Tag: Piracy
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“Pirate it and then buy it”, says Influx developers
Impromptu Studios, developers of the recently released game Influx, have provided a torrented version of their own game, to allow players to pirate it in the hopes that they will then decide to buy the full version. Joe Wintergreen, the head of Impromptu Studios, even issued a personal plea: As they’re ‘not a big company’…
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Patent outlines Sony anti-piracy software
After smacking down rumours of an anti-used games system it’s come out that the PlayStation 4 may well utilise new technology to block pirated games. Unearthed by DarkZero, this software patent describes technology that measures loading times to ensure pirates won’t be able to have their way with the PS4. The most illuminating part of…