I’ve seen a few throughout my life at friend’s houses as a kid during the age of Limewire. Typically they were pretty good quality even though you’d see the odd person get up from their seat or hardcoded subtitles. Lately I’ve been curious about the history behind them and how they came to be.

Have there been well known release groups similar to the game cracking scene?

Have they always been mostly from one region?

Are they released strategically for one reason or another?

Have there been hidden methods to bust groups after a release such as steganography?

I’d be down to hear any facts about it you find interesting, stories, and if you have any articles or videos about the subject.

  • worfamerryman@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    In the last 10 years, I stopped in this gas station off a busy road in my home town. They have bootleg dvds just on the counter.

    I can’t believe that place didn’t get shutdown. There is a police station just a few blocks away.