2008's Most Pirated PC Games

Despite its nasty DRM scheme, EA's Spore tops the list of most pirated games for 2008, according to TorrentFreak.

In second place was Sims 2, another game from Spore creator Will Wright. In third was Assassin's Creed, which is probably on the list because a pirated version was leaked to torrent and P2P sites weeks before the retail date.

Some of the other titles on the list are more surprising given their release date but they remain popular.

Here's the Top Ten (all are PC titles) along with their download count:

1. Spore (1,700,000)
2. The Sims 2 (1,150,000)
3. Assassins Creed (1,070,000)
4. Crysis (940,000)
5. Command & Conquer 3 (860,000)
6. Call of Duty 4 (830,000)
7. GTA San Andreas (740,000)
8. Fallout 3 (645,000)
9. Far Cry 2 (585,000)
10. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (470,000)