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Game Companies List ‘FitGirl-Repacks’ as a Key Piracy Threat (torrentfreak.com)

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The ESA, which represents several major gaming companies, has shared an updated list of notorious piracy threats with the U.S. Government. One of the notable newcomers is FitGirl-Repacks, which has been a dominant player in the game piracy landscape for years. Meanwhile, ESA's report no longer mentions malware, cryptocurrencies, or Scene release groups, which were previously seen as 'growing trends'.

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[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 102 points 1 month ago

I can't imagine being the people who pretend companies are hurt by piracy

[-] far_university190@feddit.org 23 points 1 month ago

they are hurt!!!111!!

emotionally because cannot control every aspect of how play their game. if cannot control life of random people using malware, just not fun to make game.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 month ago

Nintendo's argument is that their games are art, and being unable to control how they're presented degrades the art. My eyes rolled across the room the first time I heard that.