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Up until a few minutes ago, if you had asked me to name the most pirated games of 2011, I would have tossed out names like Modern Warfare 3, and Battlefield 3. And, while those games are well represented, none of them grabbed the top spot. TorrentFreak has put together a list of the most pirated games in 2011, and the front-runners might surprise you. On the PC, Crysis 2 topped off the list, which seems strange because it hasn’t sold anywhere near as well as EA and Activision’s big titles. Strangely, the Xbox version of Crysis 2 didn’t even make the list. Gears of War 3 was downloaded 890,000 times, which makes it the most pirated game on the Xbox 360. Modern Warfare 3 played second fiddle on both the Xbox 360 and PC with Battlefield 3 rounding out the top 3. EA and Activision must be so proud. The family friendly Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Mario Sports Mix took top honors on the Wii, with Xenoblade Chronicles collecting the bronze medal. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, a game aimed at kids under the age of 10, took the 4th spot, which forces me to wonder if parents are stealing games for their children. 
Top PC game downloads on BitTorrent in 2011: 1. Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts), 3.92M Top Wii game downloads on BitTorrent in 2011: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo), 1.28M Top Xbox 360 game downloads on BitTorrent in 2011: 1. Gears of War 3 (Microsoft), 0.89M By Josh Engen |
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