Plok 327 Posted April 29, 2013 The indie game makers of Greenheart Games have just pulled the ultimate prank on game pirates. When they released their Game Dev Tycoon yesterday, they also uploaded a “cracked” copy of the simulator on a well-known BitTorrent site. Soon after thousands of people downloaded the cracked copy, not knowing that it was modified to present them with a rather ironic piracy challenge. Founded by brothers Patrick and Daniel Klug, Greenheart Games is a small indie game studio that just debuted its first title. The cross-platform simulation game “Game Dev Tycoon” takes players back to the 80s, with the challenge to become market leaders by releasing new and innovative games. After two years of development the game went up for sale yesterday, but the developers also considered those who might want to pirate it. In addition to putting out a legit copy the brothers also released a cracked game which they voluntarily shared on The Pirate Bay. This modified version of the game comes with a slight change in gameplay. A few hours into the game players of the “cracked” copy see a rather depressing in-game note, telling them that their virtual game is being heavily pirated. Soon after that the player’s funds start to decrease. The other games they release are hit by piracy as well, resulting in the bankruptcy of the virtual gaming company they had just built up. Source: http://torrentfreak.com/game-pirates-whine-about-piracy-in-game-dev-simulator-130429/ Share this post Link to post
Luk3us 63 Posted April 30, 2013 Hehe, its not bad, I've heard of quite a few nasty ones over hte years, but still pretty good. Share this post Link to post
