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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Call of Duty: Black Ops has been crowned the most pirated PC game of 2010 according to TorrentFreak. Launched only last month, the title has been downloaded a whopping 4.27 million times for PC. That's more than last year's most torrented PC game, COD: Modern Warfare 2, which reached 4.1 million illegal downloads in nearly the same time span.

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    Matthew, Dec 29, 2010
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  2. KG363 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 518

    This sickens me. I could never pirate a new game
    KG363, Dec 29, 2010
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  3. Recycle Newcomer, in training Posts: 53

    This sickens me. I could never pirate a mediocre game.
    Recycle, Dec 29, 2010
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  4. PanicX TechSpot Ambassador Posts: 829

    Not that I'm justifying piracy, but I understand that COD: Black Ops costs $60 and it took my little brother 2 hours to beat the campaign.

    There's something just not right about that.
    PanicX, Dec 29, 2010
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  5. KG363 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 518

    Haha. Touché
    KG363, Dec 29, 2010
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  6. Guest

    "it took my little brother 2 hours to beat the campaign."

    Either your brother is a secret war machine created by the goberment or needs to get out more.
    Guest, Dec 29, 2010
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  7. Guest

    I call shens. Takes at least 4 or 5 hours to beat the single player campaign.

    Still, considering the quality the game came out with and that its technically inferior to mw2, it shouldn't have cost $60
    Guest, Dec 29, 2010
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  8. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,795   +24

    Is this game really that horrid? If it is, why are people snapping it up like they are?
    red1776, Dec 29, 2010
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  9. KG363 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 518

    I think the multiplayer is pretty darn good. The campaign was ludicrous and short, unfortunately.
    It is kinda buggy though
    KG363, Dec 29, 2010
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  10. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    The games piracy could be caused by the performance, due to the fact that the so called "multi core optimization" just turns the other cores into a glorified heater.

    If there's any game that has ever deserved to get pirated, it's this one.
    princeton, Dec 29, 2010
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  11. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Because they see CoD in the name.
    princeton, Dec 29, 2010
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  12. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,970   +139

    Duh....
    TomSEA, Dec 29, 2010
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  13. Guest

    I bought this game and it took them 2 months to make it work, Why should people pay for garbage? Companies gotta actually start giving a rats *** about quality.

    I wish i D/L a hacked version so i knew not to waste my money.
    Guest, Dec 29, 2010
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  14. Guest

    Comic Book Guy: 'Worst. Console-Port. Ever.'
    Guest, Dec 29, 2010
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  15. Wendig0 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 998   +47

    You know what they say Red... Haters gonna hate :)

    That many downloaders can't be wrong.
    Wendig0, Dec 29, 2010
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  16. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,795   +24

    well excuuuuuuuuusssssse meeeeeeeee! < Steve Martin 1977

    What do you think of it R? worth $60?
    red1776, Dec 29, 2010
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  17. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Nothing? No rant about piracy? Hmm, I expected more than that.
    princeton, Dec 30, 2010
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  18. madboyv1 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 807

    Ha ha me too. =p
    madboyv1, Dec 30, 2010
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  19. Sarcasm TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 309   +12

    Isn't that backwards thinking? Good games should be bought while mediocre games should be pirated.
    Sarcasm, Dec 30, 2010
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  20. Sarcasm TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 309   +12

    I second this, it took me 6 hours to beat the SP campaign and 5 hours a second time around.

    Then again, people don't buy COD games for the SP anymore.
    Sarcasm, Dec 30, 2010
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