In an apparent reaction to the headlines, EA has posted that they have loosened up the DRM for their upcoming game Red Alert 3 although it will still have SecuROM.
Executive producer Chris Corry posted that this time the SecuROM will allow for up to 5 activations, a slight upgrade from Spore's 3. You will also only need to authenticate the game online once, on initial launch and never again. "In other words, no reaching out to a central server post-install to see if you're 'allowed' to play," Corry wrote.
Corry also pleaded with users to look past the DRM and to buy the game for the game. "I think it would be a shame if people decided to not play a great game simply because it came with DRM, but I understand that this is a very personal decision for many of you and I respect that," he added. "As you might imagine, I'm a lot less respectful of those people who take the position that they will illegally download a game simply because it has DRM. Either way, we're very proud of the hard work our team has put into this game and we hope you will all enjoy it when it launches."
Red Alert 3 is set for release on October 27th, lets see if it fares better than Spore has on Amazon.