Gameology: Commentary and Resources for the Game Studies Community

I agree, Mat. If they're going to this much trouble, how hard could it be to setup a server and let people play on it? I can't imagine these older games would suck up nearly the bandwidth or server power of juggernauts like WoW.

I realize that EA just wants to make a fast buck, but cases like this really make me think that more liberal licensing schemes could lead to fruitful collaborations between players and publishers that could result in better after-market products. For instance, you mention various hacks and such that attempt to patch up the developer's mistakes. I hope EA is smart enough not to C&D this group for daring to release an unauthorized, DMCA-ignoring program.