So much for DRM – Spore illegally downloaded over 1.7 million times

I guess EA’s probably feeling stumped right about now, since it turns out Spore was 2008′s most pirated game according to TorrentFreak. I guess this means that the whole DRM that was supposed to protect EA and restrict illegal copies of the game didn’t exactly do its job.

TorrentFreak researched and was reporting on what games are the most popular among the unsavory corners of the internet, and surprise surprise, Spore was number one. It was illegally downloaded over torrents over 1.7 million times. Actually, it seems that EA Games were quite popular among the pirates in 2008, as Sims 2 came in second, Crysis was fourth and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars was fifth.

In a weird way, I suppose EA Games could take this as a compliment. They have the most pirated PC games. The only other company with multiple games in that listing was Ubisoft, with Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry 2 appearing in third and ninth places.

Read [TorrentFreak] Via [Game Daily]