it basically disallowed for long-term offline play. Well, EA has folded under the pressure of we, the people and have announced that both Mass Effect and Spore are now SecuROM free. Kind of.

You’ll still have to reauthenticate the game when you download patches or new content offline, but no longer will you have to do so every ten days. The clarification was made on the Mass Effect FAQ:

Q: If the game isn’t going to require an authentication every 10 days, will it ever require re-authentication?

A: Only if the player chooses to download new game content.

Score one for the good guys. Both Mass Effect and Spore are titles that I, as a PC fanboy, are dying to get my hands on. Even if I have to upgrade my PC to play either of them (damned Vista).

via Shacknews