Batman Arkham City single player needs online pass
Warner Bros has announced that you'll need a one time code to play parts of the single player campaign in Batman Arkham City
Of course Mass Effect 3 needs an online pass!
You probably don't want to buy Mass Effect 3 second hand if you plan on saving the galaxy.
Uncharted 3 confirmed to require an online pass as well
Naughty Dog has confirmed that Uncharted 3 will also require an online pass for online play
Editorial: Local Xbox 360 games should come with an online warning
Until all online codes are guaranteed to work in SA, Xbox games should come with warnings that online features could be limited.
Driver: San Francisco may need a U-Play passport
Ubisoft's Driver: San Francisco is the next title rumoured to require an online pass to pay.
Activision Not Afraid of Used Games
Unlike rival megapublisher EA, who’ve implemented Project 10 dollar – a method of creating incentive for gamers to purchase their games brand new, Activision have no plans of muscling in on the used game market. In fact, perpetually vilified Activision overlord Bobby Kotick has criticised the very notion of online passes. In a Call of duty centric interview with …
EA On Online Pass: "No Significant Pushback From The User"
The new EA CFO, Eric Brown, went on record at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference discussing the backlash from EA’s Online Pass system, or lack thereof. According to Brown, the Online Pass hasn’t resulted in a rebellion against the companies products, and they’ve actually seen a slight increase in sales, with NCAA Football and Madden 11 selling 8 and …
Sony Looks to Implement “Project 10 Dollar†for 1st Party Titles
EA, you bastards! Look what you’ve done! at some point this generation, EA decided they weren’t making enough money from the sale of games, especially the sale of used games – where they make not a damned thing. They implemented “Project 10 Dollar,†an incentive of sorts to get people to purchase their games new instead of 2nd hand. New …
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