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Jonbo298 10-14-2004 12:17 PM
Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/10...s_6110539.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3743110.stm

Here is the article from Gamespot

Quote:
Late last night, 27 days before its officially scheduled retail release, an allegedly complete version of Microsoft's upcoming first-person shooter, Halo 2, was leaked onto the Internet. The pirated release, said to be a PAL version of the game with French-language dialogue, is currently making its way around various Usenet newsgroups and peer-to-peer networks.

There has been no word on where, or how the game originally surfaced at this time. It should be noted that players who download the game illegally could face a maximum penalty of $100,000 per infringement for copyright violations.

Halo 2, which continues the adventures of Master Chief with an all-new single-player adventure, as well as Xbox Live support for Internet-based multiplayer, is scheduled to hit retail shelves on November 9. We'll have more on this story as it develops.

Dark Samurai 10-14-2004 12:36 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
Ha! I have a friend that told me that he has a bootleg version of Halo 2, and here I thought he was lying!

Crash 10-14-2004 12:44 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
saw this last night, heh, pretty messed up how somepeople can do that.... gimme a break guys, buy the game.

thatmariolover 10-14-2004 01:04 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
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Originally Posted by Crash
saw this last night, heh, pretty messed up how somepeople can do that.... gimme a break guys, buy the game.
I like to get stuff early for the sole purpose of getting it early. It's exciting to have it earlier than you're supposed to. And yet I still buy everything I get early as soon as it gets out.

It's not a matter of screwing people out of their money. It's just fun to skirt the rules sometimes.

Crash 10-14-2004 01:21 PM
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Yeah, I have NO IDEA What you mean

Professor S 10-14-2004 01:37 PM
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And the parade of pirating scumbags continues. I hope everyone who gets the pirated game gets the maximum penalty allowed by law.

Canyarion 10-14-2004 02:51 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
What the heck, I agree with The Strangler. :wtf:

GameMaster 10-14-2004 03:12 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
Doesn't seem worth it to me when the game is in French and downloading it would take forever. Some kids have too much time. :shakehead

Canyarion 10-14-2004 03:15 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
What, you don't speak French? :sneaky:

I don't think Halo2 depends much on language...
And downloading can be done in 1 night with leaving the computer on..

GameMaster 10-14-2004 03:21 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
I'm not really sure. I mean, in terms of computer measurements, how much does a high-end game like Halo 2 consume? Is it a gigabyte, 50 gigabytes, 500 mb? I've never downloaded something that was even a gigabyte so I don't know if it could really be done in one night. Ignoring the factor that other people with the file would be online all night so you'd have a steady download rate.

Crash 10-14-2004 04:37 PM
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i just called microsoft and gave them 8 sites that are offering the dowload, and they'll shut em down... this shouldnt be happening, i hope they put an end to this real quick... they can't stop the disks that have already been burned though, and that sucks!

the file is between 5-6 gigs for this download,

GameMaster 10-14-2004 05:16 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
So what department did you contact? Did they ask for your name? Did they thank you for doing the right thing?

Crash 10-14-2004 05:18 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
piracy@microsoft.com

1-800-785-3448

yep, yep and yep

Canyarion 10-14-2004 06:10 PM
Re: Halo 2 Already Pirated
 
Heh, I remember when I constantly reported ROM sites to Nintendo. :D

Well actually just twice. :unsure:

DarkMaster 10-14-2004 06:17 PM
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I got a pretty interesting email from them. They sure are pissed. Help these guys out, this is bullsh*t.


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