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Crytek: Crysis Was Most Pirated Project

Piracy hit new highs with the release of the PC shooter Crysis, Frankfurt, Germany-based developer Crytek told Next-Gen on Wednesday.

November's Crysis sold 1 million copies worldwide as of February this year, but Crytek is nevertheless struck by how many illegitimate copies are circulating.

Crytek engine business manager Harald Seeley said that he could not reveal specific internal figures pertaining to piracy of Crysis, but he added, "I can say the level of piracy was the highest of any I've experienced on a project."

When asked how PC developers are going to solve to piracy issue, or if digital distribution is the answer, Seeley said he couldn't answer the question "due to various NDAs."

"...There are multiple possible solutions to the problem but I can't discuss any of them at this time, or even guess when or if these solutions will become public."
Cyrus365 - contributor
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