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Codemasters ditching online passes?

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It seems that publishers are coming to their collective senses, as another big publisher has dropped that online pass to allow second hand purchasers of games play online.

Or, at least they have with the latest game in the F1 series. Yep, F1 2013 won’t require that “VIP” pass to play online.

"We have taken the decision not to include a VIP Pass activation system in either F1 2013 and F1 2013: Classic Edition," a Codies spokesperson told Eurogamer.

"Players will not be required to activate multiplayer functionality via a VIP Pass code and we have no plans to replace the pass with an alternative paid-for activation system in the game when it launches this October."

While this is just for one game, let’s hope that it carries through to the rest of Codemasters’ titles. In fact, let’s hope it carries on through to the entire industry, and we’ll never see an online activation code just o play multiplayer ever again.

Instead, what we’ll probably have instead is a season pass; which is honestly a better way to make sure people don’t sell their games on the second hand market. People will be far less likely to get rid of their games with the promise of extra content that they’ve already paid for.

Last Updated: August 1, 2013

24 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Minion 47

    August 1, 2013 at 15:02

    Oh man, that header is just soooo damn epic!!! (article and what its about as well, but daaaamn, so cool!)

    Reply

    • RinceThisAndGingerSmite

      August 1, 2013 at 15:14

      There was an article? 0-O

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Minion 47

        August 1, 2013 at 15:19

        See now that’s why you don’t have a tshirt…

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          August 1, 2013 at 15:22

          indeed! Give him a dish cloth with lazy gamer on it (with spray paint) and he will be as happy as a chimpmunk 🙂

          Reply

          • RinceThisAndGingerSmite

            August 1, 2013 at 15:22

            0-O What you mean I am hung like a chipmunk!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            August 1, 2013 at 15:23

            chipmunks are well endowed?

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            August 1, 2013 at 15:24

            chipmunks are endowed?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            August 1, 2013 at 15:24

            I dunno Wikipedia it lol

          • Trevor Davies

            August 1, 2013 at 15:26

            When I was a kid I learnt chipmunks are rescue workers & private detectives. I assume that’s still valid.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            August 1, 2013 at 15:27

            you know what I learnt. this

          • Trevor Davies

            August 1, 2013 at 15:28

            That’s a lot of nuts!

          • That Super Twit

            August 1, 2013 at 15:32

  2. Sageville

    August 1, 2013 at 15:10

    On a totally related matter, a collegue posed this question to me:

    Which gives you the best odds of winning, Fighting 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck?

    Reply

    • RinceThisAndGingerSmite

      August 1, 2013 at 15:15

      Oh, oh, oh! I know this one! Purple?

      Reply

    • Unavengedavo

      August 1, 2013 at 15:43

      Ducks don’t fight fair… Remember the song!!!

      DuckTales! Whoo-hoo!
      Disgusting raping cannibalistic DuckTales.
      Penis in the shape of a corkscrew DuckTales!

      Reply

  3. Vampyre Squirrel

    August 1, 2013 at 15:17

    SQUIRREL!!!!!

    Reply

    • TiMsTeR1033

      August 1, 2013 at 15:22

      hope they in gta 5 really wanna shoot some critters…..

      Reply

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