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===The Sims 4 Maker Program===

On March 3rd 2026, EA announced The Sims Maker Program<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title=The Sims Maker Program |url=https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/maker-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310180351/https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/the-sims-maker-program-and-marketplace |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=EA.com}}</ref>, allowing independent custom content creators to publish and sell their works through The Sims 4 Marketplace. With this change, the company introduced [[microtransactions]] into the game, and the actual creators make only 30% of revenue, remaining 70% going into EA. At the same time, their official mod policy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-25 |title=The Sims 4 Policy on Mods |url=https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/mods-policy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310135202/https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/mods-policy/ |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=EA.com}}</ref> (presumably for unaffiliated creators) mandates that "Mods must be non-commercial and distributed free of charge".

===Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout===

An ongoing consumer rights incident in which paying owners are locked out of the product by its TAGES Solidshield content-protection system after exceeding a five-machine activation cap, while [[Electronic Arts]] continues to sell the game on [[Steam]] for $19.99.<ref name="steam-store">{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/47780/Dead_Space_2/|title=Dead Space 2 on Steam|website=Steam|publisher=Valve Corporation|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref>

==Positive incidents==

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 ===The Sims 4 Maker Program===
 On March 3rd 2026, EA announced The Sims Maker Program<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title=The Sims Maker Program |url=https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/maker-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310180351/https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/the-sims-maker-program-and-marketplace |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=EA.com}}</ref>, allowing independent custom content creators to publish and sell their works through The Sims 4 Marketplace. With this change, the company introduced [[microtransactions]] into the game, and the actual creators make only 30% of revenue, remaining 70% going into EA. At the same time, their official mod policy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-25 |title=The Sims 4 Policy on Mods |url=https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/mods-policy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310135202/https://help.ea.com/en/articles/the-sims/the-sims-4/mods-policy/ |archive-date=2026-03-10 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=EA.com}}</ref> (presumably for unaffiliated creators) mandates that "Mods must be non-commercial and distributed free of charge".
+===Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout===
+{{Main|Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout}}
+An ongoing consumer rights incident in which paying owners are locked out of the product by its TAGES Solidshield content-protection system after exceeding a five-machine activation cap, while [[Electronic Arts]] continues to sell the game on [[Steam]] for $19.99.<ref name="steam-store">{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/47780/Dead_Space_2/|title=Dead Space 2 on Steam|website=Steam|publisher=Valve Corporation|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref>
 ==Positive incidents==