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It’s a big hit with legitimate shoppers, but it seems that the new Wolfenstein was popular with pirates, too. TorrentFreak reports that Wolfenstein: The New Order was in its first week downloaded via BitTorrent in excess of 100,000 times, making it the largest torrent of any type for the week. …
Read More »Deal struck for online piracy warning letters in UK
A rather archaic sounding deal between the entertainment industry and ISPs has been struck that will see warning letters sent to those suspected of piracy. The Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP) is the result of almost four year’s worth of debating, the BBC reports. Rights holders will, once they have …
Read More »Square Enix: DRM boosts profit, will be essential for the foreseeable future
An American Square Enix exec has insisted that the consumer backlash against DRM will not prevent its ongoing implementation. The primary benefit to us is the same as with any business: profit,” Square Enix America’s senior manager of business and legal affairs told Torrent Freak. I think DRM will be …
Read More »3DS flash card accused of bricking systems
Users who have attempted to use a specific 3DS flash card device have been left with a permanently broken console. A thread on the gbatemp forum, as spotted by Eurogamer, reports that users of Gateway’s 3DS flash card, an accessory designed to allow the playing of homebrew (read: pirated) code …
Read More »LGC 2013: Sports Interactive reveals shocking impact of piracy on Football Manager 2013
10.1m people illegally downloaded the game, despite FM remaining crack-free for six months
Read More »Football Manager merchandise can offset piracy loss
Football Manager clothing can help Sports Interactive make money in markets where it does not sell any games. The firm attended Brand Licensing Europe last month in a bid to sign licensors to create products around the Football Manager IP. And studio director Miles Jacobson says this will allow the …
Read More »Change your business model to prevent piracy, say UK devs
TIGA survey reveals only ten per cent of studios believe stricter enforcement deters illegal downloads
Read More »Select Committee condemns Google’s failure to tackle piracy
'The continuing promotion by search engines of illegal content on the internet is unacceptable'
Read More »The Pirate Bay launches censorship-bypassing web browser
UK residents are now able to access The Pirate Bay using a dedicated web browser designed by the controversial organisation. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Pirate Bay has released a new download called PirateBrowser. It’s effectively a functional web browser that will allow users to bypass ISP filters that typically …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME actively promoting Ouya’s SNES emulation
Retailer GAME has chosen to highlight Ouya’s emulation functionality as part of its promotion for the console. GAME’s Ouya splash page features, amongst other things, the logo for popular SNES emulator Super GNES. The free software allows users to run any game for which they have downloaded a ROM (a …
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