【猫闻天下】外挂有罪！游戏作弊器背后竟藏巨额利润

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E-sports crime wave must be stopped

必须遏制电竞犯罪浪潮
 
①A multi-million dollar e-sports criminal ring based in Jiangsu province, China was recently broken up by police, in a joint operation with internet company Tencent.
近日，警方在与互联网公司腾讯的联合行动中，破获了一个位于中国江苏省的电子竞技犯罪团伙，其涉案金额高达数百万美元。

②Cheating in video games used to be a harmless thrill for children trying to defeat their computer opponents, but China's gaming industry has now become so lucrative that procuring cheat codes can win you more than counting cards at the top casinos in Las Vegas, or using steroids in the Olympics.
曾经，对于想要打败对手玩家的孩子们而言，在游戏中作弊无伤大雅。但如今，中国游戏产业利润巨大，比起在拉斯维加斯的顶级赌场赌博，或是在奥运会上服用类固醇，购买外挂赢得的收益有过之而无不及。

③The police raid seized, among other items, several luxury sports cars, with the total value of items recouped from the gang estimated to be worth around $76 million.
警方突袭查获了几辆豪华跑车等物品，从该团伙追回的物品总值估计约为7600万美元。

④There is much at stake in a global entertainment industry that dwarfs the value of TV production, cinema and music combined.
现如今，电竞市场的总价值远超电视剧、电影和音乐市场的总合，这个市场现如今因为外挂正处在危急关头。

⑤Subscriptions to cheat codes were made available on the black market, with packages costing illicit customers anything from $10 a day up to $200 per month, depending on the type of cheat codes. Many of the hacks were designed for popular first-person shooter games, with some, such as Overwatch and Call of Duty, offering first-place prizes of $5 million in tournaments.
黑市上可以购买到外挂卡密，根据其不同类型，非法用户的套餐费用从每天10美元到每月200美元不等。许多外挂都是为流行的第一人称射击游戏设计的，其中一些游戏例如《守望先锋》（Overwatch）和《使命召唤》（Call of Duty），在锦标赛中为第一名提供500万美元奖金。

⑥The industry itself is undergoing an overhaul in its effort to suss out cheaters looking to undermine the system. Just like any other professional sports competition, whether it takes place on grass or on digital platforms, a strict set of regulations is imposed.
电竞行业自身正在经历一次彻底改革，努力识别那些企图破坏系统的开挂玩家。就像其他职业体育比赛一样，无论是在草地上还是在数字平台上进行，都有一套严格的规定。

原文链接 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/08/WS606e63cca31024ad0bab42b9.html