The respected provider of software protection solutions, StarForce, has
signed another contract with Codemasters for protection of its highly
anticipated 'Club Football 2005", which was released on October 8, 2004 in
Europe.According to Codemasters' estimates, the title will be a smash hit.
Coming this autumn for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC, 'Club Football 2005" features
a new game engine to power faster and more responsive gameplay. To prevent the
title from being pirated, Codemasters has again chosen StarForce Professional,
the strongest protection solution for software distributed on optical
media.
In September 2004 Codemasters released another title 'Colin McRae Rally
2005". The PC version of the popular racing game was released on StarForce
protected DVDs Two weeks after the game's official release in Europe, no
pirated copies of the game are available on the market or for download, and
Codemasters has announced that it will also use StarForce's DVD protection
technology for its 'Club Football 2005".
'Our protection solutions are often chosen by leading European publishing
houses for their proven encryption strength provided by advanced software-based
protection technologies", - says Olivier Duran, one of StarForce's
representatives in Europe. - 'Such an approach requires no physical alterations
to the surface of the media and provides better compatibility of protected
DVD discs. Yet, the technology provides an excellent level of encryption to
decrease the risk of the licensed product being counterfeited.. This protects
the publisher's revenue and provides the end user with a high-quality software
product. On the other hand, this is a cost-effective technology with no negative
impact on the licensed product retail price".
Both companies, Codemasters and StarForce, have expressed hopes for their
continuing cooperation in the future.
Source: Star-Force.com
