Ancient boss Yuzo Koshiro has issued a heartfelt plea on social media as an unofficial ROM of Earthion has been shared online just days after the game was released on Steam. The shmup – which has been developed for the Genesis / Mega Drive and is running Steam under emulation – isn’t due to be released on Sega’s 16-bit console …
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FBI says it’s now seized “multiple” ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three months
Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US government agency has confirmed the move was part of an operation that impacted “multiple” targets. In a statement shared on its website, the FBI announced “the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces” that it said had, “for more than four …
Read More »FBI Shares Official Statement After Seizure Of Major Switch ROM Site
Image: Nintendo Life Earlier this week, a major Switch ROM site known as ‘nsw2u’ was seized by the FBI as part of a ‘law enforcement operation’. Now, we’ve got an official statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, highlighting the other sites seized. Here it is in full (via the official FBI website): FBI Atlanta Seizes Major Video Game Piracy …
Read More »Nintendo Switch ROM site seized by FBI, as company’s crackdown against piracy continues
A popular Nintendo Switch piracy site has been seized by the FBI, as Nintendo continues its crackdown against piracy. Nsw2u was a repository for Switch ROMs online, meaning players could download games without purchasing them to play on a hacked console or PC emulator. Now, as reported by Kotaku, the site has been taken down in accordance with a seizure …
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