

As a result, the game’s been savaged by a user flash-mob at. (So don’t go reformatting your computer–God forbid.) Got a problem with that? File a complaint, buddy. You see, Electronic Arts has imposed a digital rights management (DRM) system to prevent “casual” game piracy: Three installations of the game, and that’s it. In truth, it is five casual games wrapped into one pretty package–and a perfect choice for a weekly column dedicated to slackery in the PC World.

It traces the evolution of a species that you create, starting from one single-celled organism to a space-faring sentient species. It’s been hyped for years as a huge scientific and gaming achievement. It’s official: Spore has finally launched.
