We reached out to Vigilant Defender and asked how it got copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution to sell to pirates at discounted prices. We now have confirmation that the copies were indeed illegal, and they came with a promise to deliver all future updates with email notification when they are available - the underground is a tough market after all, and you have to differentiate to draw customers.
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When the first four levels of Deus Ex: Human Revolution leaked onto the internet in May, an entity called Vigilant Defender decided to do some social engineering without Square Enix's knowledge or approval: It hacked the game - again - to kick players into a web survey where they were asked about their opinions on piracy. The "trial" was disguised as the full game and cut loose the night before the game's official release, racking up over a million downloads before the experiment ended on September 12th. About 900,000 unique visitors hit the survey and probably completed it hoping they would be rewarded with access to the full set of levels. …
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