Posts Tagged ‘ Piracy ’

The First Assassin’s Creed 2 PC Version Leaked on Torrents!

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Calin Ciabai

Wow, I must say that those who pirate games are getting a lot better nowadays, despite all the DRM measures the desperate developers are trying to implement: Assassin’s Creed 2 for PC has already been leaked on torrent sites, one week before the official release of the game! That could certainly be a blow!



Aliens vs. Predator Leaked on Torrents Early, too!

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Calin Ciabai

It was just a little while ago when I was shocked by the early leak on torrents of BioShock 2, but today things have gone even further: Aliens vs. Predator got leaked on torrent websites as well, two days before the release of the game.



Yup, BioShock 2 Got Leaked on Torrents Early On

Feb 9th, 2010 | By Calin Ciabai

2K Games’ BioShock 2 isn’t yet available in game stores all over the world, but the game has already been leaked on torrents, certainly hitting the sales of the PC version at least. It’s not the first time when pirates manage to release such a highly anticipated and big name title before the official release [...]



Why Can’t Batman Glide? Because You’re a Pirate!

Sep 8th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Did you somehow notice a rather strange problem while playing Batman: Arkham Asylum… let’s say a problem with the glide? And maybe when you try to glide from one platform to another, Batman only tries to open his wings again and again but eventually falls into a terrible poisoned gas? Maybe you cursed Eidos for [...]



180,000 Pirated Sims 3 Copies Downloaded in Four Days

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Indeed it is The Sims 3 piracy a disaster for EA, as I have anticipated when the game was leaked on torrent sites: at least 180,000 copies of the life sim were illegally downloaded in four days, Gamesindustry reports (personally, I think that the numbers are much higher).



Disaster for EA: The Sims 3 Leaked on Torrents!

May 18th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

The pirates have won another huge battle against the big games publishers, but computer gaming certainly lost some more of the faith these big publishers had in the classic systems: The Sims 3, the upcoming life simulation game that was expected to hit the store shelves on June 2 has been leaked on torrents today, [...]



Demigod Release Date Broken by GameStop

Apr 14th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

If there is one thing game developers hate about game releases, that is when the release dates are broken by game stores. In this case, it is GameStop who broke the release date of Stardock’s latest strategy game, Demigod and started selling copies of the game days before the scheduled release (which was set for [...]



Breaking: Game Pirates Preparing to Legally Win the Console Wars

Apr 1st, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

In an incredible twist of events, a few hardware pirating groups have decided to join forces and start a legal, console manufacturing company which, according to them, will actually win the console wars since it will deliver functional and dirt cheap consoles, just perfect for the economic downturn we’re all going through. Even more, it [...]



The R4 Chip Is Now Illegal in Japan

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Game pirates have been slapped hard last week, with the game publishers and developers winning an important battle. Following a lawsuit started last year by Nintendo and 53 other companies against the R4 chip (used for pirating Nintendo DS games), the Tokyo District Court decided to grant an injunction against sales of the device, prompting [...]



Friday 13th, Not a Lucky Day for Game Pirates

Feb 17th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

This Friday the 13th ELSPA (the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association) investigators decided to bring nightmares to life for two Scottish people who were into pirating games and gaming consoles. Their action was a success and hopefully the world will now have two pirates less to worry about.
The organization reported seizing of “a large [...]