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Any worries that PSN downtime might have affected the chances of Bethesda’s new release Brink have been dismissed after the game debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. There’s another new entry right behind it, too – Disney Interactive’s LEGO Pirates of …

In what could prove a very big blow to the activities of internet pirates, Google has announced a number of new policies designed to limit the accessibility of illegal content online. In a document entitled ‘Making Copyright Work Better Online’ on its Public Policy blog, Google has ledged to radically …

It appears that a group of online hackers has got their hands on a full version of Halo Reach far ahead of its official worldwide release on September 14th. Microsoft recently posted a digital version of the title online for reviewers to access, and it seems as if some modders …

As EA is set to implement a divisive $10 pay-wall in a bid to curb pre-owned sales of its games, one experienced UK developer believes the threat of second-hand sales must be addressed. In fact, Blitz Games Studios co-founder Andrew Oliver believes that piracy is not the biggest problem facing …

2K Games has announced that Sid Meier’s Pirates! will be released for Wii this Autumn. The game is being developed by 2K China and is seemingly based on the 2005 PC and Xbox title developed by Firaxis – itself a remake of the 1987 Sid Meier title. For the Wii …

In what will surely encourage the self-validating conscience of illicit file-sharers, a new study has concluded that people who pirate digital content end up spending more on it than those who don’t. A survey commissioned by the think-tank group Demos showed that broadband users who never pirate material each spend …