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Spore the Most Pirated Game of 2008

Posted by Soulskill on from the clearly-securom-is-doing-its-job dept.

TorrentFreak has posted some statistics on the most pirated games of the past year. Leading the list by a large margin is Spore, made infamous even before its release for the draconian DRM attached to the game. It was downloaded through BitTorrent roughly 1.7 million times, with The Sims 2 and Assassin's Creed following at just over a million each. (It's worth noting that Spore came out in September, so that figure is essentially for a mere three months.) GameSetWatch has posted a related piece discussing the countermeasures involved in dealing with piracy. It's the second article in a series about piracy; we discussed the first a couple days ago.

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  1. The Solution. by iYk6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The solution is obvious. Add more DRM!!!

    1. Re:The Solution. by JohhnyTHM · · Score: 3, Funny

      The solution is obvious. Add more DRM!!!

      We like the way you think and would like to offer you a position in our organization.

      Yours, the EA management team.

    2. Re:The Solution. by fastest+fascist · · Score: 4, Funny

      There will come a time when fighting around DRM and finding a decent torrent after becoming frustrated with the purchased copy IS the game.

    3. Re:The Solution. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY!!

  2. Re:Because of the DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for killing the games industry, you filthy thief.

  3. WRONG! by Hurricane78 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There was not a single case of a shipping of that game being stolen on the high seas.

    Oh, you mean people shared the files? Well, here's a handy guide for you.

    Arrrr!

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  4. Re:Because of the DRM by loonycyborg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoosh!

  5. Re:no demos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You should be able to at least get a blow job for $50. To have sex you're looking at probably about 3x as much, but I guess it varies from place to place. I suppose a blow job would last a bit less than 20 mins however, but the overall entertainment would be about 20 mins. I'd probably go with the blow job over spore. But then there is the stigma attached with getting a hooker, esp when I can just get my gf to suck me for free. Actually, I'd probably just keep the $50 and spend it on a couple dinners.

  6. Re:Because of the DRM by popeye44 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well you can always just pirate those addons up until you feel you have gotten your moneys worth :-]

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  7. Re:Because of the DRM by 3vi1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    If someone's polite as to why they won't comply with your very reasonable request for help, that gets your respect?

    You: "Excuse me, but would you switch seats with me so that my wife and I can sit together?"

    Me: "I'm sorry but it's my policy not to switch seats, because your seat was paid for with Euros and mine with dollars."

    You: "GOD DAMN! I RESPECT THAT!"

  8. Re:Because of the DRM by easyTree · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, did any of you even READ my post?

    That's not the way things are done around here.. ..and regardless, that comment about you killing the games industry was a joke..

    *whoosh*

    Nice pants btw

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