An article over at gamesindustry.biz is painting a horrible picture of what's just gone down at Sports Interactive. In summary: a leaked pirate copy of Eastside Hockey Manager has killed legit sales so badly that they've had to can the game. Not any pokey little game either, we're talking a critically acclaimed game. They didn't make their money back and they can't afford to pay the hockey team licences in the game.
Real devs just lost real work. This isn't a theoretical discussion about piracy, it's real actual people who work to make games who have had their livelihood directly affected. No sales means no recoupment, means their investment down the drain. Thank goodness the company can survive the blow and the guys haven't been laid off.
To the pirate to hacked this one: hope you're proud.
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