DRM

Tech

Canon Tells Customers to Break Its Printer Cartridge DRM Due to Chip Shortage

01.11.22

By Matthew Gault
Games

A DRM Error Made Major Single-Player PC Games Unplayable

11.08.21

By Jordan Pearson
Games

‘The Sinking City’ Dev Alleges Publisher Hacked and Illegally Uploaded Game to Steam

03.01.21

By Patrick Klepek
Tech

Hacker Bypasses GE’s Ridiculous Refrigerator DRM

06.12.20

By Jason Koebler
Tech

These Fridges Won’t Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for ‘Official’ Filters With RFID Chips

01.23.20

By Karl Bode
Tech

HP Remotely Kills Perfectly Good Ink Cartridge With DRM

01.21.20

By Matthew Gault
Tech

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Preview of Our DRM-Fueled Dystopian Future

12.23.19

By Jason Koebler
Games

The Curse of Outdated DRM Claims Another Victim, ‘Tron: Evolution’

12.04.19

By Matthew Gault
Tech

Anyone Can Build This Open Source, DRM-Free Kindle Alternative

09.12.19

By Matthew Gault
Tech

Microsoft Ebooks Will Stop Working Because It’s Shutting Down a DRM Server

07.01.19

By Karl Bode
Tech

‘I’m Possibly Alive Because It Exists:’ Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker

11.15.18

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Apple II Edutainment Game ‘All About America’ Was Cracked Just in Time for the Midterms

11.06.18

By Samantha Cole

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11.23.24

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Gaming

‘Pentiment’ Gave Me the Most Beautiful, Artful Existential Crisis

‘Pentiment’ is a game everyone should play because while it may cause an existential crisis, it’ll validate your humanity.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Gaming

Trying to 100% ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ Was Immensely Satisfying

I rarely make an effort to 100% any game. ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ ended up compelling me to go the extra mile.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshots: Bethesda Softworks

Gaming

Creative Lead of ‘Dishonored’ and ‘Prey’ Says Metacritic Encourages “Safe and Boring” Games

Raphael Colantonio, best known as co-creator of the beloved ‘Dishonored’ and creative lead of ‘Prey,’ spoke his mind about Metacritic.

11.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Sony Computer Entertainment

Gaming

Sony Has Handled Its First Party Studios (Almost) Perfectly

Sony has had a great run at the top of the single-player narrative game. I just wish they didn’t seem to forget about other their games.

11.23.24

By Anthony Franklin II