Top 10 torrented games of 2008
December 8, 2008 | 10:16
TorrentFreak has posted a list (via Kotaku) of the top ten games which were copied and shared over BiTorrent alone this year and if you're one of those piracy-deniers who thinks the number of pirates can't be all that big then the figures below make for some interesting reading.
Interestingly, the number one torrent title of this year is Spore - a game which drew much criticism for having invasive DRM and copy-protection systems.
Spore isn't the only Electronic Arts game to make the top ten either - The Sims 2, Crysis and Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert have ensured that only one game in the top five is not published by EA.
1. Spore (1,700,000, released Sept. 2008)
2. The Sims 2 (1,150,000, Sept. 2004)
3. Assassins Creed (1,070,000, Nov. 2007)
4. Crysis (940,000, Nov. 2007)
5. Command & Conquer 3 (860,000, March 2007)
6. Call of Duty 4 (830,000, Nov. 2007)
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (740,000, June 2005)
8. Fallout 3 (645,000, Oct. 2008)
9. Far Cry 2 (585,000, Oct. 2008)
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (470,000, Oct. 2008)
TorrentFreak is again taking these results only from BitTorrent and claims that it's trimmed out all the malicious and bot-generated results to come up with an accurate figure.
Is there any way to tackle game piracy on the PC? Let us know in the forums.
Interestingly, the number one torrent title of this year is Spore - a game which drew much criticism for having invasive DRM and copy-protection systems.
Spore isn't the only Electronic Arts game to make the top ten either - The Sims 2, Crysis and Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert have ensured that only one game in the top five is not published by EA.
1. Spore (1,700,000, released Sept. 2008)
2. The Sims 2 (1,150,000, Sept. 2004)
3. Assassins Creed (1,070,000, Nov. 2007)
4. Crysis (940,000, Nov. 2007)
5. Command & Conquer 3 (860,000, March 2007)
6. Call of Duty 4 (830,000, Nov. 2007)
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (740,000, June 2005)
8. Fallout 3 (645,000, Oct. 2008)
9. Far Cry 2 (585,000, Oct. 2008)
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (470,000, Oct. 2008)
TorrentFreak is again taking these results only from BitTorrent and claims that it's trimmed out all the malicious and bot-generated results to come up with an accurate figure.
Is there any way to tackle game piracy on the PC? Let us know in the forums.
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Posted by Jordan Wise - Mon Dec 08 2008 10:29
Posted by mclintox - Mon Dec 08 2008 10:36
Posted by Tulatin - Mon Dec 08 2008 11:03
Seeing the Sims 2 on there is no surprise whatsoever.
Posted by Sathy - Mon Dec 08 2008 11:15
So far DRM has done exactly the opposite of what it should do, in many cases preventing legitimate owners from practicing their rights of using the software the way they see fit. Either the rights of the consumers need to be adapted to fit with the current limitations DRM seems to be about - yeah, right, not very likely - or DRM developers need to wake up and start thinking about doing some heavy developement into how to make it less obtrusive.
Or we can go to war - like the one against the concept of terror - with the Pirates, call the Ninjas and Samurais, fax the Autobots and use your lights-on-roofs to get your local super heroes out of hiding and lets go show that piracy that we're not afraid!