From Dust DRM Dropped by Ubisoft

Ubisoft caused outrage amongst gamers with their DRM for From Dust. The French publisher initially stated the title would require a one-off online activation. However, the developer then confirmed gamers would need an active internet connection and it got a bit messy from then on. Ubisoft's decided to drop the DRM completely for From Dust.

Confirming the news via the company's official forums, Ubisoft said:

We recognize that one of our posts in the From Dust forum regarding the need for authentication in the game was not clear. We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding. Our tech teams are working on a patch that should release in approximately two weeks that will eliminate the need for any online authentication. This development time is required as we are working to ensure that those who have already started the game, and who's progress is currently saved on our servers, will receive and save their game information locally.

Once the patch is ready, players who already have the game will automatically receive the update on their next login and subsequent game sessions will be 100% offline.

Clearly, Ubisoft didn't realize what sort of reaction their DRM decisions for From Dust would cause and, of course, have now consequently due to turn off the DRM completely. The publisher also dropped the always-on internet connection for Driver: San Francisco.