This next-gen.biz article discusses a recent study into video game piracy in the UK. Well worth a quick look, even if the study does state the bloody obvious.

"Most respondents who have and will continue to illegally download games are young males, between 15 and 19 years old. They feel videogames are too expensive and resent the long wait for many games released in the US or in Asia before the UK.

Thanks to Slashdot for that one