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  2. Video game piracy - Wikipedia

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    Some games, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, use DRM that negatively alters gameplay, if it detects that the game is an illegitimate copy. In GTA IV's case, it disables the brakes on cars and gives the camera an amplified drunk effect, making gameplay much harder, thus creating an incentive to legitimately purchase the game. [9] [10]

  3. Empress (cracker) - Wikipedia

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    Empress typically requests $500 for cracking a specific game. She uses the money to cover living costs, hardware upgrades, and purchase games that she intends to crack. Empress rose to prominence after releasing a cracked version of Red Dead Redemption 2. [5] Other high-profile games cracked by Empress include Mortal Kombat 11 and Anno 1800. [1]

  4. Software cracking - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] A well-known example of a loader is a trainer used to cheat in games. [8] Fairlight pointed out in one of their .nfo files that these type of cracks are not allowed for warez scene game releases. [9] [6] [10] A nukewar has shown that the protection may not kick in at any point for it to be a valid crack. [11]

  5. LimeWire - Wikipedia

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    LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Solaris. [1] Created by Mark Gorton [2] [3] [4] in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of pirated materials, particularly pirated music. [5]

  6. Warez scene - Wikipedia

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    Releases were mostly games and later software. As the world of software development evolved to counter the distribution of material, and as the software and hardware needed for distribution became readily available to anyone, The Scene adapted to the changes and turned from simple distribution to actual software cracking of copying restrictions ...

  7. Pixel Piracy - Wikipedia

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    Pixel Piracy is a 2014 side-scrolling action-adventure game with roguelike elements, developed by indie game studio Quadro Delta and published by Re-Logic.In the game, players construct a pirate ship, hire and train a crew, and guide their crew toward notoriety by defeating the four pirate captains in a procedurally-generated world full of islands.

  8. Comparison of BitTorrent sites - Wikipedia

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    Some sites focus on certain content – such as etree that focuses on live concerts – and some have no particular focus, like The Pirate Bay. Some sites specialize as search engines of other BitTorrent sites.

  9. Tropico 2: Pirate Cove - Wikipedia

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    Tropico 2 is a city-building game. [5] Though much of it is based on the original Tropico, the gameplay is very different.The player runs a pirate island and, as the Pirate King, must keep the pirates happy while stealing as much booty as possible. [6]