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  2. List of commercial failures in video games - Wikipedia

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    The console used UDF format CD-ROMs. Games retailed for $19.99 and the console itself for $69.99 at launch, but at the end of its very short lifespan, prices of the system were down to $9.99, the games $1.99, and booster packs $0.99. The system was sold in two varieties, a cube, and a 2-player value pack.

  3. List of commercial video games released as freeware

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    The source code has also been released; the game is still being sold on CD, but the open source version contains the full game content. Boppin' 1994 2005 [29] Puzzle Amiga, DOS Apogee Software: Castle Infinity: 1996 2000 MMOG: Windows: Starwave: Castle of the Winds: 1989 1998 [30] Role-playing video game: Windows 3.x: Epic MegaGames: Caves of ...

  4. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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    Some even used the vulnerabilities to cheat in online games. [14] Sony BMG quickly released software to remove the rootkit component of XCP from affected Microsoft Windows computers, [15] but after Russinovich analyzed the utility, he reported in his blog that it only exacerbated the security problems and raised further concerns about privacy. [16]

  5. Always-on DRM - Wikipedia

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    Ubisoft later confirmed that the game would not be available offline, as they wanted to make the game a living world with multiplayer and single-player combined. Electronic Arts was later criticized for making their game Need for Speed (2015) always online, even though it had both single player and multiplayer modes. EA later stated that this ...

  6. No-disc crack - Wikipedia

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    A No-disc crack, No-CD crack or No-DVD crack is an executable file or a special "byte patcher" program which allows a user to circumvent certain Compact Disc and DVD copy protection schemes. They allow the user to run computer software without having to insert their required CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. This act is a form of software cracking.

  7. History of online games - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of these games parallels the evolution of computers and computer networking, with new technologies improving the essential functionality needed for playing video games on a remote server. Many video games have an online component, allowing players to play against or cooperatively with players across a network around the world.

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  9. Compact Disc File System - Wikipedia

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    The file system was developed with a write-once CD-ROM simulator and was used to master one of the first CD-ROMs in 1986. CDFS was never sold, but its source code was published on the Internet and the CD-ROMs were distributed to Media Lab sponsors. The file system is the basis of WOFS (Write-once File System), [2] sold by N/Hance systems in 1989.