Thank you Reclaim Your Game for providing us with this information. After some trial and error it was discovered that TrashReg could remove those last pesky entries. Pham removed the Sims 2, Origin and SecuROM and there were still undeleteable registry entries left. Removing SecuROM isn’t an easy thing either. Coincidentally Bordelands just announced the removal of SecuROM in their move from GameSpy to Steam. Opponents have labelled it spyware.ĮA has already been under the microscope for its use of SecuROM in Spore, which prompted a class action lawsuit. It also generally monitors your software use even when you’re not playing the game.
It also throws a number of false positives for piracy attempts, including not recognising the authentic discs. It’s not altogether a bad thing, but it’s copped a lot of negative attention over the fact that it is not removed when you un-install the game it came from. Originally created by Sony, it’s a bit of software designed to prevent video game piracy, by resisting duplication devices and preventing reverse engineering. SecuROM has been around for many years now and most people aren’t too bothered by it. She found that EA had put SecuROM Version in their nice Free Sims 2 Ultimate Collection which they plan to sell in their store soon. All one had to do was redeem the “special code” that could be found every where on the web this past week.Īlready a bit worried about Origin itself, Lisa Pham from Reclaim Your Game dug a bit into the new Sims 2 version. Because of the popularity of this and the high demand they decided to give it to everyone with an Origin account instead. And remember: people who live in Glass houses.EA have released the full collection of the beloved Sims 2 and decided to give the full package away to anyone who had the base game on their Origin account. (Hmmm, wonder what they could be!) Just complete a short (and amusing) "tech personality" quiz and, boom, you're entered. 2: Like contests? Of course you do! So enter CNET's Find Your Tech Type Sweepstakes and you could win a pair of "high-tech specs" valued at $1,500. Update: The drive appears to be sold out at this price, or was a pricing error to begin with.īonus deal No. Update: Origin just made The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection available for everyone until the end of July, 2014 All you need to do is redeem the I. Origin is giving out The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection to people who have at least 1 The Sims 2 Game registered on their Origin Account. Alas, if you don't have an OfficeMax near you, don't bother, because shipping adds nearly $10. The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection doesn’t include any Launchers. Then opt for in-store pickup.) That's an insanely low price for such a capacious drive. (Be sure to click Check Store Availability before you get in the car, just to make sure your local 'Max has stock left. What's not to like?īonus deal: I can't imagine these will last long, but if you have an OfficeMax near you, run, don't walk, and grab a Lexar S50 32GB flash drive for $7.99 plus tax. Beyond that, no strings attached - the game is yours to keep forever. As noted on Origin's help page ( read the instructions!), the giveaway requires you to have (or install) the Origin desktop client and sign up for (or into) an Origin account.
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