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Do any of these games have CD keys or activation codes?

mshan

Diamond Member
The reason I ask is that Consumer Depot has these games cheap, but they are described as new / open box.
 
This is a serious (newbie) question.

These games are available cheap at Consumer Depot, but it's also likely that they are store returns that someone else may have already installed.

I have no problem with that as long as i can use the games myself (Tiger Woods 2004, Madden 2005, Pacific Fighters).
 
This would be a question for the Software forum, but you could probably answer it yourself using Google.

(e.g. Google "Pacific Fighters CD key" or "Pacific Fighters copy protection")
 
FYI the FS/FT forum here is a good place to buy games. People that have even a few Heatware evals tend to be honest about stopping use of a CD key.
 
The only games that will be affected by a CD key are online multiplayer games like... Doom3, UT2004, Etc

Most games use Safedisc, etc that will verify the org CD
 
i think all ea games have cd keys. my copy of tiger woods 2k and madden 2k5 and 3 nfs titles all had cd keys. if you want to play multiplay, buy new copies.
 
Originally posted by: mwmorph
i think all ea games have cd keys. my copy of tiger woods 2k and madden 2k5 and 3 nfs titles all had cd keys. if you want to play multiplay, buy new copies.

Lots of games have CD keys, they are game specific. He is asking if a game will work if someone has used the CD key. The answer is yes, unless it is an online game like the ones I have stated.
 
I don't have broadband access, so I just want to be able to install the games and play them on my computer.
 
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