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Publisher NGames offers bonuses to prepare pirates for the new challenges ahead. Hull, UK (PRWEB) August 22, 2012 Online publisher, NGames has revealed that the Chapter 3 expansion of their anime inspired pirate MMO, Pockie Pirates is coming soon. To prepare for the new challenges ahead, players will be receiving a slew of free extra items for levelling up their accounts, along with extra special bonuses for becoming VIP members. The upcoming Chapter 3 promises more challenging adventures...

BSA settles eight cases valuing more than $2.5 million in unlicensed software WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent wave of high-value unlicensed software cases settled by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) underscores the persistent problem of software piracy in the United States. While U.S. piracy rates have dipped overall - as noted in the 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study - the commercial value of software piracy in the U.S. still adds up to almost...

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experience Media Studios (EMS) today announced the launch of a new service to support the independent film and content publishing industry in the fight against digital piracy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120806/LA52863-INFO) Experience Media Studios combats digital piracy with a proactive approach and anti-piracy platform that monitors, detects, and eliminates pirated content across the endless online distribution and...

EL CAJON, Calif., Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a Marine combat veteran and member for the House Armed Services Committee, met with senior executives at Skye Maritime, a California based, veteran owned and operated private maritime security company today to discuss the challenges facing U.S maritime security firms. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120803/LA51512) "Congressman Hunter is concerned about the rising threat of Somali piracy...

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltic Trading Limited (NYSE: BALT) ("Baltic Trading" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The following financial review discusses the results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011. Second Quarter 2012 and Year-to-Date Highlights Declared a $0.05 per share dividend payable on or about August 22, 2012 to all shareholders of record as of August...

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) ("Genco" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The following financial review discusses the results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011. Second Quarter 2012 and Year-to-Date Highlights Recorded net loss attributable to Genco for the second quarter of $27.7 million, or $0.65 basic and diluted loss...

NGames have announced the first major update for their pirate action MMO, Pockie Pirates. The update, fully titled “Pockie Pirates Chapter II: Beloved Mr. 2” , will be released in early August. Hull, UK (PRWEB) July 27, 2012 In celebration of the on-going successful open beta stage, publisher NGames are unleashing the first major update for their pirate-inspired side-scrolling action MMORPG, Pockie Pirates. The "Chapter II: Beloved Mr. 2" update is based on the abilities of...

ST. CROIX, US Virgin Islands, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, with the help of the Captain Morgan brand, a team of leading U.S. archaeologists returned to the mouth of the Chagres River in Panama in search of real-life buccaneer Captain Henry Morgan's lost fleet. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120726/NY46254-a )(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120726/NY46254-b )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120726/NY46254LOGO-c )...

GALVESTON, Texas, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- High-seas piracy has not changed much in the last 3,000 years and you can bet a keg of rum, a colorful parrot and some buried treasure that pirates will continue to be successful in the 21(st) century and beyond, says a Texas A&M University at Galveston professor who has taught a course about pirates covering all time periods and locations in the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/DC99584LOGO ) Tom...

SEATTLE, COLUMBUS, Ohio and DUBAI, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zyvex Marine, a division of Zyvex Technologies, the world's first molecular nanotechnology company, today announced the global launch of the LRV-17. The advanced Long Range Vessel is designed for fuel efficiency and rough sea stabilization with a sprint speed over 40 knots and a range of over 1,500 nautical miles, more than three times the range of comparatively sized vessels. (Photo:...