Posted Jun 19, 2008 at 06:03AM by Charles D. Listed in: News Tags: Sony, SCEE, Europe, London, piracy, MCV
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Logo of Sony Computer Entertainment - Image 1Piracy has always been a problem for Sony's PlayStation Portable gaming handheld. This was an issue Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) President David Reeves openly recognized for both its pros and cons for the company. Find out what else Reeves had to say on the matter of PSP piracy in our full article after the jump.

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Posted Jun 12, 2008 at 01:55AM by Tim Y. Listed in: News, Games Tags: Sony, Ready At Dawn, Didier Malenfant, piracy
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Didier Malenfant explains Ready at Dawn's departure from PSP development - Image 1Ready At Dawn's president Didier Malenfant recently elaborated on the reasons for the studio's decision to end their development for the Sony PSP. Among other things, the exec discussed his studio's future plans, and how piracy may have affected their decision. More details are available in the full article.

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Posted May 24, 2008 at 09:55PM by Sally B. Listed in: News Tags: Atari, piracy, motherboards, Nolan Bushnell
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Piracy - Image 1Gaming piracy is a serious problem that seems impossible to eradicate. But is there hope for game developers? According to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, there is, thanks to the TPM encryption chips that are being built into some of the latest motherboards. More in the full article.

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Posted Apr 14, 2008 at 08:36AM by Enrico S. Listed in: News Tags: Nike, ELSPA, Adidas, UK, piracy, MCPS
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ELPSA logo - Image 1The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) and some of its partners recently conducted a raid which yielded illegally copied Nintendo DS games stored on discs. Meanwhile, ELSPA's crime unit head, John Hillier, wants to remind gamers (whatever console you may own) the detestable effects of piracy on the whole industry. For more on this raid, head on over to the full article for more information.

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Posted Mar 16, 2008 at 07:12AM by Gino D. Listed in: News Tags: Microsoft, Chris Lewis, Zelda, Europe, UK, piracy
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QuickJump QuickPeek 38 - Image 1(Editor's Note: And a wham, bam, thank you, ma'am! It's time for another recap in QuickPeek 38!)

While some of us hate numbers, it's still interesting to see them all lined up there looking pretty. From piratical statistics, calendar dates, new version release numbers, price tags, survey results on "bedroom pasttimes", error codes, and, oh yes, blobs doing arithmetic.

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Posted Mar 07, 2008 at 09:20PM by Ryan C. Listed in: News Tags: memory stick, Sony, piracy
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Sony for the PSP - Image 1Looking for more out of your DVD movie purchase other than the movie itself? Then this update about Sony offering digital copies within its own DVDs should interest you. Digital copies are simply that - legal copies of the film that you can easily watch on your PC, PS3 or PSP with almost no hassle whatsoever. Almost. Check out the full details after the jump.

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Posted Jan 16, 2008 at 10:03PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: virtual reality, piracy, Saudi Arabia
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Rockstar's Bully - Image 1A recent study shows that violent video games threaten even Saudi Arabia's society, with piracy allowing children to get a hold of these interactive forms of entertainment that contain evil scenarios of combating security forces, destroying state property, and violating people in various ways. More on this at the full article.

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Posted Dec 09, 2007 at 06:34AM by Ryan A. Listed in: News Tags: Codemasters, piracy
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Codemasters threats to sue P2P users, sending warning emails already - Image 1To be quite frank about it,  video game piracy is very rampant on the Internet. This includes simple things such as hacks and mods to the blatant downloading of full retail copies over peer-to-peer websites.

However, it seems that this will stop soon as the latest move from Codemasters indicate that it is not only targetting the operators of such websites but its costumers as well. The full story after the jump!

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Posted Nov 24, 2007 at 03:15PM by Charles D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Star Trek, Sony, Wal-Mart, piracy, Gundam
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Box art of Ouendan 2, an original Japanese release game - Image 1 Taking a look at the games from both the east and the west, there's no denying both have their own charm in wooing their respective crowds. However, some gamers enjoy crossing the lines and end up playing games, despite the fact they don't understand a word of what the characters say.

Read more about import gamers in the full article!

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Posted Oct 29, 2007 at 02:40PM by Isaac C. Listed in: News Tags: Microsoft, China, piracy, Hackers
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Pirated Call of Duty 2 - Xbox 360 - Image 1Frank Yu, former Casual Games Producer for Microsoft in China, recently gave a report on the state of piracy in China following the Hong Kong raid where authorities seized 10,000 mod chips for Nintendo consoles. The last major news of piracy in China was last year; at that time it was for the Xbox 360.

Remember our report about Xbox 360 and Wii piracy in the Philippines? Turns out piracy is popular for both the Xbox 360 and the Wii in China as well.

According to Yu though, there isn't much demand for the PlayStation 3 so there's no modding or any distribution of pirated games in China that he is aware of and he doesn't even mention the PSP, which is a popular victim in many other areas. The Nintendo DS isn't spared however, as the Supercard (R4 card) is being sold in China.

Yu states that the Japanese Wii is a more popular candidate for modding since the US Wii has more protection. Modded Wiis can still download firmware although some of the more recent games, like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption won't work (although Yu believes this won't be true for long).

As for the Xbox 360, piracy is still very much active and rampant in the country. While Xbox 360 consoles in China will still be shut out of Xbox Live when MS detects that the console is modded, Yu has heard of a rumor that talks of a mod chip you can switch on and off. One just has to turn it off to log on to Xbox Live.

Hacking and modding is rampant but also incredible efficient - so much that the "folks at MS are always impressed by the speed and workaround that hackers and modders do to the motherboard." Hacking in China is also popular with foreigners, who aren't strangers with hacking shops at all.

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