Multiple TX Employees Arrested

[Deleted member 514822]

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-members-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-team-xecuter-custody

Two leaders of one of the world’s most notorious videogame piracy groups, Team Xecuter, have been arrested and are in custody facing charges filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Max Louarn, 48, a French national of Avignon, France, Yuanning Chen, 35, a Chinese national of Shenzhen, China, and Gary Bowser, 51, a Canadian national of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, were charged in a federal indictment unsealed today. The indictment alleges the defendants were leaders of a criminal enterprise that developed and sold illegal devices that hacked popular videogame consoles so they could be used to play unauthorized, or pirated, copies of videogames. The enterprise targeted popular consoles such as the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition, the Sony PlayStation Classic, and the Microsoft Xbox.

 

[_abysswalker_]

Oh this is no joke, I wonder how this will affect OS development. That's probably enough push for me to switch to Atmosphere...

 

[linuxares]

Well that explains Gary's absence.

Btw those 3 are the main TX.

 

[PabloMK7]

From approximately June 2013 through August 2020, Team Xecuter used a variety of product names for its devices, such as the Gateway 3DS, the Stargate, the TrueBlue Mini, the Classic2Magic, and the SX line of devices that included the SX OS, the SX Pro, the SX Lite, and the SX Core.

So they were behind Gateway and Stargate 3ds afterall...

 

[linuxares]

So they were behind Gateway and Stargate 3ds afterall...

Yes, they were also Team Cobra

 

[matias3ds]

Tx sites are down also Rocket chat ,,, xecuter is dead

 

[linuxares]

Tx sites are down also Rocket chat ,,, xecuter is dead

I can still reach Team-Xecuter, I will not type the URL because of Nintendo bots.

 

[8BitWonder]

Wow, color me surprised they actually managed to get these folks in custody.

 

[x65943]

I realize what they did broke some laws, and I have never been a fan of TX, but it's sad to see these guys have their lives torn apart

 

[linuxares]

I realize what they did broke some laws, and I have never been a fan of TX, but it's sad to see these guys have their lives torn apart

Well sure, by all means. But they have been doing this for a loooooooong time. So it's just catching up to them. After all, this isn't the original Team-Xecuter. Just the one Max bought.

 

[Keylogger]

Yes, they were also Team Cobra

Team Cobra in the gamecube time?

 

[matias3ds]

I can still reach Team-Xecuter, I will not type the URL because of Nintendo bots.

Yes the page is up but the chat is down

 

[zoogie]

I realize what they did broke some laws, and I have never been a fan of TX, but it's sad to see these guys have their lives torn apart

Yeah I kinda liked Gary. He had a sense of humor.

I hope at least he doesn't get a long prison sentence. Hope he gets out .... soon.

 

[linuxares]

Team Cobra in the gamecube time?

Not sure, I just remember them from PS3. Like the Cobra ODE

Yeah I kinda liked Gary. He had a sense of humor.

I hope at least he doesn't get a long prison sentence.

He been in trouble with the law before in Canada. That's why he moved to the Dominican Republic.

 

[matias3ds]

Not sure, I just remember them from PS3. Like the Cobra ODE


He been in trouble with the law before in Canada. That's why he moved to the Dominican Republic.

I dont know the dude but , Lets hope he is fine.

 

[Spoofay]

F to pay respects.

 

[linuxares]

I dont know the dude but , Lets hope he is fine.

He gotten expedited. Read document.

 

[DinohScene]

Ohhh how the mighty have fallen.

Bye gary.

 

[tech3475]

Well, this was certainly unexpected.

 

[Satangel]

F

Sad man, I don't really keep up with the scene anymore but these guys were legends. Sad