Whether the allegations that pirated copies of NBA 2K13 are being sold by DataBlitz are true or not, it was up to the local courts to determine probable cause so let's leave it to the judge who signed the warrant to make the determination. But here's what we can make of this whole mess -- that X-Play is running after DataBlitz because the latter was selling copies of NBA 2K13 that were not officially distributed by X-Play. This means that X-Play wasn't making any money for every legit copy of NBA2K13 that DataBlitz has sold. What DataBlitz could have done was made parallel imports of NBA 2K13 and shipped them in from other countries like HK (the statement from DataBlitz mentioned they bought some copies from X-Play though). Let me try and shed some light on why this is so: * X-Play claims they are an exclusive Philippine distributor of NBA 2K13. X-Play Online Games Inc., a subsidiary of IP e-Games, and its partners brings us the latest iteration of 2K Sports’ highly anticipated NBA game, the NBA 2K13. Executively produced by the popular rapper and producer Jay-Z, the NBA 2K13 brings a lot of in-game goodies to keep basketball fanatics hooked to game. Read more in our articles including "Lessons we can learn from the DataBlitz vs. XPlay fiasco" and "NBA 2K13 now out in stores".
Whether the allegations that pirated copies of NBA 2K13 are being sold by DataBlitz are true or not, it was up to the local courts to determine probable cause so let's leave it to the judge who signed the warrant to make the determination. But here's what we can make of this whole mess -- that X-Play is running after DataBlitz because the latter was selling copies of NBA 2K13 that were not officially distributed by X-Play.
This means that X-Play wasn't making any money for every legit copy of NBA2K13 that DataBlitz has sold. What DataBlitz could have done was made parallel imports of NBA 2K13 and shipped them in from other countries like HK (the statement from DataBlitz mentioned they bought some copies from X-Play though). Let me try and shed some light on why this is so: * X-Play claims they are an exclusive Philippine distributor of NBA 2K13.
Our coverage of NBA 2k13 includes: "Lessons we can learn from the DataBlitz vs. XPlay fiasco"; "NBA 2K13 now out in stores"; "Cloudfone NBA Edition to be available for Php8,999". Each article provides unique insights and information.