| As computers have been developed further and | | | | don't burn it straight to disc... they encrypt the |
| further, it's no wonder that games have become | | | | game in a special language that only the game |
| a lot more sophisticated and protected. This | | | | company, Microsoft and a special Windows |
| means that if you want to copy a PC game, for | | | | module can read. This means that if you try and |
| backup purposes, then you may find it's quite | | | | copy the game, your CD / DVD burner will only |
| difficult, considering all the copyright protection | | | | copy a collection of jumbled words / letters, as |
| that the game developers have put on their discs. | | | | that's what the encrypted game will look like to it. |
| This is a big problem, but one which can easily be | | | | In order to copy any PC game, you just need to |
| overcome if you use the right tool or technique. | | | | be able to use a tool or technique which can read |
| Because it takes a lot to make a computer | | | | this encrypted data. With encryption being a |
| game, many companies don't want their work | | | | special "language", it means that you need to get |
| copied illegally. This has lead them to introduce a | | | | your copying software to be able to copy the |
| lot of copyright protection measures to prevent | | | | game perfectly, on a 1:1 copy rate in order to |
| us from being able to copy their games at all. | | | | make it able to make it playable. ou just need to |
| Now, we don't condone illegally copying games... | | | | be able to get a tool which allows you to copy PC |
| but if you want to copy a game you legally own, | | | | games (such as GameBackupSystem), then you |
| then this can cause a problem. | | | | just need to put the game disc into your PC and |
| PC games are actually quite well protected, by a | | | | then allow your computer to read & copy |
| system called encryption. When a game | | | | the disc. |
| manufacturer produces a computer game, they | | | | |