My computer keeps ejecting my disks. What's wrong?

I bought a new computer game and when I put the disk in, it makes the sounds as if its loading the disk, however, nothing happens and it just ejects the disk. I had a disk in last night and it worked just fine. Usually if this happens, it fixes itself after a couple tries. Any help?

Make sure the new computer game meets the Mac OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 requirements.
You can probably find that information from the game manufacture's website.
Just because the game is new doesn't necessarily mean it's v10.8 compatible.
Open a Finder window then press Command + Q on your keyboard to access Finder > Preferrences > General
Make sure: CDs, DVDs, and iPods is selected.

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