wraggster
November 29th, 2012, 23:39
YoYo Games patches tool to remove 'destructive' security measures affecting legitimate users
YoYo Games has updated its GameMaker: Studio tool to fix a bug mistaking legitimate users for software pirates.
As reported by PlayerAttack (http://www.playerattack.com/news/2012/11/28/gamemaker-drm-starts-vandalising-legit-copies/), a recent update had introduced the error which caused the tool to trigger its anti-piracy measures, replacing resources with a picture of a skull and crossbones and causing it to crash.
The DRM also includes hidden features enabling YoYo Games to detect games created using an illegal version of the engine.
Some users who had not backed up their work have said that as a result of the bug, some of their assets were destroyed, with one developer stating they had spent $500 on the program before experiencing the error.
YoYo Games head of development Mike Dailly said the new update would remove some of the “destructive” anti-piracy measures currently integrated into the tech to prevent a future repeat, and that it would adopt more passive methods to help protect legitimate users.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42651/GameMaker-fixes-anti-piracy-bug-afflicting-users
YoYo Games has updated its GameMaker: Studio tool to fix a bug mistaking legitimate users for software pirates.
As reported by PlayerAttack (http://www.playerattack.com/news/2012/11/28/gamemaker-drm-starts-vandalising-legit-copies/), a recent update had introduced the error which caused the tool to trigger its anti-piracy measures, replacing resources with a picture of a skull and crossbones and causing it to crash.
The DRM also includes hidden features enabling YoYo Games to detect games created using an illegal version of the engine.
Some users who had not backed up their work have said that as a result of the bug, some of their assets were destroyed, with one developer stating they had spent $500 on the program before experiencing the error.
YoYo Games head of development Mike Dailly said the new update would remove some of the “destructive” anti-piracy measures currently integrated into the tech to prevent a future repeat, and that it would adopt more passive methods to help protect legitimate users.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42651/GameMaker-fixes-anti-piracy-bug-afflicting-users