The BBC reports that accounts in the popular game Half-Life 2 have been cancelled by the manufacturer. The developers were able to require authentication for the online part of the game, and have been able to shut them down.
I am not sure why they are so enthusiastic about it. I remember that authentication of multiplayer accounts was common as far back as Starcraft. Besides, it is evident that there will be a crack soon. Soon did I say? What about right now?
3 Comments
Andrew Ducker · November 25, 2004 at 11:55 am
Re-read that link – it's not a crack – it's been identified as an account-stealer!
Andres Guadamuz · November 26, 2004 at 3:02 am
Hi Andrew,The first one is an account stealer, the others are not, although they seem to be NO-CD patches and keygens.
Andres Guadamuz · November 26, 2004 at 3:03 am
Hi Andrew,The first one is an account stealer, the others are not, although they seem to be NO-CD patches and keygens.