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Time is short. (Or why piracy is not the problem)

We are constantly being bombarded by claims that the music and film industries are being destroyed by rampant piracy eating away at their profits. This whole argument really annoys me, and partly because of the following really well illustrated point.

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I pay for a DVD and then waste loads . . . → Read More: Time is short. (Or why piracy is not the problem)

Top 10 Most Pirated Games of 2008

Even with the terrible DRM shipped with Spore – 1.7 million pirated downloads in 3 months is one hell of a figure…

Top 10 Most Pirated Games of 2008 | TorrentFreak As 2008 is slowly moving toward its end, we start taking a look at the most pirated titles in various categories. First up are . . . → Read More: Top 10 Most Pirated Games of 2008

EA Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Spore DRM

EA Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Spore DRM

…a class action lawsuit has been filed against Electronic Arts in federal court, which alleges the company defrauds its customers by not disclosing the installation of SecuROM copy protection as part of Spore’s installation.

“Consumers are given no control, . . . → Read More: EA Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Spore DRM

Spore

I have had spore nearly a week now, and have been totally hooked. The game is absolutely fabulous, and I am really enjoying it. My only complaint is that the first 4 sections (cell, creature/pack, tribe, civilisation) are shorter than I would have liked, though the final stage seems to have huge scopt.

One thing . . . → Read More: Spore

Physics Games

I have been wanting to write about this for a while (well, since Roo first wrote his post) but wasnt sure whether to just point to Roo’s post, or whether to repeat the contents of it here. I have decided that posting the 4 videos would feel too much like plagarism, so check out Roo’s . . . → Read More: Physics Games

Linux Gaming

It seems like linux gaming is finally becoming a reality. So far most games seem to be simple ones (not that that makes them bad – the linux card games are far superior than any windows ones I have seen) or multiplayer based (few have good AI’s).

Linux Gamers have a review of Open Source . . . → Read More: Linux Gaming