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Developers have been fighting piracy forever, using different ways like adding means of verification and even sharing “pirated” versions of their games to somehow promote them on torrent sites.
You can read: Indie Game Creator To Post Official Pirated Version On Torrent Sites As: “It Would Be Pirated Anyway”
But there are also those who seek to stop pirated copies of their video game from being shared, trolling players who download them, leaving versions with false bugs, such as a blank screen that appears randomly, as reported by our friends at Level Up.
This is the video game Cricket 22, developed by Big Ant Studios, led by Ross Symons, who posted on his Twitter account not only his funny plan, but also indicated that he was amazed at how easily “this new generation of gamers” gives up. pirates”.
“I have to say that the current generation of pirates is not as resilient as those of yesteryear. They have no spirit and literally give up after a few days. A really sad state,” said the CEO of Big Ant Studios.
The funny thing is that in addition, users have asked for help in the game’s forums, listing exactly the glitches that the devs add to the game, thanks to a control panel where they select what the owners of a pirated copy will experience, even asking the players who must change the batteries of their control.
A great and fun idea that gave good dividends to the studio, since as the general director himself posted on Twitter, sales of the title on Steam increased by 300%, because many players switched to the paid version, who liked it. he thanked, further commenting that if they buy the game now, they will be able to keep their progress from the pirated version.
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