Today on TGR:

100,000 Copies of Demigod Already Pirated

Gamers have long used DRM’s prescence as an excuse to pirate software, stroking their own egos and telling themselves they’re just fighting the man. Naturally, when a game comes along without DRM, all these conscientious objectors would pony up and buy it to support the motion, right?

Wrong!

Demigod, which contains absolutely no DRM, has a nearly 10:1 piracy ratio in the first week of release. As it turns out people just want to steal things after all.

Why Wii Sells and Why Wii Sucks

TGR writer Jeffrey Matulef explores why the Wii is still so damned popular, and yet still such a flop with core gamers. I’m no psychic, but I think graphics fidelity will be mentioned once or twice.

The Good, The Bad, and The Shipping April 19 - 26

Another week that’s thankfully light on the wallet. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will be available for those that don’t want to think while playing games, and Velvet Assassin for those that do.

And I Love Horses for, well, everyone.

The 360’s Dominance... and Failure

Never one to miss a good opportunity, TGR writer James Barr provides both ego-stroking and flamebait for the Microsoft faithful.

BITMAPS 74: FEAR 2 does what other horror games can’t

Join Lawrence Sonntag for a dissection of what makes F.E.A.R. 2 work - and how that allows it to offer game play that other horror games can’t.

Big Red Potion Episode 10: Everybody Hates WoW

Ding! This week’s Big Red Potion is all about World of Warcraft, and the how the gaming community and press relate to it. Joining Sinan and Joe in the pod is Dangerous Kid Jeffrey ‘Switch’ Sorensen and Cranky Gamers UK’s Dits.

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