Who would have known that the lowly vuvuzela ‘musical instrument’ would have gone from a loathed implement of audio cruelty to an aid in the fight against videogame piracy?

Nay not I!

According to a report on videogame industry site MCV, Ubisoft is using the endless droning noise of 10 thousand vuvuzela horns as an anti-piracy measure in the publisher’s latest Nintendo DS game, Michael Jackson: The Experience.

Those unlawful gamers who happen to be playing a hacked version of the game with a downloadable ROM have found that all music in the title is blared out by the buzz of the vuvuzela, obviously ruining the entire experience.

In addition, on-screen prompts have been removed from these illegal copies of Michael Jackson: The Experience on the DS.

While it’s doubtful that this method of combating game piracy can be extended into the future or onto other platforms, it’s at least a little humorous.

Source: MCV