Peter Moore: Suing PC Pirates Not the Answer, 'It Didn't Work for the Music Industry'
Following the announcement that several game companies are filing suit against PC video game pirates, former Microsoft VP and current EA Sports...
READ MORE >id: PC Manufacturers See Piracy as 'Hidden Benefit'
While acclaimed studios such as Doom creator id, Unreal Tournament developer Epic and Crysis veterans Crytek have cited widespread piracy of PC...
READ MORE >"Once again, Hollenshead, the FAILED CEO of id, IS TALKING COMPLETE BS, making up his own FALSE ..."
see all 242 commentsCourt Orders Pirate to Reimburse Developer $30,000
London's Patents County Court has ordered an unidentified woman to pay nearly $30,000 in fines to Topware Interactive for illegally sharing one of...
READ MORE >"They don't seem to be encouraging it, though. People are still pirating as much as ever despite ..."
see all 27 commentsCapcom Blames Piracy for Poor DMC4 PC Sales
Capcom corporate officer Christian Svensson revealed that the PC edition of the company's demon-slaying action title Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, 360)...
READ MORE >"The reason customer service gets more calls from the illegal users, is because the pirated copy ..."
see all 717 commentsNintendo Joins 54 Companies in DS Piracy Battle
Nintendo and 54 developers and publishers have filed suit in the Tokyo District Court to block the marketing, sales and importation of DS flash...
READ MORE >"You can't have piracy with out people hacking and cracking the device. Without that kind of base ..."
see all 60 commentsProposed Anti-Piracy Laws Could Ban Suspected European Pirates from Internet Access
A series of anti-piracy proposals in consideration by the European Union could result in internet users being permanently banned from the web if...
READ MORE >"I would assume that even if ISP's confirmed users of illegal downloads of some sort, it would ..."
see all 131 commentsCrytek CEO Estimates 20 PC Game Pirates for Every One Legitimate Buyer
Crytek chief executive Cevat Yerli offered an assessment of piracy within the PC gaming industry, describing the market as "the most intensely...
READ MORE >"BTW isn't it interesting how Diablo 2 just topped sales on Amazon's Game list. geee. what a ..."
see all 217 commentsAtari Sues over Negative Alone in the Dark Review, Accuses Reviewer of Piracy (Updated)
Update: Gamer.nl staffer Erwin Bergervoet has informed Shacknews that Atari also asked the Dutch gaming site to pull its 5/10 review of Alone in...
READ MORE >"I always thought that embargos were only enforceable until they were irrevocably broken. Kind ..."
see all 89 comments$1 Billion in MMO Revenue Found 'Under a Rock,' PCGA President Explains Goal of Coalition
PC Gaming Alliance president and Intel gaming program director Randy Stude offered commentary on the health of the PC gaming industry, expressing...
READ MORE >"Purchasing Power Parity. I have pointed this out in previous comments. Google it."
see all 35 commentsEncryption Chip Will End Piracy, Says Atari Founder
At yesterday's Wedbush Morgan Securities conference, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell claimed that a stealth encryption chip will "absolutely stop...
READ MORE >"I say stop trying to enforce anti piracy and let people copy your games. One of the reasons I ..."
see all 174 commentsElectronic Arts Responds to Copy Protection Outcry, Removes 10-day SecuROM Check for the Troops
BioWare producer Derek French recently caused an uproar after announcing that copy protection on the PC editions of Mass Effect and Spore would...
READ MORE >"False. I can install Win95 on a box, and run said game. I *could* solve my problems with Jane's ..."
see all 137 commentsNvidia VP: No Justification for PC Piracy
Nvidia content relations VP Roy Taylor said that PC gaming has moved beyond reasonable justification for pirating PC games. The executive...
READ MORE >"Uh, no. We don't pay more for games in Australia because we have better standards of living than ..."
see all 171 commentsSpore, Mass Effect PC to Require Online Validation Every Ten Days to Function
Update: Electronic Arts has relented to the pressure. Original story: BioWare technical producer Derek French has said that the PC versions of...
READ MORE >"cease to function... UNTIL it can go online to revalidate. FFS, read up on their clearifications."
see all 592 commentsCrysis Developer Moving Away from PC Exclusives; Cites Piracy as 'Core Problem of PC Gaming'
Crysis and Far Cry creator Crytek has revealed its intent to focus more on consoles and move away from creating PC-exclusive titles due to the...
READ MORE >"Retarded fight? You're a moron! I care because I believe that old saying "you pay for what you ..."
see all 334 commentsTHQ Exec Rails on PC Pirates, Hardware Makers, You
Prompted by the closure of Titan Quest developer Iron Lore last week, THQ creative director Michael Fitch ranted on the state of PC gaming and...
READ MORE >"Maybe there is no long-term solution for all this. PC developers aren't gonna make any money ..."
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"So you're suggesting that we go on doing nothing about piracy while it's cost just about every ..."
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