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Why FitGirl won't die: The repacker millions of gamers depend on in an age of surveillance

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Why FitGirl won't die: The repacker millions of gamers depend on in an age of surveillance

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months ago

Ask almost any PC gamer from Asia to South America, and they will tell you the same thing: FitGirl is the one name in piracy that everyone recognises

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Is this why steam is so insanely slow to download games.
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  Could be a variety of things but yes. It also depends on the game and how compressible it’s assets are.

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