Post Tagged with: “Online Pass”

With EA Dropping Online Passes, Can Ubisoft, Activision And Others Continue The Practice?

With EA Dropping Online Passes, Can Ubisoft, Activision And Others Continue The Practice?

With EA’s announcement that they will drop online passes from all future games, should Activision, Ubisoft and other do the same? We think so.

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DICE Says That A Battlefield 3 Online Pass Is “Probable”

DICE Says That A Battlefield 3 Online Pass Is “Probable”

It is the news that people who like to pick up pre-owned games dread to hear but DICE has said there is a “probable” chance that Battlefield 3 will have an online pass which would work in a similar way to ones used by EA in some of their other games including the Madden NFL series and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

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Ubisoft Announces UPlay Passport For Multiplayer (Driver: San Fransisco First To Take The Hit)

Ubisoft Announces UPlay Passport For Multiplayer (Driver: San Fransisco First To Take The Hit)

In case some of you haven’t noticed recently, a dark shadow of annoyance has been descending upon the online gaming community.  This shadow, that ultimately seeks to corrupt our current understanding of buying a game and getting to play online without strings attached, is yet another step closer to our doorsteps.  Ubisoft announced recently that Driver: San Fransisco will be [...]

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Sony Confirms “PSN Pass”, Will Debut With Resistance 3

Sony Confirms “PSN Pass”, Will Debut With Resistance 3

Yesterday we told you about a rumor that said that Sony would debut something called “PSN Pass” which seemed eerily similar to programs by some third-party publishers that restricted access to some online/multiplayer content. After all the reports yesterday, SCEA weighed in and confirmed the program’s existence today saying the program will require customers to input a one-time use code [...]

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