The most-pirated games in SA

Earlier this week, we checked out which games were being plundered the most via the internet. After a bit of sniffing around, we’ve narrowed down the top 10 games that have been downloaded through torrent sites, locally.

Since the start of Torlock and Torrentfunk in March and January 2010, respectively, the sites have proven rather popular locally, with the former amassing 425,758, and the latter 704,975 South African visitors over their lifetime.

Torlock

It would appear that the Grand Theft Auto games are the most popular titles being downloaded illegally – which is fitting in so many ways. A game about being a criminal, being acquired through criminal means, in a country that’s (possibly unjustly) labelled as one of the most crime-ridden in the world.

All time

1. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2. Grand Theft Auto IV
3. Age of Empires 3
4. Grand Theft Auto Vice City
5. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
6. Counter Strike Condition Zero
7. Grand Theft Auto 3
8. Angry Birds PC
9. Pro Evolution Soccer
10. Diablo 2

January 2012

1. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2. Age of Empires 3
3. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
4. Counter Strike Global Offensive
5. Batman Arkham City
6. Battlefield 3
7. WWE 12
8. The Sims 3
9. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW
10. Pro Evolution Soccer

TorrentFunk

Once again, Grand Theft Auto takes center-stage in dubious local procurement methodologies – however, the fun-filled bird-slinger from Rovio seems to have garnered the most attention in January.

All time

1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
3. Grand Theft Auto Vice City
4. Pro Evolution Soccer
5. Need For Speed Underground 2
6. Call of Duty Black Ops
7. Pro Evolution Soccer
8. God of War 2
9. Assassin’s Creed
10. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW

January 2012

1. Angry Birds Rio + Seasons
2. God of War 2
3. WWE Smackdown vs RAW
4. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
5. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
7. Assassin’s Creed
8. Need For Speed The Run
9. Command and Conquer Red Alert 2
10. Call of Duty 2