Among those who wish to pirate video games, few individuals in the scene are more infamous, notorious or well-known than FitGirl, an individual that takes piratedvideo gamecontent and “repacks” it into more manageable file sizes. Their fame is strong enough that, when a call for donations to help keep their efforts and site running was made,an anonymous crypto millionaire donated more than $42,000 out of the blue.
That said, things temporarily took a turn for the “worse,” when they feigned their retirement, sending those who wish to pay nothing for the latest games into a frenzy.
The Piracy Community Is Used To Losing Sites, But Not Due To “Retirement”
As the story goes, the website temporarily featured a popular Looney Tunes endshot that says “That’s all, folks!” In online circles, that image typically means the person is leaving, moving on or departing, whatever it may be.
In the case of FitGirl, many took it that the pirate was giving up their pirating ways, particularly after the website failed to list any upcoming repacks of games. Previously, the website implied that if the list of upcoming repacks was empty, then that was it.
Naturally, those who support video game piracy took the news for the worst, assuming that they’d have to begin looking elsewhere for video game content.
However, it appears that the stunt was nothing more than an elaborate troll job, as the site quickly went back to normal and more games were listed. Still, for those few hours between the joke and punch line, people within the piracy community were left with the prospect of having to pay for games once again, you know, just like everyone else does.
