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Adventures in Piracy: A look back at some memorable anti-piracy measures

by Jenni Lada on Mar 25, 2009 at 07:59 AM

For as long as there’s been video games, it seems like there’s been video game piracy. It’s sadly become a commonplace occurrence, with deserving developers and publishers becoming victims of disrespectful players who would rather steal than pay for a quality game. Some developers and publishers attempt to strike back.… Continue Reading »

Japanese Chrono Trigger copyright protection bested by hackers

by Jenni Lada on Nov 20, 2008 at 08:11 AM

Well, the score is now Square Enix: 0, Hackers: 2. Square Enix has attempted to put copyright protection in its DS games, first in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, and now in the Japanese version of Chrono Trigger DS. Chrono Trigger is scheduled to debut in Japan on… Continue Reading »

Piracy slowly killing PC games

by Jonathan Gronli on Oct 10, 2008 at 10:53 AM

In May 2008, Crytek announced that it will be abandoning PC exclusivity due to problems with pirated copies of Crysis. Now, Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater revealed to Videogaming247 reasons why the copany won’t bring the anticipated EndWar to the PC. Ubisoft has been having such big problems… Continue Reading »

Ring of Fates gives pirates the raspberry

by Jenni Lada on Mar 11, 2008 at 06:46 PM

Many know that video game pirates roam the internet, dumping roms of games shortly after they are released. Those who unwittingly downloaded the rom of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates encountered an unexpected surprise. After a short period of play, the screen depicted at the right, with two… Continue Reading »

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