A 16-year-old, 180p clip of Valve's Gabe Newell nailing the piracy issue is making the rounds online and only feels more relevant today: "People are happy to pay money…

Newell's argument held up in 2009, and deep in the enshittification that we're only seeing more of in 2026, it's arguably ...

5 Hilarious Anti-Piracy Traps in Video Games

Video game piracy has been going on for decades, so some developers encoded hilarious measures to troll pirates. These five are the funniest.
11Alive

FBI Atlanta shuts down major video game piracy sites

ATLANTA — The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office announced a major cybercrime takedown Thursday, seizing several online marketplaces that distributed pirated versions of popular video games. According to the ...
Ars Technica

The true cost of game piracy: 20 percent of revenue, according to a new study

This study makes a pretty interesting assumption: it's specific to Denuvo-protected games. The reason I find this interesting is due to the fact that I don't purchase ANY Denuvo-protected games. So ...
GamesRadar+

In latest piracy and emulation battle, Nintendo seeks $17,500 in damages from streamer accused of broadcasting "at least 10" unreleased Nintendo games

Racing Games New PS5 and PS4 jailbreak exploits trigger a 1,000% surge in prices for Star Wars Racer Revenge The Sims The Sims 4 legend behind piracy tool rendering nearly $1,500 of DLC totally free ...
Hardcore Gamer

Best Pirate Video Games

Matthew Mendisana is a journalist and writer with a passion for storytelling and a love for games and movies. That love carried him through college, while not letting his Autistic Spectrum hold him ...