Y2K9 Strikes Gears of War
Those who bought the PC version of Gears of War are in for a treat, as the game has been entirely disabled since Wednesday when the game’s digital certificate expired.
The expiration date on the certificate was apparently set for January 28, and when the date switched over, the game became completely unplayable.
Epic knows of the problem, with programmer Joe Graf expressing his surprise on the company’s official forum. He writes that they are currently working with Microsoft to resolve the issue.
Other games have faced similar issues, most notably Lord of the Rings Online. Interestingly, there’s a simple solution to the problem that users found: set the system clock back to a date prior to the expiration to activate the game.