The number of pirated video games circulating on the internet increased by nearly 20% in the last five years.
Data collected research company Envisional shows the most populargames throughout 2010 hijacked and downloaded no less than one million times.
Various game producers say concerned with this development, which can make sighted people they can get various games for free.
But some players doubted the data. They also said the piracy game was not as bad as imagined.
Sam, a game player, said in the year 100 he was able to download pirated games.
He admitted committing a crime is to test the game.
"Before I bought the original game, I had to try it out first," said Sam told the BBC.
"If it turns ugly, I do not buy the game," he said.
Sam says in an average year he bought 50 original games.
In many countries, plowing and downloading pirated games relativelycrime. Offender could be fined or sentenced to prison.
Sam said he was never frightened by this threat.
"I was never fined. I downloaded pirated games since the age of 14 years and my age is now 23 years old," said Sam.
"If I like it with certain games, so I bought the game. The others I delete it,"he said.
Game producers say piracy equal to theft.
Various parties said one of the efforts to reduce piracy is to lower the price of an official game.
In the UK, an average game pieces worth U.S. $ 45.
Andy Payne, chairman of the interactive entertainment association said the move had been taken by the producers of the game.
He said piracy is very detrimental to the gaming industry.
According to Payne, the making of popular games require millions ofdollars.
"Games like Modern Warfare 3 created by 200-250 people over twoyears. Making such games are not cheap," says Payne.
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