Megaupload chief slumps from his position as world's No. 1 Modern Warfare 3 player after his New Zealand piracy arrest



Kim Dotcom - also known as Kim Schmitz - has fallen from being the world's number one ranked Modern Warfare 3 player since his New Zealand arrest on internet piracy charges related to his file-trading site Megaupload.



Playing under the alias Megaracer, he is still ranked at number two, with an impressive 180,980 kills and a mere 86,241 deaths to his belt. Since his arrest last week, Dotcom has been overtaken by rival Arazos.

The hit shooter grossed $400 million within 24 hours of launch, and has an estimated 13 million players worldwide - so ranking number one is no mean feat.

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'Kim Dotcom' celebrates taking the world's number one position in a video released earlier this year







Kim Dotcom - going under the online alias Megaracer - took the world's number one position on New Year's Eve this year. He has scored more than 180,000 kills on Modern Warfare 3 Playing under the online name Megaracer, Kim Dotcom posted videos of his triumps in the game online The controversial site owner was arrested in New Zealand last week on copyright charges.

The flamboyant ex-hacker also owned a £3million collection of 25 cars which was confiscated at the time of his arrest – mainly top-of-the range Mercedes with number plates such as ‘STONED’, ‘HACKER’ and ‘GUILTY’ but also including Maseratis, a vintage pink Cadillac and Dotcom’s runabout, a £300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom with the number plate ‘GOD’.

He took the world's number one slot on Xbox Live three weeks ago in a video posted on YouTube. His rival Arazos only overtook him yesterday. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Next Amazon and Dropbox two of several file-sharing sites 'at... Share this article Share Games sites commented that Mr Dotcom's hard-won number one position was also quite ironic - Modern Warfare 3 is one of the most-pirated games of all time.

Gaming site Venturebeat commented that the high-profile fan might be good publicity for the game, 'If I worked for Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Modern Warfare 3, I would put up his bail money.'

'Kim Dotcom' became the world's number one player in Modern Warfare 3 in a video posted online three weeks ago The high life: Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz and nicknamed 'Dr Evil', was arrested along with three other executives of Megauploads on Friday

Luxury: The property in Coatesville, near Auckland, New Zealand, which was raided today as part of the operation against the founder and executives of file-sharing site Megaupload.com Lapping in luxury: Dotcom splashes out in the Virgin Islands with a mystery woman. Dotcom was also in a film posted online enjoying a 'crazy weekend' on a superyacht in Monaco said to have cost millions

MegaUpload, which the U.S. government shut down yesterday, is a Hong Kong-based ‘cyberlocker’ service that allows users to download pirated films, TV shows, music and e-books with just a few clicks.

It is accused of costing copyright owners £322million in lost earnings and of making £113million by selling advertising and premium subscriptions.



Lavish: Dotcom also had a garish pink Cadillac in his collection of luxury cars, which was also seized by police

Confiscated: Others cars including a collection of Mercedes vehicles were removed from the Schmitz's home

Although music stars such as Kanye West and Alicia Keys have supported MegaUpload, film and record companies say the seven-year-old file-sharing site is making a fortune off their work without paying them a penny.

Hollywood film companies have been the main victims of piracy. The seven accused MegaUpload executives – including two other Germans and a Dutchman also seized in New Zealand – are each charged with five counts of racketeering, copyright infringement and conspiracy, and could be jailed for up to 20 years.

In the dock: Megaupload executive Bram van der Kolk, left, Finn Batato, second from left, Mathias Ortmann and founder, former CEO and current chief innovation officer Kim Dotcom, right, appear in North Shore District Court in Auckland, New Zealand

Taken down: The Megaupload.com homepage boasted the endorsement of a string of high-profile celebrities