The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) and some of its partners recently conducted a raid which yielded illegally copied Nintendo DS games stored on discs. Meanwhile, ELSPA's crime unit head, John Hillier, wants to remind gamers (whatever console you may own) the detestable effects of piracy on the whole industry. For more on this raid, head on over to the full article for more information.

Sporting goods company Adidas, together with Microsoft, is currently hosting a raffle of some sorts for users of Xbox 360 and fans of basketball title NBA Live 07. The good thing about this is that there's no purchase necessary. Just head on to the raffle's official site (via the Read link below) and enter your email address. The event is open for countries U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, South Korea Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

Aside from the fabulous prizes to be given away, fans can also look forward to obtaining codes that can be used to unlocked special 5ive elements in the game. Fans can get the codes by visiting the official online sites of Adidas and Xbox as well as visiting retail stores Dick's Sporting Goods and Foot Locker.

If all of those still isn't an NBA VIP experience for you, just take a look at this grand prize package. The other prizes can be viewed via the Read link as well.

GRAND PRIZE: NBA All-Star 2007 VIP Experience

• Get treated like a star with an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas to watch the NBA All-Star game; then get your game on with either of the following via Xbox Live: KG, Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan, Adam Morrison, Josh Smith, Gilbert Arenas, Nene, Cory Maggette, and Sebastien Telfair.

Prize package includes:

• Tickets for two to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game
  
• Admission for two to the All-Star Jam Session and Rookie/Sophomore game
• Xbox 360 console and custom faceplate
• Xbox Live subscription and EA Sports NBA Live 07
• US$ 250 in cold cash

The extreme sports channel has announced that they will be airing a new TV series that will show professional gaming events across the globe. The first programme in the series titled "Pro Videogaming: Xbox Cup" is a four and half hour live show from the Adidas World of Football in Berlin this Saturday July 1st. The broadcast will feature the finale of the Xbox Cup, a global competition which has gamers from all over the world competing to win the virtual World Cup.

The second show of the series will be on the 13th of August and will feature British fashion and videogame event label Joystick Junkies in the Pro Videogaming: Project Gotham Racing 3 tournament at the Ripspeed Donny car show in the UK. Hundreds of UK gamers will compete in the UK's first live televised pro-racing games tournament. They face seven days of gruelling heat on Xbox Live. And then in the morning, at Ripspeed Donny, the final 16 competitors will be pitting their racing skills against the creme de la creme of UK gaming talent.

I've never watched a gaming tournament on TV before, but I think this will be an interesting thing to tune in to. Even if the gamers aren't that good, you can always ogle at the graphical perfection of PGR3.