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Carl Lundstrom, co-founder and early financier of the controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, has died in a tragic plane crash in Slovenia. He was 64 years old. Lundstrom was piloting a ...

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Arr me hearties! You’ll find the best pirate-themed games on the high seas that have released over the years. The Golden Age of Pirates has inspired many a story, song, and film, and video games ...