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?
Re-read that link – it’s not a crack – it’s been identified as an account-stealer!
Hi Andrew,
The first one is an account stealer, the others are not, although they seem to be NO-CD patches and keygens.
Hi Andrew,
The first one is an account stealer, the others are not, although they seem to be NO-CD patches and keygens.