EA’s free roaming sandbox simulator Spore turned out to be the most pirated game of 2008 even after implementing Securom.
Irony hits the internet once again as EA’s Spore turns out to be the most pirated PC game of 2008. And this is after EA went all out to ensure that their game wouldn’t get pirated, penalizing legit users in the bargain.
To add insult to injury EA has not one but three games in that most downloaded list that we procured from
Big Download:
1. Spore – 1,700,000
2. The Sims 2 – 1,150,000
3. Assassins Creed – 1,070,000
4. Crysis – 940,000
5. Command & Conquer 3 – 860,000
6. Call of Duty 4 – 830,000
7. GTA San Andreas – 740,000
8. Fallout 3 – 645,000
9. Far Cry 2 – 585,000
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 – 470,000
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Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.
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