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CD Projekt fighting Witcher 2 piracy with threat of fine

by Griffin McElroy (Nov 23rd 2010 1:00AM)

CD Projekt is worried about piracy -- specifically, as it concerns the developer's upcoming, adult-oriented RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings -- and understandably so. As a single-player-only PC title, The Witcher 2 is awfully ripe for pirating. However, the Polish developer is hoping to ...

LGJ: If 24 songs = $1.9 million, then 1 game = ?

by Mark Methenitis (Jun 24th 2009 11:59PM)

Each week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games: Maybe you heard about the verdict that just came out in one of the music file-sharing cases: $1.9 million for 24 songs. So, what does this have to do with gaming? More ...

Wii Warm Up: Piracy

by Jason Wishnov (May 15th 2007 9:00AM)

And not the cool kind, folks. The Wii has not been on the market for over half a year, and like any other shining beacon of all that is right in this world, it has been corrupted by peg-legged drunkards. Or software pirates in the Philippines, or something, whatever. Some of you have already chimed ...