At the beginning of 2023, a series of illegal servers announced their closure, but recently, pirated games have sprouted like mushrooms after the rain. Will the official publishers…
At the beginning of 2023, a series of illegal servers announced their closure, but recently, pirated games have sprouted like mushrooms after the rain. Will the official publishers and authorities take any stronger measures to eradicate the problem of pirated games?
According to statistics, by 2023, the number of video games with approval decisions is 1,327. But today, there are still many games that are not on the government’s licensing list but are blatantly present in the market, labeled with “piracy” and still receive the participation and recharge of many people. player. Alarmingly, the security of pirated games is very low, sometimes even suddenly announcing the closure before the “surprise” of thousands of players. Since it’s an unauthorized game, the “guarantee” will be a luxury.
Photo 1: Pirated games are especially scattered in the PC game series: Air combat games, MMO games, ..
For example, in the air combat genre, the only product that holds the copyright and is protected by law is the game Squadron of NPH VTC Game. However, on the market, there are many products attached to illegal air combat that make the player community extremely disgruntled.
Photo 2: 17 years since its official release, Doi Doi is still a game with great attraction, so the situation of “piracy” has taken place.
In recent years, many businesses have made efforts to propose to the Ministry of Information and Communications a number of solutions to tighten the management of pirated game publishers in Vietnam. It can be seen most clearly from the beginning of 2023 until now, the competent authorities have paid special attention to the pirated game market and have taken strong deterrent actions against individuals standing in the game. The top of the product is labeled “fake”. According to Mr. Le Quang Tu Do, Director of the Department of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information: “With a revenue of nearly VND 5,000 billion, unauthorized games account for 30% of the revenue of the entire Vietnamese game publishing market. “. Playing pirated games, supporting pirated games is an act of abetting illegal acts.
Photo 3: A long-standing pirated game of the air combat game series in Vietnam had to be closed without an explanation for the players.
Talking about the most famous disappearance of the gaming industry recently, it is worth mentioning the case of Silk Road Online – The game has 17 years of life with the name Silk Road. Present in Vietnam since 2005, by the beginning of 2023, Silk Road has had thousands of pirated servers – sprouting, then disappearing, and then “spring up” again soon after. Players are also caught up in that “mess” and gradually do not know who holds the copyright of this product in Vietnam.
At the beginning of April 2023, the Silk Road – SilkRoad Online game community in Vietnam had the opportunity to wake up when the most popular server of the product was suddenly unable to access in all aspects, until the fire came to the section. help, players have no choice but to send Email and wait in vain.
Photo 4: An SRO gamer at this server lost everything and, more importantly, regretted the time spent together when the game server disappeared without saying goodbye.
Especially right after this event, VTC Game officially announced that it holds the copyright to release SRO in Vietnam under the name: Silkroad Origin VTC. So surely, the fact that the most crowded SRO server in Vietnam suddenly disappeared is not a coincidence. Many players also analyzed this incident: “When SRO returns to NPH VTC – a reputable unit protected by law, surely the pirated servers must also shake their hands, open their own way back before the authorities. competent authorities to take more drastic actions”.
Photo 5: The official fanpage and Group of SRO VTC received great interaction from longtime SRO players.
Highlighting the urgency of preventing pirated games, accompanying businesses, in March 2023, the Department of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) held a workshop “Implement solutions to prevent illegal games.” blocking payments for unauthorized games”, thereby introducing many measures to improve the interests of players, including coordinating with Game publishers, State Bank, Apple, Google and other app stores. telecommunications network, Internet.
Not only the Squadron, not only SRO, certainly in the coming time, the authorities and the Ministry of Information and Communications will continue to pay attention and tighten the issue of publishing and payment of pirated games to “the industry”. Game industry” in Vietnam has made further breakthroughs, bringing a clean and legal Game Online entertainment environment and the interests of players as the top priority.
Learn more at:
– Squadron Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/PhiDoiVTC
– SilkRoad Origin VTC Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/sro.vtcgame.vn
