Tag Archives: piracy

Microsoft’s aggressive investigation” of the pre-release leak of Halo Reach on a number of internet file-sharing sites has resulted in a string of bans for those found guilty of playing the game early. Maxconsole reports that the platform holder has not just blocked Xbox Live access on offending users’ hardware …

It looks as if the PSJailbreak, the first device that claims to allow for the playing of backed up (read: pirated) games on PS3 is real. We’ve has had confirmation of the procedure’s success,” iTWire reports. There are a few caveats, including the requirement to have any other PS3 game …

The DS is the most successful games machine of all time. It has sold over 132 million units since its 2004 debut and has housed some of the most successful video games ever released. But there’s a problem. Since 2007, DS piracy cards – such as the infamous R4 – …

A dedicated hacking website has warned potential PS3 pirates that using the recently revealed PSJailbreak device could see their consoles banned from logging on to PSN and, as a result, leave them unable to play online multiplayer games. The Backup manager game ID could be logged/recorded by Sony when logged …

Full versions of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 shooter Halo Reach have arrived on internet file-sharing sites. At the time of writing over ten different downloads are currently available. The development follows news over the weekend that hackers had managed to obtain the full game from Microsoft’s press version of Xbox Live. …

Though its validity remains unproved for the time being, the first retailer to sell what is being marketed as the first genuine method that allows the playing of pirated games on PS3 has insisted that the product is very real. Speaking to Kotaku, Australian retailer OzModChips has posted a number …

The PS3 is facing a new piracy scare. Engadget reports that a new USB modchip claims to allow users to ‘dump’ game code onto a storage device (such as a USB stick or the PS3’s internal HDD). These can then be played without the use of the original disc. Though …

The High Court ruling that confirmed DS R4 piracy cards are illegal will get developers excited about the DS again. Last month, a UK specialist IP court helped solidify the case against the cards, encouraging some rogue retailers to confess to being guilty of IP theft. The platform holder hopes …

Developer Blizzard has told MCV that the work it has put into refining its online network Battle.net is part of the reason that recent release Starcraft II has proved so resistant to piracy. For World of Warcraft we have been able to work well around the piracy issue and we …

Amanita Design, the widely applauded Czechoslovakian adventure games studio, is calling for amnesty after its most recent title has been reportedly stung by widespread piracy. The studio’s official website – where Machinarium was being sold at $20 – has announced the game will retail at $5 until Thursday August 12th. …