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Activision playing 'good cop' with CoD pirates. Calls mother of one.

That's not to say the investigators aren't willing to employ more serious methods in dealing with people who don't give in to the "good cop" approach. "One young pirate was being a 'wise ass' and adamantly refused to cooperate," VentureBeat reported. "So the investigators called his mother."

Carbide75350d ago

I would imagine this'd be a very effective tactic indeed. I doubt these pirates would want to lose "their" living quarters, a.k.a. the basement.

N4GAddict5350d ago

Pirates deserve more than a warning call IMO

deadreckoning6665350d ago

Times are tough, games are expensive. I think a warning call is the fair thing to do IMO.

Longrod_Von_Hugendon5350d ago

<Nelson Muntz> HA-HA </Nelson Muntz>

kanetheking5350d ago (Edited 5350d ago )

times are tough.so that give ppl the right to steal things.so i guess the poor kid's all over the world should all get mansion's but no it does not work like that.

Moentjers5349d ago

Lots of kids don't even realise they commit a crime that can have an impact on the rest of their life. No clean record can cost you good job...

NeutralGamer5349d ago (Edited 5349d ago )

Am I the only one who thinks that its okay to steal from a company owned by Bobby Kotick?

I said in an earlier comment:

"You sink really low when you steal a game from a store... "

And alot people said pirating is stealing and downloading is stealing = its the same..

ITS not!

If you steal from the store its the store owner who loose money!

If you download its KotickVision losing money = okay for me!

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Snakefist305349d ago

I lol when investigators called his mom, anyway i think this approach is more subtle.This proves that most pirates are just 13 year old kids that have more time than money to spend on the "scene" looking for this crap. I'll just pay $60 for the game and save myself some time.

scar205350d ago

Shit im getting 10 copies next friday and i aint paying for none of them up yours activision u deserve this for being greedy bastards.FYI im not pirating.

ExPresident5350d ago

Why a warning call? This person obviously committed to an act that they knew to be completely wrong in the first place because of their lack of patience and they need a warning call? As much as I don't care for Activision a lot I wouldn't blame them for going right after pirates and the like.

TheBand1t5350d ago

I imagine getting cussed out by your mother is far more intimidating than being dragged off to court.

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv7225d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb24d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville24d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer25d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer24d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad24d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.

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Activision Working On Open-World Multiplayer IP Based On New Engine

According to a developer working on the title, Activision is working on a narrative-based open-world game based on a new engine through its new studio.

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Electronic Arts Almost Owned Call of Duty and Blizzard

It was recently revealed in an exclusive episode of the 'Grit' podcast that EA once passed up acquiring Blizzard, Activision, and Call of Duty.

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franwex122d ago

Only a big company that has interest in gaming like Microsoft or Tencent could have acquired Activision. Extremely low interest rates at that time certainly helped.

Not exactly sure that a merger with EA would’ve benefited any of their franchises or gamers. I imagine it would’ve been like the activision blizzard one were each publisher retains their own identity. So Activison-Blizzard-EA. But who knows.

fsfsxii122d ago

If it was owned by EA, COD could’ve disappeared a looong time ago. They have no clue how to manage franchises.

Gamingsince1981109d ago

It's a shame EA didn't buy them then, COD should die, it's past its prime and has been since black ops 2, I started playing it when cod 4 mw first came out and it has been downhill since.

SoloGamer1121d ago

thank goodness we dodged that landmine 😒