Stardock issues the "Gamers Bill of Rights"

[Tessian]

http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1095

Pretty cool in its own respect, it is true that the PC gaming industry needs to set some standards if they are to survive. I think they could do better than this, but it's a good start. I've always loved Stardock's method of post-release: Release meaningful patches/updates that add value to the game. They don't worry about DRM because you can't get those updates without having a legit copy.

The CEO of Stardock talked about this to G4 during PAX, video below
http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/?aid=325235

[SineSwiper]

Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.

So much for MMOs throwing their support on this.

[Tessian]

Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.

So much for MMOs throwing their support on this.

I don't think this is really for MMO's. They're the one genre keeping the platform alive. This Bill of Rights seems mostly tuned towards games that at least have a single player component to it.