The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

    • warmaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      And now that I switched to Linux, Steam releases Proton, like If I needed another reason to only get my games from them.

    • poopkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      05·
      1 year ago

      Almost all games these days have a requirement to be online to play them, even in single player, and are absolutely ridden with DRM, sometimes even to the extent that it installs rootkits like in the case of Uplay and Valorant. By not voting with your wallet and pirating it yourself, you’re doing yourself and the community at large a disservice. ^♪