Games for Windows Live Adds Anti-piracy Solution, In-game Marketplace
Microsoft today announced new features coming soon to the Games for Windows Live service, including an anti-piracy solution and in-game...
READ MORE >Valve: 'Pirates Are Underserved Customers'
How does Valve deal with PC piracy? According to Valve director of business development Jason Holtman, it gives them what they want--and makes a...
READ MORE >"My sarcasm meter definitely caught your sarcasm it was pretty loud."
see all 87 commentsChampionship Manager Dev Reports 90% Piracy Rate
Following in the unfortunate footsteps of World of Goo, developer Beautiful Game Studios' claims that its Championship Manager series of PC soccer...
READ MORE >"Many people crack games they paid for just because they're too lazy to put the CD in the drive ..."
see all 116 commentsPCGA Predicts Official Console Emulation on PCs; Piracy 'Ridiculous' Reason to Axe PC Support
In the future, PCs will be able to officially play console games with the full blessing and support of major console manufacturers Sony, Microsoft...
READ MORE >"hahahah he said close d titles are what made consoles so good did u just skip ten years on not ..."
see all 196 commentsThe Top 10 Pirated PC Games of 2008: Spore Leads
EA Maxis' Spore was by far the most pirated PC game in 2008, according to a list compiled by Torrent-tracking blog TorrentFreak. The title,...
READ MORE >"I was in Buenos Aires for six months last year and almost every game I saw was a pirated copy. ..."
see all 179 commentsPSP Piracy Is 'Trending Down,' Claims Sony
Illegal downloads of PSP software have slowed across the past two months, Sony Computer Entertainment America hardware manager John Koller has...
READ MORE >"pretty sure your comment was just as bad if not worse. hypocrite. burn :p"
see all 31 commentsWorld of Goo Co-Creator Claims 90% Piracy Rate
2D Boy's World of Goo (PC, Wii) is being pirated at the rate of "about 90%," according to co-creator Ron Carmel. The statement came from...
READ MORE >"and people wonder why we're getting to "INTERNET REQUIRED" for antipiracy thanks ..."
see all 218 commentsPCGA President: Spore DRM Revolt Was Gamers' Boston Tea Party
Randy Stude, the outspoken president of the PC Gaming Alliance, has arrived at some conclusions about game piracy after turning his attention to...
READ MORE >"Adobe products worth the price? So you were happy when they bought flash and jacked the price ..."
see all 14 commentsPCGA President: 'Let's Monetize Those Pirates'
PC Gaming Alliance president Randy Stude has decided to turn his industry consortium's attention toward piracy after months of DRM controversy and...
READ MORE >"Pirates are able to play pirated games because they are able to crack it and make the game think ..."
see all 88 commentsESA Praises New Anti-Piracy Law
The Entertainment Software Association today praised Congress and President Bush for signing the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for...
READ MORE >"If I keep my drive encrypted out of habit simply due to paranoia, not due to any actual criminal ..."
see all 38 commentsPiracy and Polish May Delay Bionic Commando PC; New Screenshots Celebrate TGS
New screenshots of GRIN's Bionic Commando (PC, PS3, 360) accompany today's Tokyo Game Show festivities, showing off more of the swinging-focused...
READ MORE >"PC Gamers are refined, they are the gamers that have "Been there done that". If you can't wait ..."
see all 63 commentsEndWar PC Coming After Consoles Due to Piracy; PC Pirates Would 'Cannibalize' Console Sales
Following up on yesterday's report that a PC release of Tom Clancy's EndWar is likely, creative director Michael de Plater has now revealed that...
READ MORE >"Amen. Pirates steal software, forcing publishers and developers implement DRM. If piracy ..."
see all 139 commentsPC Dev: Piracy Crisis 'Overblown'
Piracy is said to be public enemy number one in the games industry, if certain game studios are to be believed. It's been declared responsible for...
READ MORE >"Doom 3 sold over 3 and a half million copies, dude. John Carmack never blamed.... whatever your ..."
see all 126 commentsCrytek: Crysis Patches Prove Abundant Piracy, Consoles Are 'Very Good DRM Technologies'
While some argue that piracy can increase game sales by letting players take a "try before you buy" approach, Crytek business manager Harald Seeley...
READ MORE >"What a bunch of Whiners. I remember this too. Ran into it when i was looking for Crysis ..."
see all 202 commentsESA Welcomes Game Pirate Jail Sentences
The Entertainment Software Association--the industry organization assisting game makers in legal and governmental matters and organizes the annual...
READ MORE >"driving a car drunk is just as bad as "scheming" to kill someone, are you insane? Everyone knows ..."
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"GTA IV on Steam is a nightmare - the whole GFW and R* Socialclub thing simply did not work."
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