While DRM may be on its way to extinction when it comes to music, it is having a fun time on PC gamers. EA’s upcoming life simulation game Spore was said to have a controversial copy protection scheme that would have gamers activate their game once every ten days; while it has been scaled back since, the DRM will still be annoying.

Though many gamers think so, the game’s executive producer Lucy Bradshaw described copy protection as a necessary element of the PC gaming business, adding that the software included in Spore will not burden legitimate users too heavily.

“[Spore has] copy protection, it is a necessary part of our biz,” said Bradshaw. “But we’ve worked to make it something that does not punish the legit owners.”

“You need to authenticate once at the first install,” Bradshaw explained. “This happens online. You can install on three separate computers and you do need to register for the online features.”

She also talked about possible expansions for the game, noting that the studio has a “very cool opportunity” to take the game to “different directions,” but wouldn’t divulge any details.

Spore is due out soon on PC and Mac.

Everyone has been eagerly waiting for Will Wright’s Spore, which is expected to land on shelves on September 7th in North America, and September 5th in Europe. The game puts you in control of the evolution of a single species throughout several different phases of life.

In the mean time, however, Maxis will be releasing a free trial version of the Creature Creator. The software will allow players to create, you guessed it, creatures. It will contain around 25% of all of the available creature parts of the full retail game. The trial software will be included in the SimCity Box, which is slated for a June release. Alternatively, you can download the trial separately on the official website around the same time.

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