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Game Companies List ‘FitGirl-Repacks’ as a Key Piracy Threat (torrentfreak.com)

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The ESA, which represents several major gaming companies, has shared an updated list of notorious piracy threats with the U.S. Government. One of the notable newcomers is FitGirl-Repacks, which has been a dominant player in the game piracy landscape for years. Meanwhile, ESA's report no longer mentions malware, cryptocurrencies, or Scene release groups, which were previously seen as 'growing trends'.

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[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 23 points 2 years ago

They mean newcomer to the list. Here's what it says right after your quote: "which has been a dominant player in the game piracy landscape for years"

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

oh, got it.

I almost quoted the whole thing because I was like why would they write "newcomer" and "for years" one after the other?

thanks

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