![]() "They took it down, which is quite interesting in its own right since they never take anything down from legal take-down notices," Klug said. The cracked version of "Game Dev Tycoon" is no longer available on The Pirate Bay. "We definitely had a big show of support and interest but we still have long way to go before we can be profitable and confident about our future," he said in an email to CNNMoney. The attention lifted the game's sales a bit, Klug told CNNMoney. Klug's post generated dozens of stories on tech and game development sites - a wave of coverage that crashed Greenheart Games' website several times on Monday. In his blog post, he reported a piracy rate of almost 94%: Greenheart's servers detected 3,104 players of the pirated game versus just 214 buyers of the genuine article. "I wanted to let the team know that yes I did play the cracked copy, loved it, saw it was only $8, and whether or not I ever even start the game up again I figure the enjoyment I got just last night was worth it," read one post on the site.īut illegal players vastly outnumber those paying for the game, Klug said. Several pirate players stopped by Greenheart Games' discussion forum to report that they'd become paying customers. The stunt converted at least a few of its victims. "We are just two guys working our butts off, trying to start our own game studio." ![]() "For most of these players, the $8 dollars wouldn't hurt them but it makes a huge difference to our future," he wrote. ![]() Klug said he and his brother devised the stunt to illustrate how economically devastating piracy can be for game developers. Related story: Game of Thrones premiere sets piracy record In a blog post, Greenheart Games founder Patrick Klug described the pirated game's inevitable conclusion: "Slowly [the players'[ in-game funds dwindle, and new games they create have a high chance to be pirated until their virtual game development company goes bankrupt." Poetic justice. ![]()
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