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EA has buckled again to the firestorm of protest (some creatively using the creatures themselves) over their DRM. This time it's about being allowed to only have one Spore Online Account per copy of the game. Families everywhere were upset about this, and once again EA has come out with a new statement promising to address this.

Color me shocked. The outcry over the DRM on Spore has actually prompted a response from megapublisher EA. In a response carried on the MTV Multiplayer Blog, they say that a patch is coming soon that will allow end-users to de-authenticate the game on a given computer, letting you basically uninstall the game and get one of the 3 installs back.

Back in May Napster relaunched as a DRM-free MP3 vendor with over 6 million titles on board.

Now another music download service has caved in to pressure from consumers. This time it's Rhapsody, the service run by ye olde Real Networks. They're offering music in DRM-free MP3 format and also lets consumers preview entire songs in their browser before they buy. Pricing also seems reasonably competitive.

Grand Theft Auto IV is looking mighty fine with two new services revealed last week ahead of its April 29th launch, but beware of preorders. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 was supposed to be a shoo-in on the PS3 after its very strong predecessor but it has launched with online multiplayer problems, teaching early adopters a bit of a lesson in either crowd expectations or patience. Sony reveals that they've been toying with online services for about 11 years now, dating back to the PS1, and several high-profile games have been patched on the PS3 bringing them up to snuff.

In other news the PC is still going strong with Steam signing up Epic's slate of games and The Sims 3 announced for delivery next year. This and more in this week's Gaming News Roundup after the jump