As major game publishers push overbearing copy protection that frustrates legitimate players, an indie studio has taken a novel approach to the difficult problem of piracy. Greenheart Games released a cracked version of its Game Dev Tycoon to illegal downloading sites, but there's a sting in the tail — anyone attempting to play the game development simulation beyond a few hours will get a subtle hint about the consequences of their actions. A message informs the player that people are choosing to pirate their studio's game, and profits will drop until the studio eventually goes bankrupt.
In a blog post, Patrick Klug of Greenheart Games said that the cracked version made up over 93 percent of all Game Dev Story downloads, and...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/29/4284186/greenheart-games-game-dev-tycoon-anti-piracy-measure
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