Dvd drive wont read discs; want to use a .dmg to play Prey

My dvd drive is shot, just like everyone else in this freakin forum. The tricky part is im in afghanistan, yay.. so i cant call apple and get it replaced, so i want to use a .dmg that i made from a friends macbook to play the game Prey cause i can't use the disc, but when i mount it and click on the application it says insert the disc or press quit. what am i doing wrong?

It doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong. Many games require that you have the DVD inserted to play. This prevents someone from making copies (or images) and using them on other machines (pretty much exactly what you're trying to do). While you have a legit issue, far more often, people would make copies for their friends to use without them purchasing the game. It is becoming more common for companies to use other types of DRM which do not require the original media to be used... but many of these options end up in up-roars from consumers as well. If you do in-fact own the game, there are options for removing the requirement that the CD/DVD be inserted in order to play. You can do a search using whatever search engine is available to you to get some options.

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