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The EA Forums archive includes earlier lockout reports as well, including a 2012 thread in which EA referred a user to the original <code>activate.ea.com/deauthorize/</code> page, and a separate thread documenting the in-game DeAuthorizeManagement utility failing to remove a stale activation.<ref name="ea-answers-396246">{{Cite web|url=https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Dead-Space-Games/Old-Report-Dead-Space-2-Serial-key-limit/m-p/396246|title=[Old Report] Dead Space 2 Serial key limit|website=EA Help / Answers HQ|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref><ref name="ea-forum-7228344">{{Cite web|url=https://forums.ea.com/discussions/dead-space-franchise-discussion-en/the-activation-limit-for-dead-space-2-serial-number-has-been-exceeded/7228344|title=the activation limit for Dead Space 2 serial number has been exceeded|website=EA Forums|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> | The EA Forums archive includes earlier lockout reports as well, including a 2012 thread in which EA referred a user to the original <code>activate.ea.com/deauthorize/</code> page, and a separate thread documenting the in-game DeAuthorizeManagement utility failing to remove a stale activation.<ref name="ea-answers-396246">{{Cite web|url=https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Dead-Space-Games/Old-Report-Dead-Space-2-Serial-key-limit/m-p/396246|title=[Old Report] Dead Space 2 Serial key limit|website=EA Help / Answers HQ|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref><ref name="ea-forum-7228344">{{Cite web|url=https://forums.ea.com/discussions/dead-space-franchise-discussion-en/the-activation-limit-for-dead-space-2-serial-number-has-been-exceeded/7228344|title=the activation limit for Dead Space 2 serial number has been exceeded|website=EA Forums|access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> | ||
Furthermore, a support ticket confirms that all tools for "key-reactivations" were retired on December 8, 2023. Leaving players unable to play their copy of Dead Space 2 after the limit was reached. EA support advices to look through forums for a workaround and states that "we are unable to provide assistance with ingame issues or licensing problems for titles that have reached their end-of-life date". | Furthermore, a support ticket confirms that all tools for "key-reactivations" were retired on December 8, 2023. Leaving players unable to play their copy of Dead Space 2 after the limit was reached. EA support advices to look through forums for a workaround and states that "we are unable to provide assistance with ingame issues or licensing problems for titles that have reached their end-of-life date". A transcript of the whole chat history as well as a machine translation can be found on the following images: "German EA Support Chat Page 1-3". | ||
[[File:Page1.jpg|thumb|German EA Support Chat Page 1]] | |||
[[File:Page2.jpg|thumb|German EA Support Chat Page 2]] | |||
[[File:Page3.jpg|thumb|German EA Support Chat Page 3]] | |||
==December 2023 multiplayer server shutdown== | ==December 2023 multiplayer server shutdown== | ||