Freemium games are enjoying a surge in popularity - but could they be against the law?

It's pretty easy these days to spot a pirated video game. But the sheer awfulness of these illegal video game covers, are magical.

A terrible game, Bodycount was an example of what not do when designing a new title in the industry.Unfortunately, it has now also become an example of how not to treat your staff, as one former member of the now defunct development studio explains.

Earlier today I was browsing the local PS3 Forums and came across a thread about White Label games and the legality around them. The thread has now been locked as it seemed to drift into the personal accusation stage which is never pretty but it did raise an interesting point that has been cleared up for me by one of …