According to a blog post on their own site, Noodlecake has apparently decided to put forth a “pirated” version of their own game that’s already for sale. Considering they mention that, according to the analytics from the blog post, they only were paid for %11 of the copies of Wayward Souls that are being played (that they can track), it is understandable that they would want to make a statement.
Tag: piracy
Two days before its intended launch, Modern Combat 5 was leaked to gamers everywhere via torrent. Gameloft is understandably livid. In a perhaps futile effort to stem the tide of users illegally acquiring the game because of the lack of an official launch, Gameloft rushed to push the game’s release ahead by one day.
While the topic of piracy is always a hot one regardless of your stance on the situation, news is out today that three major players in the app piracy scene have had their website seized by the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) during a sting operation in conjunction with a variety of U.S. and foreign governments.
While the Android Market does have it’s fair share of issues, one being piracy of games and apps, it is not often that we get to see the effects first hand. Unfortunately, we are given one situation where piracy is directly damaging one company. Pinyl Studios is close to bankrupcy because their first Android game is pirated so much.