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These Might Have Been The 50 Most Torrented Things On The Internet In 2011

5:00PM December 29, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Torrent site Kat.ph has opened its databases to the download specialists at TorrentFreak, sharing with them the 50 most commonly searched terms for torrent downloads in 2011. More »


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Which Platforms’ Games Are The Most Likely To Be Pirated?

4:00PM December 16, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Let’s take a look, courtesy of a report from online piracy specialists TorrentFreak! More »


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One Pirated Software Licence Used 775,000 Times In 200 Countries

2:00AM December 8, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Just how big a deal is software piracy? When security company Avast noticed that one of its paid-for licenses was being distributed illicitly online, they decided to track it. A year and a half later, the downloads approached one million. More »


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Microsoft Is Ready To Ban Halo: Reach Pirates

4:00AM August 25, 2010 | Mike Fahey

As leaked copies of Halo: Reach hit the torrent sites, Microsoft tells Kotaku that they are aggressively investigating the leak and are fully prepared to hand out bans to anyone caught playing the game pre-release. More »


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The Most Pirated Games Of 2009

2:30PM December 29, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

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 »


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Congress Identifies Piracy Priority Countries

2:20AM May 21, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus asks that Canada, Russia, China, Mexico, and Spain please cut down on the software piracy. Thanks! More »


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Gears Of War 2 Invades Torrent Sites

3:40AM October 21, 2008 | Mike Fahey

Yes, yes – Gears of War 2 has begun showing up on popular torrent sites across the internets, with a gigantic 6.76 GB file in convenient RAR format currently being seeded by hundreds of inconsiderate asshats around the world. I won’t go into details because quite frankly I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even consider leaks news anymore. It’s going to happen, be it a week away from release or a month away. The only difference between now and any other time of the year is that more high-profile games come out during the holiday season, which I suppose means this is a busy time for everyone in the industry, pirates included.

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Fallout 3 360 Compromised By Pre-Apocalyptic Pirates

2:00PM October 10, 2008 | Mike Fahey

Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC are still a good 20 days aways from release, yet owners of slightly shadier Xbox 360 systems are already getting their game on, thanks to a copy of the game now making the rounds at the more popular torrent sites on the web. Seeing as Fallout 3 just went gold, this is more than likely a leaked review copy that got into the wrong hands.

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