{"id":8841,"date":"2010-12-03T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"ubisoft-uses-vuvuzela-to-combat-piracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/8841-ubisoft-uses-vuvuzela-to-combat-piracy","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft uses vuvuzela to combat piracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t let anyone tell you that the Soccer World Cup 2010 did nothing to elevate South Africa’s status as a global super power. If anything, people around the world now know us as “that country with the really irritating, obnoxiously loud horn instrument,” also referred to as the vuvuzela. <\/p>\n

Ubisoft has even gone as far as to use the vuvuzela sound effect to deter pirates from getting their hands on the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience. Instead of MJ’s classic pop tracks, the pirated version of the game blasts the vuvuzela sound effect, rendering the game unplayable. Crucial on-screen prompts are also disabled in the pirated version.<\/p>\n

In fact, the concept of a Michael Jackson themed video game, combined with the obnoxious wail of the afformentioned noise device is just about enough to put me off games for life. <\/p>\n

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