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Software => Computer games => Topic started by: DaveLembke on December 12, 2017, 12:15:59 PM

Title: Game dev released a cracked copy of their game to catch people & teach a lesson
Post by: DaveLembke on December 12, 2017, 12:15:59 PM

Found this funny. Game devs for Game Dev Tycoon intentionally released a cracked version intentionally flawed to teach pirates a lesson. One moron pirate complained that his virtual games were being pirated within a pirated game and didnt realize the game devs were giving him a taste of his own medicine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=108&v=h0U7XEG8djU

Title: Re: Game dev released a cracked copy of their game to catch people & teach a lesson
Post by: BC_Programmer on December 12, 2017, 12:54:06 PM

Here's (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/123585-Pirating-Game-Dev-Tycoon-Dooms-Players-to-be-Ruined-By-Piracy) an article on the subject.

Title: Re: Game dev released a cracked copy of their game to catch people & teach a lesson
Post by: DaveLembke on December 12, 2017, 01:04:49 PM

It was interesting that:

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"The depressing results of its own game's day one piracy rates show that only 6.4% of people playing the game bought it legitimately."