Breaking News

G.SKILL Announces T5 Neo Series DDR5-6400 CL38 512GB (64GBx8) Overclocked R-DIMM Memory Kit with AMD EXPO Support for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Workstations ZOTAC to Launch GeForce RTX 5090 ARCTICSTORM AIO & GeForce RTX 5060 Low Profile KIOXIA Commences Sample Shipments of 9th Generation BiCS FLASH 512Gb TLC Devices Synology Unveils DiskStation DS225 Plus New PS5 system update beta previews DualSense wireless controller pairing across multiple devices

logo

  • Share Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
  • Home
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map

Search form

Macrovision to Provide Games Piracy Update

Macrovision to Provide Games Piracy Update

Optical Storage Sep 1,2004 0

Macrovision (Nasdaq:MVSN), will provide the interactive entertainment industry with the latest research into the depth and extent of the industry's piracy problem in two special presentations of its 'Hacker University' at September's games trade shows. The 'Hacker University' initiative offers attendees a hacker's perspective on the piracy situation, using the latest research statistics to explain how pirates obtain code, the techniques used to strip copy protection from software and the financial benefits of thwarting the hackers and extending the period of protection.

'Hacker University' will be presented in two different venues: at European Developers' Forum ("EDF") on Thursday 2nd September in the Biz/Production stream at 17.00, and at European Games Network ("EGN") on Friday 3rd Sept. at 15.00. Both events are running at London's impressive ExCeL facility between September 1st - 3rd, and alongside the huge consumer exhibition Game Stars Live, which runs until 5th September.

The developers' session at EDF will present an in-depth look at some of the technical solutions possible using Macrovision's latest software hack protection technology. Using a case study, Macrovision will discuss the techniques which resulted in over three weeks of "crack free" protection during the worldwide release of a 'triple-A' title. According to Macrovision's research, 33% of the pirate game users admitted that they would have purchased legitimate copies if they were not able to obtain working cracks or hacks of a desired game within the first two weeks of the title's release. This represents a significant amount of potential revenues at retail to the game publishers.

The publishers' session at EGN will examine the scale of the problem and focus on "best practices" solutions which can provide longer protection for interactive entertainment titles. Research on consumer attitudes towards software piracy demonstrates the serious revenue threats to the industry when game cracks are easily obtained online.

"Hacker University will be of extreme interest to anyone in the games business, offering authoritative research and solutions to one of the industry's greatest threats," says Martin Brooker, Macrovision's European Director of Sales. "Macrovision will discuss some of the latest techniques in the field of copy protection, illustrating how software security can make a difference to all areas of the games business, generating additional royalties for developers, greater financial return for publishers and more money through tills for retailers."

Tags: MacrovisionPiracy
Previous Post
High Performance Pro Line of Store 'n' Go USB Drives by Verbatim
Next Post
Microsoft sets 2006 target for next Windows version

Related Posts

  • Amazon Sues Online Stores Selling Pirated DVDs

  • Denuvo launches Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection

  • USTR Lists Amazon Websites in Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Report

  • U.S. President Signs Executive Order to Prevent Sales of Imported Counterfeit Goods

  • Two Computer Programmers Plead Guilty to Operating Large Movie and Television Show Streaming Services

  • Ubisoft is Trying to Prevent Illegal Sales of Game Activation Codes

  • German Authorities Shut Down File-sharing Site

  • Youtube-mp3.org Site Shut Down

Latest News

G.SKILL Announces T5 Neo Series DDR5-6400 CL38 512GB (64GBx8) Overclocked R-DIMM Memory Kit with AMD EXPO Support for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Workstations
PC components

G.SKILL Announces T5 Neo Series DDR5-6400 CL38 512GB (64GBx8) Overclocked R-DIMM Memory Kit with AMD EXPO Support for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Workstations

ZOTAC to Launch GeForce RTX 5090 ARCTICSTORM AIO & GeForce RTX 5060 Low Profile
GPUs

ZOTAC to Launch GeForce RTX 5090 ARCTICSTORM AIO & GeForce RTX 5060 Low Profile

KIOXIA Commences Sample Shipments of 9th Generation BiCS FLASH 512Gb TLC Devices
Enterprise & IT

KIOXIA Commences Sample Shipments of 9th Generation BiCS FLASH 512Gb TLC Devices

Synology Unveils DiskStation DS225 Plus
Enterprise & IT

Synology Unveils DiskStation DS225 Plus

New PS5 system update beta previews DualSense wireless controller pairing across multiple devices
Gaming

New PS5 system update beta previews DualSense wireless controller pairing across multiple devices

Popular Reviews

be quiet! Light Loop 360mm

be quiet! Light Loop 360mm

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

Noctua NH-D15 G2

Noctua NH-D15 G2

Soundpeats Pop Clip

Soundpeats Pop Clip

be quiet! Light Base 600 LX

be quiet! Light Base 600 LX

be quiet! Pure Base 501

be quiet! Pure Base 501

Terramaster F8-SSD

Terramaster F8-SSD

Main menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
  • Promotional Opportunities @ CdrInfo.com
  • Advertise on out site
  • Submit your News to our site
  • RSS Feed