That's quite easily fixed. You just need to remove the files for those intros and presto! No more hellish ads. I did it five minutes after getting it off steam (Horrible experience by the way) and its fine.

Not getting it peroid. I refuse to buy any thing the uses this over the top kind spyware/malware. Its as bad a starforce ever was now. install allowed on 2 computers and can only reinstall it i think its 5 times per comp wtf.

Time to dig into the data files then, ./sigh...

The game looks cool and sounds to be ALOT of fun and i enjoyed the DEMO very much.
But... I decided not to buy it, for the simple reason of the insane copy protection'sss

-You can install it 5 times (they just raised it from 2) and if your HD fails or you have to reinstall windows, one of your installs are used. And if you use all your installs, your sorta screwed. I heard that you gotta call them at first, then mail them a picture of your DVD and key, and then you can expect to wait "some" time.

-It installs securerom

-It installs something called a rootkit what ever that is. Some say its bad and opens a door for virues and stuff, but others (might be officials not sure) say its harmless. I just ask myself why are ppl conserned then?

-You are forced to have the DVD in your drive

-You are forced to have an internet connection to enable it. Though i heard it can be done by phone, but for one that has to call out of the country, it can be expensive

-It requires a key, that i can understand, but not the rest

I might have forgotten something, but as it is now they are not going to see a single danish krone from me

... Seeing as how I don't even have a DVD of it, I'd say your wrong on that

www.direct2drive.com -- the only way to go if you hate DVD switching.

That said... it installed a fricking rootkit and secureom!!!!

hehe sorry about that, i should have said:
-If you buy the DVD version, you are forced to have in in all the time.

Oh and i read that the DEMO also installs the rootkit stuff

Grrr.... now I need to find a way to remove rootkits while keeping the game... as if thats gonna happen.

Howdy. Just beat the game myself. I didn't bother with getting it on PC. Instead, I rented it via gamefly.com for my Xbox360. The graphics aren't that much different...anyhow, Wow! The game was very creepy, but good. It took me about 40 hours to beat. There IS an alternate ending, too, but I probably won't play through again just to see it (the ending is determined by accumalative actions in relation to a certain game mechanic, and not just a one-time decision)

My wife came in my office a couple of time while I was playing, and I was so into the game that I didn't hear her. When she suddenly began talking as she was standing right next to me, or even behind me, I about jumped out of my skin! 

I would recommend the game to anyone, but encourage you to rent it on the 360. In truth, the multiplayer component - well, im not even sure there IS a multiplayer component to tell you the truth, but I don't see it being anything worth buying the game for. Additionally, the game doesn't have very much inherent replayability, so once you play through the story - and see all the alternate endings if you are so inclined - you'll probably put it on a shelf somewhere and forget it for awhile. Maybe play it some time later just to play an 'oldy but goldy' if you know what I mean. So yeah..rent it, beat it, and take it back. Save yourself about $50. 



Buy it on Xbox360. No spyware/malware involved.  

Ill see if i can find the link i saw on the forum for the rootkit remover tutorial.

A huge discussion about the rootkit/securerom stuff. Well the forum is full of topic like that..

omg there forum is a mess lol on the first page i see 5 threads about lawsuits , so many angry ppl, and alot seem to want and tell "FTC Consumer Complaint" about there ways to hidden the protections.
You better hurry read them, as i guess they will be deleted soon haha.

edit:

oh and one more security thing i found...

-If you replace hardware in your PC and you dont uninstall Bioshock, you lose one install

Thats because the hardware on the XBox360 sucks. Compared to my computer, it isn't worth spit on a griddle

You lose an install if you unplug your mouse!

Ouch hadnt heard bout the rootkit. It truly has become the next starforce.... I wonder if it gives its self comand ring 1? Wish they would learn DRM is worthless. All it has truly done has increased pirating. For the most part pirates crack this stuff in a few days to weeks. Then the avrage joe hears bout all these probs and F*** this all get the pirate verson.

Might pick it up after a patch or two. I've become pretty hesitant in the later years about picking up games right out of the gate. As they usually come with a patch days after release.

Someone is gonna crack it, sooner o later, so why bother putting so many protections? Make a good game, with a nice box, good bundle and sell it at a good price, people will buy it.

Actually, it has securom but not a rootkit -- unless you define securom as a rootkit. The guy who said it had one in his blog (originally) has already retracted his statement.