Ubisoft’s New DRM Cracked *Confirmed*

A single day after launch Silent Hunter V, the first game to include Ubisoft’s new DRM method requiring constant internet connection, the method has already been cracked, and a version of Silent Hunter V is already making the rounds at the major torrent sites.

We here at The Gamerz Zone do not condone the act of piracy, however, we can’t help but smile at the irony, especially considering the honest gamers that are being punished by these DRM models currently being employed. The uploaders behind the torrent recommended that you don’t install the Ubisoft uploader or keep your internet connected, which, as you may have noticed, is the complete opposite of what Ubisoft is forcing users to do.

As we, once again, don’t condone pirating, we’ve been unable to verify if the crack is legitimate, but if you test it, let us know in the comments.

Update

Ubisoft has responded to the DRM crack, stating that the pirated versions of their games will be “incomplete.” No word yet on whether that missing “pieces” are simply the draconian DRM, or if they mean to say that the games will be missing important parts of the game itself. Either way, an incomplete game is better than no game, for those gamers out there with little or no consistent internet that Ubisoft has effectively abandoned.