Kotaku 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #piracy Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Here's another point of view some might consider: If there was no piracy at all, do people really thing games would sell like they do today? In fact... more » Squiffy: Do these figures include people who downloaded fake / virused torrents? Because I'd bet a good percentage of the downloads of major games are redownl... more » DugDawg: I didn't know piracy was so bad on the Xbox. With how often the damn thing breaks, I wouldn't bother trying to mod it. more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: I was rather surprised to read through the comments section and NOT see a bunch of PC gamers whining about being treated like the red-headed stepchild... more » danthetaliban: I thought this would be relevant in our discussion more » Strangelove: I've been waiting forever for Prototype to be a weekend Steam deal. The second it gets to $20 or less, I'm getting it. more » Unrealer: So nobody wants good ol' Blu-Ray, huh? more » Dick Socrates: Can't say Prototype doesn't deserve it. I bet every last one that stole it was glad they didn't part with any cash to be subjected to such a shallow ... more » Mupp: How about the people that downloaded MW2 and tried it since there never was a demo and then bought it since the multiplayer was awsome? /raises hand more » Griefy: So people seem to be against digital distribution on consoles cause they want they physical copy but they have nothing against pirating a game on said... more » Okira: I believe the biggest difference between "stealing" and "pirating" is simply this.... When you pirate a game, the place you acquire it from does not ... more » SophT: I'm assuming that for the consoles this is all disc-based? I wanna know how PSN pirating stacks up (if at all) to LIVE and wii-ware piracy. I seem t... more » anduin1: MW2 numbers being so high so soon are more a sign of protest rather than people actually wanting to play the game more » Jakelshark: Surprised Halo 3:ODST didnt make the 360 cut more » the7k: I wish they did put PS3 piracy up there. It would be interesting to compare and contrast it. Even if the files are large as hell, the PS3 can't be eas... more » HowardC: A couple of random comments. Wii games are "pirated" a lot because there are only unofficial means to save a wii game to an external harddrive and it... more » Crash__Man: let me check my care-o-meter.... yep, still zero. weren't VCRs supposed to doom the home movie industry? but I know, no one watches the news unless... more » Kymeira: I'd like to add that torrents are not the only way to pirate. And certainly not the fastest by a long shot. Ehem... *walks out of the room* more » ReynaldoRiv: PS3 games are missing because despite what people will tell you, the PS3 has yet to be seriously hacked. I do believe there is a hack for 60GB models ... more » Digo: I know people that pirated it on the PC out of principle. more » -
#pc
Report: The Most Pirated Games Of 2009
Sales figures can be an impressive thing, but so too can the figures showing how many times a game has been pirated. OK, maybe not "impressive". "Disappointing" might be a more suitable term. More » -
#dlc
EA CEO: "I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace"
John Riccitiello, the gaming-savvy head of Electronic Arts, doesn't want anyone to pirate games. But those who do, he told Kotaku, present a new market that EA needs to make money from. More » -
#ds
TV Family Enjoys A Spot Of DS Homebrew?
Nintendo love to scour the dirtiest, most distant corners of the globe for people pirating their DS software. But do they ever check their TV sets? More » -
#piracy
Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
RedLynx, the developer of the well received downloadable title Trials, said that it seeded pirate torrent sites with neutered copies of the game in order to stoke interest in the title. More » -
#piracy
To Catch A Modern Warfare 2 Cyber-Thief
Modern Warfare 2 is already making an appearance at torrent sites all over the internet, but it could have been worse. Dean Takahashi reports on how IPCybercrime stopped one pirate from making his big score. More » -
#banhammer
Major Nelson Weighs In On 360 Console Bans
Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb discusses the recent string of Xbox Live piracy console bannings, delivering an important caveat to those purchasing used machines in the process. More » -
#ruhroh
Xbox Live Smashes Mass Banhammer on Pirates
"A small percentage" of Xbox Live users with modded consoles that allowed pirated games to play woke up to find an early treat in their Halloween bag: a banhammer. More » -
#tapfu
iPhone Game Piracy Rates Suck Too
The developers of iPhone beat 'em up Tap Fu have taken a look at the piracy percentages on their recently released game and, man, are they a black belt caliber kick in the balls. More » -
-
#piracy
Remembering the Early Days of Copy Protection
I remember when my copy of Legacy of the Ancients arrived with its codewheel. I fired up my 1200 baud acoustically-coupled modem, hit the BBS and ranted my indignation that I can do as I please with my purchase. More » -
#piracy
Pirate Bay Buyers Banned From Stock Exchange
Swedish stock market AktieTorget has banned potential Pirate Bay purchasers Global Gaming Factory X from offering stock, after determining that the company misled investors regarding their ability to buy the popular torrent site. More » -
#pspgo
Piracy Protection is Why PSPgo's Battery Isn't Removable
In reconfiguring their portable, Sony paid attention. Pandora's Battery made modding the PSP firmware, and thus software piracy, very easy. SCEA's John Koller said the PSPgo's battery was made internal-only for just that reason. More » -
#clips
Has Latest DSi Firmware Already Been Cracked?
The recent DSi firmware slipped in anti-piracy measures that made it impossible to run R4-style carts. Days later, the firmware already appears to be cracked. More » -
#r4
Nintendo Slips In Anti-Piracy Measures Into DSi Update
That recent DSi update that brought Facebook to Japanese DSi handhelds also brought something else: software to combat R4-type piracy devices. More » -
#piracy
Former Grokster Exec Jumps Ship Over Doubts About Pirate Bay Deal
It sounds like the legalization of infamous BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay has hit rough seas. More » -
#piracy
Ubisoft Plans to Have Piracy Solution in Place This Year
Piracy has taken a hefty toll on Ubisoft, according to company head Yves Guillemot, but the developer and publisher say they are hard at work on a tool that should help reduce the negative impact. More » -
#ubisoft
Ubisoft Sees Sharp Drop in Sales, Blames Market, DS Piracy
Sales for Ubisoft's second quarter is expected to show a more than 50 percent drop from the same quarter last year, the publisher and developer announced today. More » -
#r4
Let's Research Game Piracy On Japanese Trains
Field research time! Website Gpara wandered up and down train carriages on Tokyo's Yamanote Line, looking for players using R4 piracy devices. More » -
#piracy
Hey Pirates, Beware of Fake Dragon Quest IX Hentai Boobies!
The "leaked" version of Dragon Quest IX is malware. The ROM was dumped early on to Japanese bulletin board 2chan and is actually a hentai slideshow show called "DS Owata". More » -
#clips
Don't Copy That Floppy: The Next Generation
MC Double Def DP's 1992 hit "Don't Copy That Floppy" is getting a modern-day update, once again unleashing the industry's number one weapon against software piracy - rap music. More » -
#wellplayed
My Pirate, My Friend
Piracy, the video game industry's multi-billion dollar problem, may have met its match.
More »
