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|''[[Spore]]''<!-- I want an article for Spore, the anti-consumer history behind it is insane, from SecuROM to EA blocking server access for Steam and GOG releases. --> | |''[[Spore (game)|Spore]]''<!-- I want an article for Spore, the anti-consumer history behind it is insane, from SecuROM to EA blocking server access for Steam and GOG releases. --> | ||
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|The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Modern Vintage Gamer |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |website=[[YouTube]] |date=25 Nov 2019 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025}}</ref> which in the 2000s was costly for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its pre-emptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game for years.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>{{Cite web |author= | |The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Modern Vintage Gamer |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |website=[[YouTube]] |date=25 Nov 2019 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025}}</ref> which in the 2000s was costly for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its pre-emptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game for years.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>{{Cite web |author= | ||