Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[2 Player Productions uploads 'Minecraft: The Story of Mojang' to The Pirate Bay]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/2-player-productions-upload-minecraft-the-story-of-mojang-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/2-player-productions-upload-minecraft-the-story-of-mojang-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/2-player-productions-upload-minecraft-the-story-of-mojang-to/#comments So, you know how the Minecraft documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang premiers on Xbox Live today, and will be available for purchase on DVD tomorrow? Well, that world premier just become a bit less exclusive, as 2 Player Productions has uploaded its film to controversial torrenting destination The Pirate Bay.

"We wanted to come here first because we knew the movie would end up here eventually," the listing reads, "and the best thing to do seemed to be opening a dialogue. Torrents and piracy are a way of life and it probably won't be going anywhere anytime soon. There are many people that want to punish you for that, but we have a more realistic outlook on things."

2 Player Productions goes on to urge torrent-folk to at least "consider" supporting its operations by purchasing the film, either digitally or on DVD: "We're just three guys trying to make a living doing what we love. We love the world of video games, and we love making it real. If you buy the movie, you support those efforts. The reason we Kickstarted this movie in the first place was that we didn't have enough money to make it ourselves, and even then, we still put A LOT of our own money into it."

Joystiq2 Player Productions uploads 'Minecraft: The Story of Mojang' to The Pirate Bay originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2-player-productionsdocumentaryfilmMinecraftminecraft-the-story-of-mojangmojangpirate-baythe-pirate-baytorrenttorrentsSat, 22 Dec 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Modern Warfare 2 was the most pirated game of 2009]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/report-modern-warfare-2-was-the-most-pirated-game-of-2009/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/report-modern-warfare-2-was-the-most-pirated-game-of-2009/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/29/report-modern-warfare-2-was-the-most-pirated-game-of-2009/#comments Last year, TorrentFreak awarded Spore the dubious title of Most Pirated Game of 2008 -- this year, the victor (by an overwhelming margin) is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. According to the torrent news site's calculations, the PC version of Infinity Ward's shooter was unscrupulously downloaded 4.1 million times. When combined with the 360 version of the game, that number tops five million. Looks like boycotts do work! And by "boycotts," we of course mean, "mankind's overwhelming desire to get things for free through easily accessible, barely regulated channels."

[Via IGN]

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JoystiqReport: Modern Warfare 2 was the most pirated game of 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>call-of-dutycall-of-duty-modern-warfare-2fpsMicrosoftmodern-warfare-2piracytorrenttorrentfreakXbox-360Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Trials developer put its own game on torrent sites for marketing]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/trials-developer-put-its-own-game-on-torrent-sites-for-marketing/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/trials-developer-put-its-own-game-on-torrent-sites-for-marketing/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/07/trials-developer-put-its-own-game-on-torrent-sites-for-marketing/#comments We all know the timeless adage: "If you can't beat them, then think of cleverer ways to entice them, then break down their spirits, showing them the error of their ways, which will ultimately lead to you beating them." Developer RedLynx employed this strategy when trying to make a foothold in the piracy-riddled PC gaming market when it released its motorbike platformer, Trials, last year. However, the method of this "release" were unconventional, to say the least: The studio actually beat PC pirates to the punch, and uploaded its own game to a number of popular torrent sites.

The version the developer distributed was missing one key feature, however: Leaderboard support. According to RedLynx CEO Tero Virtala, who spoke on the bizarre distribution model at the Develop Liverpool conference, "leaderboards are the soul of the game." He hoped that pirates would fall in love with the leaderboard-less version of the game, then purchase the full version so they could compete with their law-abiding friends.

Virtala admitted that he has no way of knowing how successful that strategy was, but we applaud the studio's unbridled chutzpah nonetheless.

JoystiqTrials developer put its own game on torrent sites for marketing originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bikemotorbikepiracyredlynxtero-virtalatorrenttrialsSat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Spore tops list of most pirated PC games of 2008]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/07/spore-tops-list-of-most-pirated-pc-games-of-2008/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/07/spore-tops-list-of-most-pirated-pc-games-of-2008/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/07/spore-tops-list-of-most-pirated-pc-games-of-2008/#commentsFiled under:


Despite possessing "draconian DRM" meant to thwart an internet that's currently teeming with PC gaming pirates, Electronic Arts' controversial (in more ways than one) life-sim Spore recently topped a list compiled by TorrentFreak which charts the most pirated PC games of 2008. With 1.7 million illicit downloads (much more than 2nd place finisher Sims 2, which had 1.15 million), it would seem that EA's strict anti-piracy measures led to ... extra piracy. Here's the top ten most pirated PC titles for the year -- with only BitTorrent downloads present and accounted for, we suggest taking the list with a SecuROM-protected grain of salt.
  1. Spore -- 1,700,000
  2. The Sims 2 -- 1,150,000
  3. Assassins Creed -- 1,070,000
  4. Crysis -- 940,000
  5. Command & Conquer 3 -- 860,000
  6. Call of Duty 4 -- 830,000
  7. GTA San Andreas -- 740,000
  8. Fallout 3 -- 645,000
  9. Far Cry 2 -- 585,000
  10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 -- 470,000
[Via Big Download]

JoystiqSpore tops list of most pirated PC games of 2008 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best-of-2008drmelectronic-artsPCpiracysecuromsporetorrentSun, 07 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Ridiculous PSP piracy numbers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/09/ridiculous-psp-piracy-numbers/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/09/ridiculous-psp-piracy-numbers/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/09/ridiculous-psp-piracy-numbers/#commentsFiled under:


Piracy is ruining the PSP. Although quality titles continue to come out on the handheld, many have been wondering: where are the software sales? Hardware has done incredibly well since the release of the redesigned PSP-2000, but PSP software still fails to make it to the top of the charts. What's to blame? It's easy to blame pirates, who take advantage of the easily circumventable security of the system. Rlan from NeoGAF took a look at just one torrent site and found the number of downloads of PSP games to be absolutely disgusting.

God of War: Chains of Olympus - 94,154
Patapon - 112,183
Ratchet & Clank - Size Matters - 197,113
Crush - 48,959
LOCO ROCO - 163,904
Wipeout Pulse - 116,965
Castlevania X Chronicles - 102,354
Metal Gear Solid - Portable Ops (Not Including Plus) - 231,054
Burnout Dominator - 269,486

A game like Patapon shouldn't be pirated -- that only costs $20 at retail! God of War has managed to get nearly 100k downloads since its release. That's absolutely shameful. Downloading a torrented game is stealing -- just because it's easy doesn't make it right.

JoystiqRidiculous PSP piracy numbers originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>homebrerwpiracypsptorrenttorrentsSun, 09 Mar 2008 01:30:00 EST<![CDATA[1UP urges us to buy, not steal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/03/1up-urges-us-to-buy-not-steal/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/03/1up-urges-us-to-buy-not-steal/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/03/1up-urges-us-to-buy-not-steal/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Keep it right!1UP reports that Final Fantasy XII is being illegally distributed via bit torrent, with multiple bit torrent user comments confirming that the torrents house playable English versions of Square Enix's RPG. In response to the alleged leak, the site has issued the following PSA:

"Forgetting that pirating is a criminal activity, 'Final Fantasy XII' is supposed to be an absolutely incredible RPG -- we strongly encourage gamers to wait a few more weeks for the real game to properly reward Square Enix for their labored work."

We can't think of a better way to put it. Keep it real right, y'all!

Joystiq1UP urges us to buy, not steal originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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