A man who stole a copy of the Pc version of Assassin’s Creed from manufacturing and distributed it online before its official release has just received his comeuppance. Apparently not nearly as sneaky as Altair, Christopher Anzalone of Charlotte, North Carolina has pleased guilty to being a pirate douchebag. Last Updated: May 4, 2010

[Update] According to Ubisoft,  news of a functional crack is just a rumour. “You have probably seen rumours on the web that Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 have been cracked,” Ubisoft’s statement reads. “Please know that this rumour is false and while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and …

Oh Ubisoft! Have we not learnt of the nerdrage that results from draconian DRM? Apparently not, as CVG has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed 2 for the PC – and in fact all future games from the French publisher will feature what must be one of the worst ideas in Digital Right Management ever conceived. The game will require PC gamers …

An Australian pirate by the name of James Burt has been ordered by a court to pay Nintendo the staggering sum of one and a half million Australian dollars, "to compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individual’s actions." His crime? He released an early copy of Super Mario Bros Wii on to the internet, ensuring …

The Nintendo DS is easily one of the most pirated systems available today, thanks to the R4 cartridge and the industry it spawned with competing cards like the AceKard, M3 and CycloDS. While these devices are often sold advertising their ability to run homebrew applications, the reality is that they’re largely used to play illegal roms of DS games. Their …

Piracy is rife on just about every platform imaginable. Torrent searches will turn up illegal copies of games for PC, PSP, Xbox 360, DS, Wii and even the IPhone. The only current system that’s been impervious thus far has been Sony’s PS3 – but that may be set to change, as hackers have claimed success in playing copied games on …

Oh Dear. There are rumblings in the large, cog-powered internet machine that the Pc version of arguably the biggest game of the year has been delayed. According to Electronic Theatre who cite unnamed ninja sources, The PC version will see a 2 week delay – seeing its release slip from November 10 to November 24. The reasons for the apparent …

Todays episode of The Lazygamer Podcast marks the dawn of a new era as we switch from our usual recording methods to online voice recording, which in this case means better quality at the same low size. We are still working some of the kinks out, so bear with us as we bring you another great show. What we think …