View Full Version : Epic Fail - Gears of War PC Expires
It seems that if you try to play Gears of Wars on the PC right now, you won't be able to. This is due to the certificate for the .exe having expired yesterday.
Epic have seriously screwed this one up, get more details here. (http://thereticule.com/2009/01/29/epic-fail-gears-expires/)
Lobster
29-01-2009, 04:47 PM
If only they had some sort of system.. a system that allowed them to digitally distribute a fixed exe via the power of the internet! oh if only they had such a "Digital Distribution" system.
Kamikazie
29-01-2009, 05:02 PM
Haha, I see what you did there! Epic fail! Haha... Ha...
/me leaves thread.
Eejit
29-01-2009, 05:14 PM
Selfowned.
Shakermaker
29-01-2009, 05:16 PM
Entering this thread I was expecting a link to your blog. Seems I wasn't disappointed. It's getting old tbh.
Llama
29-01-2009, 05:58 PM
www.gamecopyworld.com
Fixed exe, find, download.
Problem solved?
CombineHunter
29-01-2009, 06:23 PM
Should have got it on 360 then.
Eejit
29-01-2009, 06:24 PM
Should have pirated it then.
CombineHunter
29-01-2009, 06:26 PM
Should have done that in the first place then.
www.gamecopyworld.com
Fixed exe, find, download.
Problem solved?
Exactly. Though to be sure, i'll have to reinstall & apply the cracked .exe I have, to make sure of that.
One day, game devs will come to the realization, that gamers, namely those that crack games, ( I'm not talking about pirating Admins) are much smarter than they are. Has there ever been a game that has ever been released that has not been cracked? Of course, i'm mouthing off, but the next time I install GOW & find out that even with the fixed .exe I have, the game does not work, i'll realized that I should have kept my mouth shut. Of course, if this happens, another cracker will come along & crack the .exe again to remove the expiration date.
-MRG
ailevation
29-01-2009, 07:45 PM
lmao xbox 360 > PC
el Chi
29-01-2009, 08:20 PM
Entering this thread I was expecting a link to your blog. Seems I wasn't disappointed. It's getting old tbh.
Evo's blog or Epic being idiots?
Barnz
29-01-2009, 08:47 PM
lmao xbox 360 > PC
lmao dumb post
ríomhaire
29-01-2009, 08:59 PM
That is insanely retarded.
Laivasse
29-01-2009, 09:08 PM
You are all mistaken. DRM should not be criticised. It is clearly piracy that is hurting PC gaming and not catastrophically consumer unfriendly things like this. Good day.
DEATHMASTER
29-01-2009, 09:30 PM
http://forums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=25980723&postcount=1
Warped
29-01-2009, 09:33 PM
please insert more quarters to continue...
Damn that's really dodgy.. I actually bought the game for pc but ended up returning it. Glad I didn't keep it now :S
i am HOLLYWOOD
30-01-2009, 03:58 AM
Honestly. . .
is anyone really playing GoW1 on pc anymore? I mean. . . that's good time a pc gamer could spend playing something actually good
Gargantou
30-01-2009, 07:07 AM
Entering this thread I was expecting a link to your blog. Seems I wasn't disappointed. It's getting old tbh.QFT, TBH I CBA to write anything more since you summed up my opinions perfectly.
DEATHMASTER
30-01-2009, 08:53 AM
Apparently wasn't Epic's fault, it was GFW's screw up most likely. Considering what the 'error' message says.
http://forums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=25981132&postcount=23
Computer5k
30-01-2009, 09:11 AM
It seems the certificate that was used to sign the file in question was issued to Epic and not MS. They probably just overlooked the expiration date when they used it.
DEATHMASTER
30-01-2009, 09:12 AM
Why does it even have one to begin with.
Apocalypse89
30-01-2009, 01:11 PM
They seem to have attended the EA School of Counter-Piracy: "Make sure your products have stupid features that annoy the hell out of legit consumers but not pirates!"
PriNcE oF SpAcE
30-01-2009, 03:35 PM
Game for Windows/windows live hahahah what a failed initiative.
Laivasse
30-01-2009, 04:56 PM
It seems the certificate that was used to sign the file in question was issued to Epic and not MS. They probably just overlooked the expiration date when they used it.I don't pretend to fully understand all the details of this, but from reading about this issue I've heard people state that the non-functionality after expiry would have to be a deliberately contrived feature - that is, the exe wouldn't normally stop functioning just because the cert had expired.
Would it?
Shakermaker
30-01-2009, 05:39 PM
Has Epic actually fixed this yet?
*DISCLAIMER* I haven't checked Evo's blog for the answer to this question *DISCLAIMER*
Laivasse
30-01-2009, 05:52 PM
Has Epic actually fixed this yet?No-char
Adabiviak
30-01-2009, 06:00 PM
please insert more quarters to continue...
:laugh:
Honestly. . .
is anyone really playing GoW1 on pc anymore? I mean. . . that's good time a pc gamer could spend playing something actually goodI just replayed it within the last month. I will replay it again sometime, after the issue is 'resolved'. Arrrrr matey!
AHA-Lambda
30-01-2009, 08:30 PM
Honestly. . .
is anyone really playing GoW1 on pc anymore? I mean. . . that's good time a pc gamer could spend playing something actually good
Yes, not that long ago.
Blackthorn
30-01-2009, 08:47 PM
Honestly. . .
is anyone really playing GoW1 on pc anymore? I mean. . . that's good time a pc gamer could spend playing something actually good
Me and my friend wanted to do a co-op playthrough, so yes.
This is the real reason the game's universally glitched out: I wanted to play it.
DEATHMASTER
30-01-2009, 09:43 PM
NO WAY RLY?! ME TOO!
Seriously retarded this is an issue at all. Game had enough problems.
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