Report: Most Pirated Japanese DS and PSP Games
According to the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) of Japan, Pokemon Platinum is the most pirated Nintendo DS game in the...
READ MORE >Blizzard: Fighting Piracy with DRM 'A Losing Battle'
StarCraft II is still on track for its July 27 release on PC, but unlike some other developers, Blizzard isn't planning on gumming up the works...
READ MORE >"DRM, SecurRom, Safedisc etc.... All a waste of time and Resources that hurt the legitimate ..."
see all 116 commentsEpic Blames PC Piracy for Its Focus on Consoles
Piracy is responsible for Gears of War developer Epic Games' waning enthusiasm for the PC, CVG spotted president Mike Capps saying in this month's...
READ MORE >"Your argument is that they are the exception. They are not the exception because we were talking ..."
see all 396 commentsNintendo's Iwata Talks 3DS, Piracy, Social Gaming
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata answered investor questions after revealing the company's yearly earnings, which has been translated into English...
READ MORE >"Funny, I remember people saying exactly the same thing about the Virtual Boy. Or the Gamecube. ..."
see all 14 commentsNintendo Files Piracy Suit Against Online Retailer, Discusses Effects of Piracy
Hardware and software maker Nintendo announced today that it has filed a civil lawsuit against the owner of NXPGAME, claiming that the unnamed...
READ MORE >"Yeah, I've read wolfire's blog too, and I tend to agree with his perspective. To be fair, ..."
see all 19 commentsNintendo 3DS Hardware Includes Optional 3D Toggle, Stronger Anti-Piracy Measures
Though Nintendo is waiting until mid-June to properly debut its new portable game machine, the Nintendo 3DS, the company has confirmed a few new...
READ MORE >"Is 3D going to be something useful on a DS sized screen? I don't know that the next version of ..."
see all 33 commentsUK Videogame Trade Association Survey Finds Piracy Not Seen as a Significant Threat
TIGA, a trade association representing the UK games industry, recently surveyed its members about the rising impact of software piracy on game...
READ MORE >"The biggest case of this I can remember is Crysis. Crysis looked great and had a stunning ..."
see all 39 comments'Don't Copy That Floppy' Sequel Warns of Piracy; Includes id Software Cameo, Klingons
In an effort to educate "a new generation of would-be pirates," the Software & Information Industry Association (previously the Software Publishers...
READ MORE >"There are plenty of people that have gone to jail for stealing physical copies of games. Does ..."
see all 126 commentsNintendo DSi Gets Facebook, More Piracy Protection
Nintendo DSi owners in North America will soon be able to upload pictures from the handheld to social networking site Facebook, as that...
READ MORE >""the Assassin's Creed/Imagine: Babyz publisher". Now that's a phrase you don't see every day, lol."
see all 2 commentsUbisoft's CEO Breaks Down Piracy By Platform; New Tool Will 'Tremendously' Decrease PC Piracy
During yesterday's Ubisoft earnings call, company CEO Yves Guillemot outlined his thoughts on piracy as it pertains to each platform, from PC to...
READ MORE >"Pay attention to what I said. CHARACTERS does not. Environments do."
see all 493 commentsFile-sharing Site 'The Pirate Bay' Acquired, Going Legit
Like Napster before it, torrent site The Pirate Bay--notorious for its use as a hub for online piracy--has been acquired by a legitimate company,...
READ MORE >"I know. Right now that dude's in a straight jacket for sure."
see all 87 commentsStarCraft 2's Non-existent LAN Support Explained, Piracy Cited as Key Reason
Following through on word that StarCraft II won't support LAN play due to "planned technology to be incorporated into Battle.net," developer...
READ MORE >"Pay per play service is so 09 and beyond because the kiddies "Nullzero" will have there mommys ..."
see all 433 commentsEA Using The Sims 3 DLC, Community to Curb Piracy
The pre-release leak of The Sims 3 essentially served as a "demo program" for Electronic Arts to test its focus on "disc-enabled" services like...
READ MORE >"Just give me the old disc in drive and cd key protection scheme on pc games and maybe I'll buy ..."
see all 92 commentsSony: PSP Piracy 'Sickening,' Has Reduced Sales
In a new interview with Gamaustra, Sony's Peter Dille called the problem of rampant PSP piracy "sickening," and said that Sony now believes a large...
READ MORE >"They also say it when there's no particular relevance. This article never claims it's a direct ..."
see all 106 commentsRoughly 88% of Peak Hour Demigod Users Pirates
Update: Stardock has asked the press to clarify that the below figures don't represent overall sales, but simply the breakdown of...
READ MORE >"I'm a fellow developer and in all honesty, my heart goes out to the developers of this game. I ..."
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