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… we didn’t want to pass up the unique opportunity of holding a mirror in front of them and showing them what piracy can do to game developers. So, as players spend a few hours playing and growing their own game dev company, they will start to see the following message, styled like any other in-game message:

'Boss, it seems that while many players play our new game, they steal it by downloading a cracked version rather than buying it legally.'

Slowly their in-game funds dwindle, and new games they create have a high chance to be pirated until their virtual game development company goes bankrupt.

The reactions of the people who downloaded the cracked version of the game are hilarious.

Why are there so many people that pirate? It ruins me!

What happens when pirates play a game development simulator and then go bankrupt because of piracy?

via Daring Fireball

Crytek is allowing a group of 25 fans to create a game based on the best of the TimeSplitters franchise. The game is currently slated for PC using CryEngine 3 (surprise!).

It's a very cool idea to involve fans but I have to wonder why Crytek bothered to buy Free Radical if they weren't interested in the Timespliiters franchise. I suppose a game from loving fans is better than having a game without the previous FRD team at the helm.

Many developers, once synonymous with the PlayStation brand, are moving on to other platforms--some abandoning Sony altogether.

ShackNews takes a look at the current state of PlayStation exclusives. There's no doubt that Sony has struggled this generation but exclusive content is the one thing that has kept their kingdom from collapsing.

Japan is getting another Mario Kart arcade entry in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. As Namco and Nintendo get ever closer, I can't help but wonder who is developing the inevitable Wii U Mario Kart. Hmm…

Conan has moved on from Resident Evil: Revelations to Fire Emblem: Awakening.

He's doing the String Dance; you just can't see it.

First the Xbox 360 hardware outsells the Wii in the US and now the PlayStation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 worldwide. It's getting crazy out there, guys.