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"We are a company which helps PC Game Publishers and Developers outsmart piracy. We have developed a strategy making it frustrating for gamers to use an illegal download. But we go one step further and offer a convenient option. We turn illegal downloaders into satisfied customers."

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The Anti-Piracy Experiment  Featured Blogs
Posted by James Grimshaw on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:22:00 EDT in
We ran an experiment with the pre-build of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Asking questions on illegal downloading, DRMs, and if illegal downloader's would buy? They did!
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DRM–Something–Profit!  Featured Blogs
Posted by James Grimshaw on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:11:00 EDT in
DRM companies blindly believe that their software protection is infallible. Ironically this is their fall from grace! Security companies don't understand digital piracy, and still believe the best way to stop it is a virtual wall!
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The Piracy Misconception of Multiplayer
Posted by James Grimshaw on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:59:00 EDT in Console/PC
PC Singleplayer games are cracked quickly, but what about Multiplayer games? Most people believe that they are uncrackable, and sometimes they are not even protected by a DRM. So why do Multiplayer games boast high sales figures?
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The exciting sets my Heart Flickering!
Posted by James Grimshaw on Sat, 28 May 2011 02:49:00 EDT in
But we are all gamers here; this is something to cherish and to constantly talk about. So the new revised WarFace Blog is to talk about the real important stuff, gaming and gamers. And occasionally Piracy...!
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Digital Pirates Will Pay!  Featured Blogs
Posted by James Grimshaw on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:21:00 EDT in
I think the most shocking thing about if digital pirates would pay for PC games, is that everyone knows they would! As a recent independent poll, on a nameless private tracker site, says yes digital pirate will pay for games!!
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Free Rider vs the Illegal Downloader
Posted by James Grimshaw on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:53:00 EST in
Free Rider Pirate: You know the type of illegal downloader, a computer with several 1TB harddrives. Wants everything for nothing, has every game, movie, music album and more. If the internet ever went down this guy could reseed it!
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James Grimshaw's Comments

Comment In: The Anti-Piracy Experiment [Blog - 10/04/2011 - 03:22]

What I have been hearing ...

What I have been hearing as well is that: Games are downloaded, and then purchased if they are good. However no one mentions a time frame. Suggesting that people are downloading a newly released game today, but purchasing much later at a reduced price. There are other excuses to: Too ...

Comment In: Piracy and Prevention [Blog - 07/07/2011 - 07:08]

While we are with you ...

While we are with you on that sentiment. Unfortunately some people want the game and are willing to buy it to play it. But because you can get it for free there is no point. Then you have the poeple that illegal download it, who find they want to buy ...

Comment In: DRM–Something–Profit! [Blog - 07/07/2011 - 07:11]

You're missing the point about ...

You're missing the point about the library example, but thats fair enough as there is no good example when it comes to digital piracy You're telling me about the number of games that are growing, on the Onlive platform, but not the customer base Onlive isn't working, as its not ...

Comment In: The Ideal Copy Protection or The DRM That Works [Blog - 11/16/2010 - 08:05]

Good post One small problem ...

Good post One small problem Pirates are getting just as much added value... The problem being most of the private tracker sites we monitor, they will always add in as much stuff as they can get their hands on. Witcher 2, a week later all the DLC were uploaded. Several ...

Comment In: Digital Pirates Will Pay! [Blog - 04/13/2011 - 08:21]

Not a piracy loss, but ...

Not a piracy loss, but its up to EA to win customers back on that respect

Comment In: Free Rider vs the Illegal Downloader [Blog - 02/21/2011 - 12:53]

Welldone to your sir very ...

Welldone to your sir very clever Personally I believe its true, I won't deny it But you should we have lots of experince in this field, I know all the tricks...

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