"The company said piracy affected [...] the price of video games" Amusingly enough, "the company" didn't mention whether or not this effect was positive or negative, or for whom.

Because they go out of their way to make everyone believe piracy is a heinous, unforgivable crime on par with rape and murder. The avarage consumer has come to believe they have no choice but to either not play the game or pay to be taken advantage of. I fear what the gaming industry would become without piracy as a constant competitor.

and some Jack Thompson hate.

uuuhm. I mean whether or not I returned it to my local retailer an hour after installing.

Game time can be purchased with in-game currency. One month of gametime goes for about 250mil ISK. 4 of the ships lost go for over 100bil. The "smaller" ships for anywhere from 1 to 2bil. >600 ships lost. Do the math.

I see an ugly guy being photoshopped into a good looking one. What does race have to do with it?

"Allah"

One that helps consumers protect themselves from corporations whoms products have been steadily declining in quality for the last 10 years. Mister CEO doesn't want a guard rail, he wants a traffic warden.

do professional gamers have a future?

"Religion" is severely underestimating the western world's attachment to freedom of speech. How hard can they push before we give them more than Pat Condell videos as a response?

Will it ever get to the point where they're truly hurting the "pirating" community? And when they do, will they respond to what will undoubtedly be a negative impact on music sales? Yeah it sucks to have your internet shut down or having to switch providers, but will it really matter in the long run?