Entries in 'piracy' (234)
Cecil: Piracy is nature’s way of telling us games are too expensive
Revolution Software’s Charles Cecil has claimed that the rampant piracy currently testing the industry is the natural consequence of gaming’s current business and distribution model.
Piracy accounts for dropping DS sales
Measuring the true scale of the impact of software piracy is a tough task, but Nintendo has said that illicit copying of DS titles is to blame for a near ...
‘Porn virus’ targets games pirates
Piracy is bad and you shouldn’t do it. You don’t agree? Well, here’s another reason not to pirate games – your illicit midnight online porn habit could be exposed to ...
JAPAN: R4 card returns to shelves
Major Japanese retailers are once again stocking the notorious R4 card, despite the device being banned from sale last year.
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Chinatown Wars ‘suffered due to piracy’
Rampant piracy is the real reason for GTA: Chinatown Wars’ slow sales according to Take-Two CEO Ben Feder.
Hotz claims iPad hack
One of the world’s most recognised hackers has claimed to have developed a method to ‘crack’ the Apple iPad – weeks before the device even arrives at retail.
Now C&C4’s DRM suffers problems
EA has had to endure a weekend of complaints following several reports that PC gamers trying to play recent release Command & Conquer 4 have been plagued with problems relating ...
BT boss slams net cut-off plans
The chief executive of British Telecom has slammed proposals included in the Digital Economy Bill that will grant authorities the power to disconnect file-sharers from the internet.
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‘Games lead charge on piracy fight’
The video games industry is well ahead of music and DVD when it comes to combating IP theft, says trade body ELSPA.
Ubisoft’s DRM woes hit new low
Having already been forced to defend its controversial new PC DRM to the hilt, Ubisoft this weekend has faced a fresh backlash from gamers after a technical problem prevented owners ...
Sony promises PSP piracy solution
A solution is on the way for the ongoing piracy challenge that Sony believes is the platform’s “biggest problem” – that’s the claim of SCEA’s senior VP of publisher relations ...
Ubisoft: Impact of piracy measures will be "limited"
The contentious copy-protection method that will require all Ubisoft PC titles to be constantly connected to the web is crucial for fighting piracy, the publisher says.
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Nintendo won’t rule out pre-owned move
With Sony and EA recently unveiling bold new moves to counter what publishers see as the threat posed by the pre-owned market, Nintendo has refused to rule out taking similar ...
AUS: R4 distributor fined $520k
Nintendo is celebrating another victory in the war against the R4 card with news that an Australian distributor has been heavily fined for selling the device.
Now Sony joins pre-owned offensive
Echoing the controversial measures announced by Ubisoft last month, Sony has revealed that users of SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 will need to register their game online before ...
AUS: Pirate to pay Nintendo $1.3m
An Australian man who uploaded an illegal copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii to the internet before the game went on sale has agreed to pay Nintendo $1.3m in ...
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Ubisoft defends piracy plans
Ubisoft has further clarified its intentions to employ an “always-on” internet connection policy in some of its future PC releases.
Ubi looks to net piracy solution
In a move to try and quell the ongoing piracy problem on PC, Ubisoft will require players of a selection of its future PC titles to have a constant connection ...
Hacker releases PS3 exploit
PS3’s days as a piracy-free platform are under threat with the news that famed hacker George Hotz has publicly released the details of the exploit he uncovered over the weekend.
PS3 hack claims gather pace
A hacker who made his name by being the first to break Apple’s iPhone 3.0 firmware is claiming to have been the first to hack Sony’s until-now piracy free PS3.
R4 supplier gets 12 months in prison
A man who imported over 26,500 R4 DS piracy cards has been given 12 months in prison.
Pirates claim PS3 hack success
With piracy rife in the Wii, Xbox 360, DS and PSP markets, the PS3 has to date proved the only current-gen machine to successfully fend off the hackers – but ...
MW2 most pirated game of ‘09
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the most pirated game of 2009 according to BitTorrent tracking statistics, Gamasutra reports.
IsoHunt downed by copyright lawyers
Though Christmas day is behind us, IP holders have been given a late festive present with news that another high-profile BitTorrent site – Gary Fung’s IsoHunt – has been closed ...
Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned
John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy.
