Anti-piracy group tricked pirates, sold them illegal copies of 'Deus Ex'
Vigiland Defender persuaded pirates to actually pay for a game through a little experiment involving leaked software, a simple hack, and a survey: all to show that torrents are only hated because they are misused. We later confirmed that the game the pirates bought was also an illegal copy. This story is pretty bizarre — read it for yourself.
Vigilant Defender sold pirates illegal copies of 'Deus Ex'
We reached out to Vigilant Defender and asked how it got copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution to sell to pirates at discounted prices. We now have confirmation that the copies were indeed illegal, and they came with a promise to deliver all future updates with email notification when they are available — the underground is a tough market after all, and you have to differentiate to draw customers.
Anti-piracy group tricks pirates to sell games
When the first four levels of Deus Ex: Human Revolution leaked onto the internet in May, an entity called Vigilant Defender decided to do some social engineering without Square Enix's knowledge or approval: It hacked the game - again - to kick players into a web survey where they were asked about their opinions on piracy. The "trial" was disguised as the full game and cut loose the night before the game's official release, racking up over a million downloads before the experiment ended on...
