• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

Forget DRM, Serious Sam 3 Punishes Pirates with an Invincible Scorpion

December 7, 2011 by Josh Harmon

Anyone with a less than legitimate copy of the game are in for a funny surprise. Well, funny for us, at least.

When your game is as manly as Serious Sam 3, traditional DRM schemes just aren't going to cut it. Disc check? Too weak. SecuROM? Positively girly. Always-on Internet connection? Might as well send the pirates a nice flower arrangement while you're at it.

Nope, Croteam opted for something a bit more befitting their hero's rough and tumble attitude: an invincible, super-fast scorpion dual-wielding assualt rifles. As you can see from the above video, ol' Scorpy's equal parts terrifying, hysterical, and awesome. While this isn't the first DRM scheme of its kind — Earthbound was making bootlegs more difficult way back in '94 — it's good to see that Croteam has a sense of humor when it comes to this sort of thing.

Like all anti-piracy measures, it's only a matter of time until someone from the dark corners of the Internet manages to crack it, but in the meantime, we can all sit back and laugh, knowing that somewhere out there, some poor pirate is getting ripped to shreds by the manliest DRM in gaming history.

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

20 Video Game Trends That Are MAKING A COMEBACK

20 Video Game Trends That Are MAKING A COMEBACK

20 Legendary Games That AGED LIKE MILK

20 Legendary Games That AGED LIKE MILK

10 Weird Gaming Stories of October 2026

10 Weird Gaming Stories of October 2026

GTA6 SIZE REVEALED, ELDER SCROLLS 6 LEAKED? & MORE

GTA6 SIZE REVEALED, ELDER SCROLLS 6 LEAKED? & MORE

Phantom Blade Zero: 10 Things The Game DOESN'T TELL YOU

Phantom Blade Zero: 10 Things The Game DOESN'T TELL YOU

10 Grindy Games So Addictive You'll LOSE Track of Time

10 Grindy Games So Addictive You'll LOSE Track of Time

iPhone Duo - Before You Buy

iPhone Duo - Before You Buy

20 NEW Games That Look Too Good To Be True

20 NEW Games That Look Too Good To Be True

Phantom Blade Zero - Before You Buy

Phantom Blade Zero - Before You Buy

Category: Updates

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Rumor: GTA 6 Now Has To Be Played On PS5’s Latest System Update For “Security Fixes”
  • Anthropic Cracks Down On Claude Vibe Coding Ports And Decompilations Of “Existing Games”
  • South Park Shares Preview Of A Dogged Throwdown In GTA 6
  • Roblox Moves Quickly To Delete “Ports” Of Undertale, Halo, And Left 4 Dead On Their Platform
  • Rumor: GTA 6’s Rumor Embargo Ends On November 18 – And Review Copies Are Going Out Now

Copyright © 2026 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme