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gamerlimit.com - 18 days ago
RedLynx pirated Trials PC all by themselves
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PC developers know that piracy is an issue. So how do you take advantage of that fact? Well, you can do what RedLynx did, and leak the PC version of Trials on torrent sites on the same day it’s put out to consumers. The key is to leave out one important aspect of the game…  ...
gamesindustry.biz - 19 days ago
News: RedLynx: We put Trials PC game on torrent sites
— gamesindustry.biz — Trials developer RedLynx has admitted that in order to market its PC title it leaked it to... torrent sites for pirates on the same day it was released to paying consumers. The pirated ... (more) News: RedLynx: We put Trials PC game on torrent sites
Comments vote down Blue's News found this 19 days agofound this
ofcourseillplayit.com - 16 days ago
Stupid single-player games ruining it for MMO’s!
— ofcourseillplayit.com — Hopefully you recognize the tongue-in-cheek nature of the title, but if you don’t, don’t despair, it’s still... early and it’s still Monday. But this was something that occurred to me over the weekend, and I stewed over it enough that I finally decided ... (more) Stupid single-player games ruining it for MMO’s!

Comments vote down Don't Fear the Mutant found this 16 days agofound this

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Trials HD Devs Pirated PC Version on Purpose
N/A — ... “That game relies really heavily on the server side – the leaderboards are the soul of the game. I don’t know if it’s helped, I’d assume so because even though the version that we put on the torrent networks wasn’t the full version, it’s the version of the game without the actual soul, without the leaderboards to play against other players.” The torrenters have yet to crack the leaderboards and RedLynx are happy and so are we. If you like a game, trial or buy it. Simple. Source: GamerLimit Tagged as ...

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