Comments on: Crytek and Epic lost millions because of piracy and are now switching game development away from PC

By: passing over a landscape on fire | thebackline

passing over a landscape on fire | thebackline — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:08:10 +0000

[...] influence. Crytek made this move when working on the update to their CryEngine for Crysis 2. They explicitly stated the change to console development was due to piracy. Businesses also try various forms of DRM that [...]

By: Console Game Piracy vs. PC Game Piracy | Game Industry News, Interviews and Videos | Game Theory

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:50 +0000

[...] recent years, there has been no shortage of game developers leaving PC exclusivity behind because of the threat of [...]

By: I HAS PC » PC - The Subscription Platform

I HAS PC » PC - The Subscription Platform — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:35:37 +0000

[...] to support million dollar developers, because they are evil. Because they are evil it is okay to pirate their games. You can pirate, easily, and you won’t get caught. If you do somehow get caught nothing bad [...]

By: Epic may become Legendary!

Epic may become Legendary! — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:31:35 +0000

[...] Would Matt Do: Well, first I’d blame UT3’s lacking in the sales department on pirates. Then I’d blame the secondary market for stealing money from my [...]

By: Steve M

Steve M — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:20:33 +0000

This is extremely disheartening news. The PC format, while it certainly has its flaws, has become my favorite format over the years primarily for the mod scene. I download many of my games from Direct2Download just because it is easy. Maybe if companies used a more dynamic ad campaign specifically for D2D downloads, sales might increase. Mass Effect is currently going this route and will hopefully do well on the PC.

By: Daniel Primed

Daniel Primed — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:33:24 +0000

This is quite sad for the PC gaming landscape. Still Steam is doing wonders, maybe they should give that a shot before throwing in the towel.