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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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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"One of the notable newcomers is FitGirl-Repacks"

Fitgirl's been around over a decade.

they'll catch up to fitgirl in another decade or so, by which time there are going to be five new fitgirls. five dozen?

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 10 points 1 day 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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