“We’ll have more info on this closer to release,” posted BioWare producer Fernando Melo on the official forums.

“Not trying to avoid the question, we honestly have not settled on this yet – but also did not want to further delay getting the rest of the information out to you.”

These bespoke anti-piracy measures don’t do a game-disc check and there’s no limit on total game installations. You won’t be able to start and play Dragon Age II on more than five PCs during 24 hours, though – as if you possibly could.

Each time you install Dragon Age II you’ll need to log into your EA account to verify game ownership. BioWare forum members are automatically EA account holders.

“The login checks are light,” Melo added. “It would not be a problem on dial-up, and should not hog up bandwidth or create a noticeable impact on an connection that has a limit imposed by your ISP. You are likely using more bandwidth currently just by surfing on this site.”

In other words, gaming laptops should cope just fine on the move.

The non-Steam PC version of Dragon Age II will also include Release Control: software that stops anyone playing the game before street-date release in their region. Release Control does not install anything to the PC; checks only whether the game’s territorial release date has passed; unlocks the game when that date hits and removes itself afterwards, BioWare community manager Chris Priestly explained.

Steam versions of Dragon Age II use only Steam DRM. Console versions of Dragon Age II use console-specific DRM.

Source: Eurogamer

Standard Edition:

US: $49.99

UK: £29.99 (3% lower than US)

EU: 49.99€ (49% higher than US)

Digital Deluxe Edition:

US: $54.99

UK: £39.99 (18% higher than US)

EU: 54.99€ (48% higher than US)

Well as you can see the prices are unfair. UK has the Standard edition cheaper by 3% but that’s it. The better option is probably buying it at Direct2Drive for £29.95(Standard Edition) or £39.95(Digital Deluxe). Here’s the list of the bonus items you will get if you pre-purchase the Standard Edition or Digital Deluxe:

Standard Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline

Digital Deluxe Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Bergen’s Honor

• Adds +2 to armor

• Adds a lot to physical resistance (+25)

• Adds to attack (+6)

Final Reason

• Adds to damage. Making it do as much as the Dragonbone staves

• Adds considerably to spellpower
• Adds a good chunk to fire damage

Warden’s Keep

• New quests – discover what really happened to the Grey Wardens of old and what led to their expulsion from Ferelden
• New features – a base of operations with party storage. Inventory full? Stash new items as well as loot from the main Dragon Age: Origins campaign

• New items and abilities – talents and spells from the Power of Blood school, unique achievements, and powerful items including a set of Grey Warden Commander armor

Digital Soundtrack

• Includes a collection of tracks from the score of Dragon Age: Origins

Wallpapers

• Includes a collection of wallpapers for your desktop background

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline