EA responds on Spore bannings

We'll not ban you for talking about Spore's DRM says Electronic Arts.

Electronic Arts has quickly denied that Spore owners will have their accounts terminated for discussing DRM issues on the official forum.

Yesterday we reported on forum posts from moderators which threatened to bring the banhammer down.

Now EA has stated that banning users is not an official policy.

"These comments are absolutely not true or in-line with EA’s moderation policy," EA told Kotaku. "They were made by an over-zealous community volunteer who does not work for EA. Anyone who looks at the boards will clearly see that DRM and other issues are freely discussed on the Spore forums, alongside other topics about the game."

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Comments

#1 - 25/09-2008 @ 12:29 : DangerM0use

I really do think they have brought in Sony's PR guys for this. It's brilliant how they are so close to destroying something that could be really good.

Liam Hunn
Boomtown Writer

#2 - 25/09-2008 @ 13:38 : 3quilibrium

I have too many games to play at the moment to be worried about Spore. I will just have to come back to it when things get slow again. lol

Allan Walsh.

Transfixed, but not dead.

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