Tag Archives: piracy

Feargal Sharkey joined by Blitz Games CEO Phillip Oliver and Positech Games boss Cliff Harris

One of the most exciting developers in the market – and more importantly one of the leading lights on Sony’s PS3 arm of PSN – has vowed to never release another of its titles on PSP following the piracy problems suffered by its first title on the handheld. The full …

In the biggest offensive ever mounted against the piracy-enabling R4 Flash card device, Nintendo and Capcom have joined forces with 53 other unspecified games publishers to file a lawsuit against four retailers who currently sell the device. Gamasutra reports that the joint action follows moves earlier this year under the …

Reports have emerged that Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3 has been pirated. A Koku Gamer piece states the anticipated Xbox 360-exclusive racer has already been leaked to several peer-to-peer websites. The game is due to be released on October 23rd. The download allegedly contains the full version of the game, as …

Recent research shows that Great Britain has more online and console gamers than any other territory in Europe. The 2009 UK National Gamers Survey, carried out by TNS and Gamesindustry.com reports that 73 per cent of participants enjoy playing games on a regular basis. Young men between the ages of …

Industry calls on Government to copy French president Sarkozyâ??s strongarm approach to illegal downloading

The UK’s anti-piracy laws are feeble and place the entertainment retail sector in grave danger of further closures and economic damage. That was the opinion of some of the games industry’s most notable figures this week, as the domestic trade called on the Government to emulate France’s new legal clampdown …

The French National Assembly has passed one of the toughest laws against internet piracy that the world has ever seen. Under the new legislation, backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured), illegal downloaders of games, music and movies will be sent two warnings – first by email and then by recorded …

The new chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association Paul Quirk has claimed that internet file-sharing is the greatest challenge posed to modern entertainment retailers, claiming that internet piracy is bleeding our industry dry”. Too often the debate over illegal filesharing is portrayed as an ideological battle, but for us this …

HMV’s CEO Simon Fox has backed calls for Internet Service Providers to do more to prevent illegal downloading of copyright material. Fox echoed statements made by Nintendo head of piracy Neil Boyd, who said ISPs are in an ideal position to deal with infringements.” The Government last week introduced proposals …