FILEnetworks Blog: Pirates crack ‘Spiderman : Web of Shadows’ (PC) copy protection

A short while ago we reported that a Clone DVD image of Spiderman : Web of Shadows got leaked by scene group PROCYON. It did not take RELOADED, another veteran groups in the warez scene, to develop a modified executable with the Safedisk copy protection removed. With RELOADED’s release, pirates (or legitimate gamers who use the modified exe) no longer need to have the Clone DVD image mounted in a drive emulation tool. The release has already made its way to Usenet newsgroups as well as private BitTorrent trackers and will soon spread to public trackers and one click hosting sites as usual.

Developer Description

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows immerse players in an all-new action-adventure saga that gives them unprecedented control, never before seen in a Spider-Man game. Armed throughout the battle and confronted by an unrecognizable New York City, players choose to play as a heroic web-slinger or a volatile, destructive anti-hero, fighting with or against a vast number of fan-favorite Marvel heroes and villains, switching instantly between sides, and deciding which missions to undertake to save mankind. An all-new combat system combines web slinging and customizable superpowers to give gamers the freedom to fight and explore in a free-roaming, open-ended environment. Battles blend Spider-Man's speed and agility with the landscape, challenging players to master fast moving acrobatic combat, powerful new web-slinging moves and destructive combo attacks, as they take the fight from the streets, up the sides of buildings and onto rooftops.