A statement from Linux Game Publishing (thanks Ant and LinuxGames) explains that "exceptionally high levels of piracy of Linux games" is the reason they are implementing copy protection going forward. Here's a bit:Over the last 6 years, we have resisted adding any kind of protecti...

There's a Cevat Yerli Q&A on IGN talking with the Crytek CEO about a variety of topics. One interesting bit, as pointed out by Gamasutra (thanks Mike Martinez), is his elaboration on his previous assertions about the impact of PC piracy on sales of Crysis, as his guestimates at piracy r...

GamesIndustry.biz has the latest complaint that piracy has a major impact on PC game sales, quoting Capcom's Christian Svensson as saying the PC edition of Devil May Cry 4 is "getting pirated to hell and back." This comment is somehow connected to his comments about the the supernat...

Hollenshead & Carmack - Part One on GameIndusty is part of a conversation with if Software CEO Todd Hollenshead and technical director John Carmack that was conducted at this year's QuakeCon. The main topics are engine licensing, digital distribution, and piracy, and one bit they highlig...

Spore's Piracy Problem on Forbes is one of those forays into trying to evaluate the extent of game piracy, in this case for Spore, by looking at peer-to-peer statistics. This is particularly interesting in light of the controversy over Spore's digital rights management, which is upsetting ma...

Total Video Games has a Q&A with Epic's Cliff Bleszinski talking with the artist formerly known as CliffyB about progress on Gears of War 2, the upcoming console shooter sequel he says is nearly gold. When asked about PC support, he cites piracy as one of their problems with the platform, saying: "R...

VideoGamer.com has an excerpt from an upcoming interview with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 producer David Silverman where he makes one of those quotable comments about the deplorable state of PC piracy. Apparently he hasn't noticed all the recent indications of rampant console piracy f...