wraggster
January 23rd, 2012, 22:16
In a somewhat cruel coincidence, the world’s best Modern Warfare 3 player may also be the man responsible for the lion’s share of the game’s piracy.
Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz) posted a video online showing that his Xbox 360 user account MEGARACER is the highest rated in the world on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The irony, of course, is that the site he founded was arguably responsible for sharing more illegal copies of the game than any other.
Dotcom’s file-sharing portal Megaupload was last week closed by US authorities (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-shut-by-us-piracy-officials/090072) following accusations of piracy.
Today it was revealed that the German has been denied bail in New Zealand, where he was arrested in his mansion last week.
Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-23/megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-to-remain-in-jail-pink-cadillac-art-seized.html) reports that the arrest itself was not straightforward, with police having to cut their way through electronic locks to detain Dotcom, who had hidden himself in a safe room with a shotgun.
The authorities also claim that Dotcom had in the region of NZ$11m scattered across various accounts, as well as a fleet of luxury cars including a Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe. Other cars had personal registration plates saying ‘God’, ‘Stoned’ and ‘Guilty’.
One wall of his mansion is said to contain a large graffiti-style painting of Dotcom and his wife and seven 60” TV screens.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-founder-is-world-s-top-modern-warfare-3-player/090137
Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz) posted a video online showing that his Xbox 360 user account MEGARACER is the highest rated in the world on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The irony, of course, is that the site he founded was arguably responsible for sharing more illegal copies of the game than any other.
Dotcom’s file-sharing portal Megaupload was last week closed by US authorities (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-shut-by-us-piracy-officials/090072) following accusations of piracy.
Today it was revealed that the German has been denied bail in New Zealand, where he was arrested in his mansion last week.
Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-23/megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-to-remain-in-jail-pink-cadillac-art-seized.html) reports that the arrest itself was not straightforward, with police having to cut their way through electronic locks to detain Dotcom, who had hidden himself in a safe room with a shotgun.
The authorities also claim that Dotcom had in the region of NZ$11m scattered across various accounts, as well as a fleet of luxury cars including a Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe. Other cars had personal registration plates saying ‘God’, ‘Stoned’ and ‘Guilty’.
One wall of his mansion is said to contain a large graffiti-style painting of Dotcom and his wife and seven 60” TV screens.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-founder-is-world-s-top-modern-warfare-3-player/090137