GTA 4 creators, Rockstar Games, have announced that the PC version of their hugely popular title, Grand Theft Auto 4 will use the controversial DRM protection seen on other games, like Spore, SECUROM.

"SecuROM is the most effective form of disc based copy protection and allows us to manage authenticity on a global level for Grand Theft Auto IV," Rockstar told IGN.

"GTA IV PC also requires a number of software installations, including Games For Windows, Adobe Flash, Internet Explorer, SecuROM and our Rockstar Games Social Club application.

An active internet connection is required to play multi-player games and upload user-created videos, but the offline single-player mode is always available - even if you aren't connected to the internet. "

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