2K Boston may have changed their name back to Irrational Games, but some things are immutable. Fire up your consoles, because the PC release of Bioshock 2 will feature everybody’s favorite DRM: SecuRom. Bioshock veterans will recall the stink about SecuROM in the original game, what with the unrequested rootkit installations, the accusations of spyware, and the promises to remove the DRM “some day.”

This new chapter in the Bioshock DRM saga opens with added authentication through Games for Windows. Though less draconian than good ol’ SecuROM, you have to wonder why the software needs additional copy protection. I, for one, choose to believe it’s because each game comes with 10 free shares of Irrational stock, and that the developer just wants to protect your investment.

Pity the pirates will crack it inside a day, then.

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