Spore De-Authorization Tool Out

In an attempt to alleviate some digital rights management issues, developer Maxis has released the Spore De-Authorization Tool. According to Spore's official web site, "By running the de-deauthorization tool, a machine 'slot' will be freed up on the online Product Authorization server and can then be re-used by another machine."

"You can de-authorize at any time, even without uninstalling Spore, and free up that machine authorization. If you re-launch Spore on the same machine, the game will attempt to re-authorize," read the post. "If you have not reached the machine limitation, the game will authorize and the machine will be re-authorized using up one of the five available machines."

Players can download the tool by visiting www.spore.com.

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