Inside Game Piracy, Part 1: Crushing Discs, Pushing Education

**MIG-31** · Dec 3, 2008, 05:17 PM

Game piracy is still a major issue, and in this first part of a Gamasutra special report, we talk to the ESA and PC Gaming Alliance -- discussing why cracking down on physical goods piracy and "making people think just one more time before they click download" may break the vicious cycle.

When 2D Boy recently claimed that the piracy rate for its PC independent game World of Goo was something like 90 percent, it raised two interesting issues.
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Source: Gamasutra

Dec 3, 2008, 05:17 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,788 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Inside Game Piracy, Part 1: Crushing Discs, Pushing Education Game piracy is still a major issue, and in this first part of a Gamasutra special report, we talk to the ESA and PC Gaming Alliance -- discussing why cracking down on physical goods piracy and "making people think just one more time before they click download" may break the vicious cycle. When 2D Boy recently claimed that the piracy rate for its PC independent game World of Goo was something like 90 percent, it raised two interesting issues. _____________ Source: Gamasutra __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here