However with Steam integrated into the game, players can only play multiplayer if they own original copies of the game, regardless of whether they are doing it online or offline. Previously, pirated games can still play multiplayer with other players via LAN and cracking the copy protection of the game. Furthermore, the effort to ban dedicated server is obviously a power play designed to fight piracy of the game.
On top of that, the price of the game has been raised to be $10 more expensive on the PC, making it the same price as console games.
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The decision to ban dedicated offline server caused a huge community uproar, with many people arranging for boycott of the game, canceling pre-orders and making their vocal dissent felt on forums. To play with other players, you NEED to be using Steam, an online game distribution system created by Valve. However, during the twilight moments of the game’s development, Infinity Ward, developers of the game, announced that the game will not have a working multiplayer LAN component. Call of Duty 6 (geez, has there been SIX of these now? guess so) have been released last week and was one of the most anticipated releases of 2009.