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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: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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  6. 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!"

  7. 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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