Geekisms!

If you're into gaming then you definitely know how easy it is to get pirated games. You may have even heard about the effects such piracy has on game development houses and indie developers. Well, now you have a chance to experience the what it takes to make games.

There's this game called Game Dev Tycoon, developed by Greenheart Games, where you start your own game studio from scratch in your basement and grow it to become a world leader in the gaming industry, overcoming obstacles faced by regular, real world game studios.

Interesting idea, right? Thinking of getting the game? You might want to grab it from their website for just $7.99 and avoid downloading a pirated copy from the usual sources.

Why, you ask? Well, the developers of this little gem have also released a different copy of the game on the popular torrent sites and the unique feature of this 'pirated copy' is that after a few hours of playing, the game development studio that you created in the game begins to suffer losses in due to piracy too. An interesting way of discouraging piracy and letting pirates know that their bad habits are costing people their livelyhood.

So don't be a pirate! Go out and buy legit games and support the developers

The initial strikes of the next generation game console wars have already begun and this time, of the big three, Microsoft is the last to attack. Nintendo started things off just as it did last generation with the launch of its Wii U late last year and earlier this year Sony announced it's Playstation 4 showing of its all the new features and announcing launch titles from all the major 3rd party game publishers

Today, Microsoft sent out invitations to a press event holding on the 21st of May 2013, asking invitees to come see the new generation of Xbox revealed. Expectations are high as everyone looks to see what new innovations Microsoft will showcase as part of its arsenal.

Rumors of the next-gen xbox (codenamed Durango) and its capabilities have been around for a while now and most people seem to agree that there will be an improved Kinect sensor (probably built into the console body) as well as improvements to its home theatre capabilities. The rumor causing the most bit of unrest though is the one about the new console requiring an always on internet connection. Such a feature will have an adverse effect on the experience of many potential customers, especially those 3rd world countries where stable and fast internet connections are still a rarity.

One thing's for certain, all speculations will end come May 21 and Microsoft had better not pull a Sony and hide the main console.

Picture Source: Official Xbox Website