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Independent Hit World of Goo: 90% Illegal Copies

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Germany — 

According to Ron Carmel, the co-creator of the Independent Games Festival winner 2008 World of Goo, the piracy rate of the recently published innovative "puzzle game" lies at over 90 percent. 2D Boy is having fairly good sells via Nintendo's Wii Ware and Valve's Steam platform but the majority of World of Goo players don't purchase the award-winning indie game but instead turn to pirated versions of it. more...

Fallout 3 Piracy

Germany — 

It has been less than 24 hours after the highly anticipated rpg Fallout 3 by Bethesda has been leaked. Software pirates are already distributing the game over the internet.
If this incident has any impact on future copy protection can“t be said yet, but it seems very likely. more...

Spore: More piracy because of copy protection?

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Germany — 

The copy protection of EA's newest hit, Spore seems to cause what it should have prevented in the first place: illegal copies. more...

Mass Effect & Spore: Piracy Preventing Measures

Germany — 

Many gamers out there were not really pleased last year by the fact that they were only allowed to activate their copy of "Bioshock" on the PC three times before having to contact the support to reactivate it, all thanks to the implemented SecuROM online activation system which was designed to prevent privacy. more...

Mexico City Game Pirates Busted

United States — 

Mexican agencies busted a substantial game piracy effort in the Tepito market of Mexico City, Mexico. more...