"You cannot run the game with modified executable code..." WTF help please!

[Jorma]

It is really sad to see these kind of news. I remember the time when viruses did spread via pirated copies. Now that seems to be turned upside down. Nowadays legal games have "malware" when illegal copies are stripped out of them. It makes more people to turn piracy and game creators are forced to use more agressive ways to protect their games.

[Shadowbade]

Well, I occasionally can't blame people for pirating in certain situations. I mean, when there are games over 2 years old that are still being sold at their release price because they're still a little popular, that's a little much. Luckily, this isn't the case here.

[kungfugrip]

Originally Posted by pBarrelas

Too bad these type of things have to happen due to publishers treating customers like criminals!

There, that's more like it

[GhostofDota]

Originally Posted by GhostofDota

Painkiller is an awesome game. The expansion and sequel not so much.

Gears works fine on my PC!

OK, I was wrong.

I cannot run the game with modified executable code WTF?

[SiegeX]

DRM, keeping out legitimate owners of the game one copy at a time...

[max255]

Originally Posted by GhostofDota

OK, I was wrong.

I cannot run the game with modified executable code WTF?

No one can run the game. That's what I've been saying. No matter if you use orig disc exe or cracked one, game won't run.

[BoredUser]

Hey joeGraph,
the only thing EPIC has to do is to give us the right certificate for now.
Next you have to remove your stupid protection because it prevents customers from using what they have purchased which is outlaw of course.
Oh and by the way don t pretend that this is a surprising bug because you know very well about it.
Here is the list of YOUR certificates from verysign(make the first one downloadable or renew the second!!!) :
EPIC GAMES INC. Valid Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Renewal Dec 10, 2008 to Jan 28, 2012
EPIC GAMES INC. Expired Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Renewal Jan 7, 2006 to Jan 28, 2009
EPIC GAMES INC. Expired Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Renewal Jan 28, 2005 to Jan 28, 2006
EPIC GAMES INC. Expired Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Renewal Jan 19, 2004 to Feb 15, 2005
EPIC GAMES INC. Expired Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Replacement Sep 25, 2003 to Feb 12, 2004
EPIC GAMES INC. Revoked & Expired Digital ID Class 3 - Software Validation Feb 7, 2003 to Feb 7, 2004

[SiegeX]

Originally Posted by max255

No one can run the game. That's what I've been saying. No matter if you use orig disc exe or cracked one, game won't run.

I doubt that highly, why would a cracked version have the DRM still in it? That's the whole point of cracking it. Unfortunately I cannot substantiate that claim since I bought a legit copy, but it irks me that people who stole the game are playing no problem, but people who legitimately bought it are assed out. God I hate DRM.

[Mark Rein]

The problem is not related to DRM.

The online cheat detection features in Gears of War for Windows are based on digital signatures. Well, we made an embarrassing mistake: we signed the executable with a certificate that expired in a way that broke the game.

We're working with Microsoft to re-sign the binaries properly, and hope to have this fixed very soon. We know how much this situation sucks, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

In the mean time a work-around for this is to set your computer's date back to a date before today.

[VaioStreams]

I hate to say it. though the work around works for the game. it does nothing for us modders. UE3 wont load up my test map....hell it wont load up it's own maps