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Developer blames piracy for Son & Bone's poor sales. „We can't devote time and resources into something that will be pirated and given away for free”

Developer blames piracy for Son & Bone's poor sales. „We can't devote time and resources into something that will be pirated and given away for free”

Studio TeamKill Media apparently dislikes the PC not only for vulgar mods but also for piracy, allegedly responsible for the poor sales of their team's games on PC.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

January 27, 2025

Developer blames piracy for Son & Bone's poor sales. „We can't devote time and resources into something that will be pirated and given away for free”
Nintendo Sues Creators of Yuzu Emulator. Latest Zelda was Pirated a Million Times Before It Hit the Market

Nintendo Sues Creators of Yuzu Emulator. Latest Zelda was Pirated a Million Times Before It Hit the Market

Nintendo has sued the makers of Yuzu, a Switch console emulator. The company cited the popularity of the pirated version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as an example of damages.

video games

Adrian Werner

February 28, 2024

Nintendo Sues Creators of Yuzu Emulator. Latest Zelda was Pirated a Million Times Before It Hit the Market
Map to Sacred Tree Location in Skull and Bones

Map to Sacred Tree Location in Skull and Bones

Skull and Bones is full od various points of interest. One of them is Sacred Tree, where you can buy Hulk blueprint.

How to

Damian Gacek

February 9, 2024

Map to Sacred Tree Location in Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones - Where to Find Sunken Goldmine Location

Skull and Bones - Where to Find Sunken Goldmine Location

Are you looking for Sunken Goldmine in Skull and Bones? From this guide you will learn where to find this location.

How to

Agnes Adamus

February 9, 2024

Skull and Bones - Where to Find Sunken Goldmine Location
'Pirate It Rather Than Watch Playthrough on YouTube,' Ask Devs of Slay the Princess

'Pirate It Rather Than Watch Playthrough on YouTube,' Ask Devs of Slay the Princess

Black Tabby Games prefers that gamers without money check out the highly rated Slay The Princess illegally than if they were to spoil their adventure with the game after seeing a walkthrough on YouTube.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

December 28, 2023

'Pirate It Rather Than Watch Playthrough on YouTube,' Ask Devs of Slay the Princess
'You Can Pirate, but Consider Supporting' - Postal Devs on Piracy and Resellers

'You Can Pirate, but Consider Supporting' - Postal Devs on Piracy and Resellers

The negative attitude of game developers towards computer piracy is quite expected. However, the creators of the Postal series surprised the fans with a rather unusual view of the issue.

video games

Adam Celarek

June 7, 2023

'You Can Pirate, but Consider Supporting' - Postal Devs on Piracy and Resellers
The Sims 5 Barely Entered Testing and Already has Pirate Problem

The Sims 5 Barely Entered Testing and Already has Pirate Problem

Pirating of a video game before its release is no mean feat. Unless, as in the case of Electronic Arts and the new The Sims, the developers invite the wrong people for testing.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

November 3, 2022

The Sims 5 Barely Entered Testing and Already has Pirate Problem
Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy

Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy

Denuvo creators have taken up the fight against emulation of Nintendo Switch games on PC, obviously in the interest of earnings and positive reviews of developers' works.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

August 25, 2022

Denuvo Wants to Kill Switch Emulation on PC; Announces Death of Piracy
Russian Devs of Loop Hero Recommend Pirating Their Game Due to Sanctions

Russian Devs of Loop Hero Recommend Pirating Their Game Due to Sanctions

Due to sanctions, some players have problems with the purchase of the Russian game Loop Hero. In such cases its developers recommend to use a pirated version.

video games

Adrian Werner

March 30, 2022

Russian Devs of Loop Hero Recommend Pirating Their Game Due to Sanctions
PS4 Firmware 9.0 Cracked; PS5's Security May be Compromised

PS4 Firmware 9.0 Cracked; PS5's Security May be Compromised

An exploit has been released for version 9.0 of the PS4, enabling users to install their own software on the console - including pirated games. It should also work on PS5, but due to lack of hardware for testing, the crackers are unable to verify this.

hardware & software

Michael Zegar

December 14, 2021

PS4 Firmware 9.0 Cracked; PS5's Security May be Compromised
Microsoft Gives Pirates a Chance and Wants to Cash in on Them

Microsoft Gives Pirates a Chance and Wants to Cash in on Them

Microsoft has an interesting practice to encourage pirates to buy Office licenses. People with an illegal version of the software will get a 50% discount.

hardware & software

Dawid Wanat

December 9, 2021

Microsoft Gives Pirates a Chance and Wants to Cash in on Them
$10 Million Fine for Modifying Switch - Verdict in Hacker's Case

$10 Million Fine for Modifying Switch - Verdict in Hacker's Case

Gary Bowser must pay more than 40 million in fines. This is the result of a civil lawsuit with Nintendo of America.

video games

Adam Krolak

December 7, 2021

$10 Million Fine for Modifying Switch - Verdict in Hacker's Case
PS5 Security Cracked; Sony Rewards Crackers

PS5 Security Cracked; Sony Rewards Crackers

A known cracker has deal with PlayStation 5's security measures and unlocked the debug mode. However, he refuses to share the details, and Sony is happy to pay for it.

other

November 8, 2021

PS5 Security Cracked; Sony Rewards Crackers
5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players

5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players

Kaspersky has stopped 5.8 million malware attacks on users of bootleg versions of GTA 5, Minecraft, The Sims 4 and other games.

hardware & software

August 31, 2021

5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players
Hacker Arrested for Selling Pirated Legend of Zelda Save Game Files

Hacker Arrested for Selling Pirated Legend of Zelda Save Game Files

A 27-year-old Japanese has been arrested for selling modified save data files for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He also admitted to distributing files from other Nintendo games.

video games

Adam Krolak

July 11, 2021

Hacker Arrested for Selling Pirated Legend of Zelda Save Game Files
Yakuza Banned by Chinese Pirates

Yakuza Banned by Chinese Pirates

The Yakuza series has been banned by Chinese pirates and the blame allegedly lies with Taiwan, Kazuma Kiryu and a certain Japanese v-tuber.

video games

Damian Gacek

July 5, 2021

Yakuza Banned by Chinese Pirates
Malware Mines Crypto on PCs of Users Who Pirated Games

Malware Mines Crypto on PCs of Users Who Pirated Games

Malware unnoticeably mines cryptocurrency on a gamer's computer. It seems that just buying GPUs is not enough for miners. Let me reassure you - the problem concerns only torrent lovers.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

June 28, 2021

Malware Mines Crypto on PCs of Users Who Pirated Games
RomUniverse Website Owner Loses to Nintendo; Will Pay Millions

RomUniverse Website Owner Loses to Nintendo; Will Pay Millions

Nintendo has won in court against the owner of the RomUniverse website, who was accused of copyright infringement. Now, Matthew Storman must pay millions of dollars.

video games

Angelika Kaldus

June 1, 2021

RomUniverse Website Owner Loses to Nintendo; Will Pay Millions
Sega Accuses SteamDB of Piracy, Yakuza: Like a Dragon Page Removed

Sega Accuses SteamDB of Piracy, Yakuza: Like a Dragon Page Removed

Japanese company Sega has sent SteamDB a request to remove the game page of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The publisher claims that the website is engaged in piracy.

video games

Bart Swiatek

March 30, 2021

Sega Accuses SteamDB of Piracy, Yakuza: Like a Dragon Page Removed
Adobe Wants a Tweet Removed for Sharing Link to 27 Year-old Software

Adobe Wants a Tweet Removed for Sharing Link to 27 Year-old Software

Adobe takes piracy of its software very seriously. Even if the app was released over 27 years ago.

hardware & software

Przemyslaw Dygas

March 16, 2021

Adobe Wants a Tweet Removed for Sharing Link to 27 Year-old Software