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Re:Steam Removes Game 'Order Of War: Challenge' From User Li... by Havoc on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @07:04AM (#6990082)
Apparently GabeN commented on the forum a couple of years back that they would remove the DRM if Valve goes under & that they tested the patching already. I can't seem to find a good source for that though.
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Re:Steam Removes Game 'Order Of War: Challenge' From User Li... by nhaehnle on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @07:40AM (#6990184)
They are only able to remove the DRM on their own games (which is what he was surely talking about). The article is about a game that is not made by Valve but merely distributed via Valve's distribution channel.
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Re:Steam Removes Game 'Order Of War: Challenge' From User Li... by Havoc on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @11:15AM (#6991205)
No I meant removing the DRM that is Steam. i.e. They'd effectively need to enable a permanent offline mode.

Also: http://i.imgur.com/4sa1Ln6.jpg

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Re:Steam Removes Game 'Order Of War: Challenge' From User Li... by Fargren on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @10:42AM (#6990973)
For many games on Steam, Steamworks is the only DRM. Valve is technically (though probably not legally, unless there a provision for this in whatever contract they offer) capable of disabling this DRM.
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