Just checking in to see if the publishers have come to their senses and dropped the DRM malware. I was very disappointed to hear about the inclusion of SecuRome. It is a deal breaker for me and I will not be purchasing a copy of Empire. The real shame is that the two games I most anticipated, Empire and Spore, are both ruined by this junk. In case anyone in power is reading, I will not change my mind and give in at some point. My own security policy does not allow software like this to run.
But, I'll check in once in a while to see if you change your mind.