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167 articles tagged as piracy

West of Dead Review

This Western-themed roguelike has style to spare, but falls short on ideas.

July 3, 2020 | 14:00

MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X Review

MSI and EK team up to cool the CPU and power delivery on its MPG Z490 Carbon board

July 3, 2020 | 13:00

Hardspace: Shipbreaker Preview

What's the best way to evaluate a game about dismantling spaceships? Break it down.

July 3, 2020 | 09:00

Google, Microsoft agree to IP infringement code of conduct

No more Pirate Bay links on page one.

February 21, 2017 | 09:51

EA's Origin becomes a demonstration of DRM's drawbacks

Gamers in Myanmar get blocked.

October 31, 2016 | 09:24

Government mulls 10-year sentences for digital pirates

Despite ORG's best efforts.

April 22, 2016 | 08:28

Microsoft removes SecuROM, SafeDisc from Windows 10

Breaks older games in the process.

August 18, 2015 | 12:15

Microsoft adds anti-piracy terms to EULA

Can block 'unauthorised' software and hardware.

August 14, 2015 | 12:10

Government begins major piracy crackdown

Ten year prison sentences for P2P.

July 20, 2015 | 11:25

Malwarebytes launches pirated key amnesty

Free keys replace dodgy copies.

June 29, 2015 | 11:53

Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 piracy stance

Free upgrade, but not a free licence.

March 20, 2015 | 11:35

Kim Dotcom to launch MegaChat Skype alternative

'Bye bye, Skype,' says Dotcom.

December 30, 2014 | 12:48

Researchers launch anonymous, robust BitTorrent client

'Impossible to shut down,' claims creator.

December 19, 2014 | 11:55

Far Cry 4 pirates outed by FoV patch

'You pirated the game,' says Ubisoft.

November 20, 2014 | 12:44

Sims 4 pirates attacked by pixels

Pirated copies of the Sims 4 include special glitch that censors the screen.

September 5, 2014 | 11:06

Culture Secretary targets search engines

Legislation threatened, copyright group told.

September 3, 2014 | 11:28

Microsoft given 20 day deadline in China probe

SAIC serious about getting answers.

September 2, 2014 | 11:03

Chinese government bans Windows 8.1

Looking to Linux for agency systems.

May 21, 2014 | 10:42

EA's Origin gets bad-game refund option

Buy with confidence, company says.

August 20, 2013 | 08:56

Microsoft announces TechNet Subscription closure

Piracy not being blamed, surprisingly.

July 2, 2013 | 08:19

McAfee patents anti-piracy technology

Looks to protect consumers from infringement.

April 25, 2013 | 10:51

Sony patents benchmarking piracy test

Sony has published a patent that details a method of benchmarking software to check if it's pirated. Possibly for use with the PS4.

February 26, 2013 | 09:31

Game Maker accidentally brands customers as pirates

Game creation suite Game Maker Studio has ruined game resources in several legitimate users' projects after an anti-piracy measure went awry.

November 27, 2012 | 08:12

Cactus offers tech support to pirates

Hotline Miami creator Jonatan Soderstrom has offered advice to pirates of his new game to ensure they play the game as it was meant to be played.

October 29, 2012 | 09:42

Ubisoft ditches PC DRM tactics

Ubisoft has abandoned its DRM measures, allowing gamers to enjoy PC games without a persistent internet connection.

September 6, 2012 | 09:21

Ubisoft driven to F2P market by piracy rates of 93-95%

Ubisoft's chief executive Yves Guillemot claims a similar number of players pay for F2P titles as they do regular boxed titles.

August 23, 2012 | 08:52

Mod of the Month June 2020 in Association with Corsair

July 1 2020 | 17:34