Entries in 'piracy' (234)
OPINION: Can we benefit from piracy?
With mass lay-offs, studios dropping like flies and mega-franchises imploding under our feet, it’s tempting to declare that there’s never been a worse time to get into video game development.
Sony gets Hotz' PayPal records
A US magistrate has given Sony the right to subpoena PayPal for the personal account details of PS3 hacker George 'geohotz' Hotz.
3DS logs flash cart use
Even if hackers do succeed in circumventing the security measures included in Nintendo's 3DS handheld, there are indications that a nasty surprise lays in store for those who do.
GOG: DRM treats gamers like criminals
Good Old Games has spoken against DRM, saying that some of the anti-piracy measures in use treat consumers like criminals.
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Persson: 'Piracy is not theft'
In a fascinating statement at GDC's Indie Games Summit, the Swedish creator of indie PC hit Minecraft has lashed out at some of the 'myths' commonly perpetuated about games piracy.
R4 already working on 3DS
Having enjoyed a tremendous launch in Japan over the weekend, Nintendo's 3DS has already received its first bit of bad news – hackers have got the R4 piracy device up ...
Sony hires anti-piracy team
Sony is hiring new members for an anti-piracy team following a spate of PS3 hacking and security breaches.
Police raid PS3 hacker's home
The war against PS3 piracy has reached a new intensity with news that the home of a German hacker has been raided by police.
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PC piracy 'is declining'
Piracy in the PC games sector is in decline, according to the president of the PC Gaming Alliance.
PS3 pirates face permanent PSN ban
Platform holder Sony has released an unequivocal statement claiming that it will slap a permanent PSN ban on anyone found guilty of using a USB device to circumvent system security.
Five nations named as key P2P culprits
A new report from US trade body the Entertainment Software Association has pointed the finger at five nations which it says account for over half of the world's illegal internet ...
Hotz releases anti-Sony rap video
With Sony pursuing legal avenues against famed PS3 hacker George 'Geohotz' Hotz, the bedroom coder has fought back in an unexpected way – by publishing a confrontational hip-hop piece ...
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Piracy hits Killzone 3, Crysis 2
Sony's recent struggles with PS3 piracy have lead to a troubling development – Killzone 3 has been leaked onto torrent sites ahead of its release on February 25th.
Kevin Butler makes PS3 gaffe
In what can only be described as one of the worst corporate Twitter faux pas' of recent times, comedy PlayStation executive-come-marketing character Kevin Butler has accidentally tweeted the PS3's root ...
Sony looking to punish more PS3 hackers
Sony is taking its fight against PS3 piracy to new levels with a fresh drive to round up more hackers involved with security breaches of its PS3 console.
MS: ‘Dropping retail combats piracy’
A Microsoft exec has claimed the only solution to piracy in the PC market is to embrace free-to-play downloadable games.
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Treyarch has flipped its PS3 security switch
Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has said that it has implemented a number of security measures it had already put in place in case of a potential hacking ...
Capcom brings more always-on DRM to PSN
Capcom is the latest publisher to experiment with always-on DRM – this time bringing the controversial security measure to its latest PSN release.
OPINION: Sony's piracy battle
If December’s much-publicised gutting of the PlayStation 3’s security systems is proof of anything, it’s this: Where software is concerned, there is no such thing as an unpickable lock, and ...
PS3 hacker gets restraining order
George ‘geohot’ Hotz has been issued a temporary restraining order preventing him from distributing PS3 homebrew software.
Nintendo: Piracy's 'heyday' has passed
Despite a report from games trade body UKIE yesterday claiming that four games are pirated for every one sold, Nintendo has claimed that video games piracy is in decline.
File-sharing court case withdrawn
An ongoing UK court case against 27 individuals accused of illegal file-sharing has been withdrawn by prosecuting lawyer Andrew Crossley after he claimed to have received threats.
UKIE: Piracy cost £1.5bn in 2010
UKIE has reported that pirated video games may have cost the industry around £1.5bn in sales last year.
PS3 piracy threatens Trophy system
Claims of a possible hack that threatens the security of the PlayStation Trophy system have emerged online.
Sony goes legal on PS3 hackers
Mirroring the path it pursued when fighting last year's battle against the PSJailbreak device, Sony has gone legal on at least two hackers at the heart of the current ...
