The Brief
- The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office seized several high-traffic websites accused of distributing pirated video games, causing an estimated $170 million in losses to the gaming industry.
- The seized domains allegedly hosted illegal copies of popular video games, often before their official release dates, and now display a federal seizure banner.
- The FBI dismantled the infrastructure supporting the illegal activity, with assistance from the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in the international investigation.
ATLANTA – The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office has seized several high-traffic websites accused of distributing pirated video games, resulting in an estimated $170 million in losses to the gaming industry, federal officials announced Thursday.
What we know:
The seized domains — including nsw2u.com, nswdl.com, game-2u.com, bigngame.com, ps4pkg.com, ps4pkg.net, and mgnetu.com — allegedly hosted and facilitated access to illegal copies of popular video games, often days or weeks before their official release dates.…