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October 14th, 2004, 07:52
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Halo 2 leaked onto the Internet 26 Days Before Official Release
>> From GamesIndustry.biz:
Microsoft has launched an investigation into the leak of a version of Bungie's forthcoming Xbox title Halo 2, which has made its way onto Internet piracy sites and newsgroups almost a month before the title is due to launch. (November 9-11)
The pirate copy of the game, which is thought to have begun circulating last night, claims to be a French PAL version.
"Microsoft has learned that a version of Halo 2 has been posted to various newsgroups and web sites," the company said in a statement this morning. "We consider downloading this code or making it available for others to download as theft."
"We are currently investigating the source of this leak with the appropriate authorities," the statement continued. "Microsoft takes the integrity of its intellectual property extremely seriously, and we are aggressively pursuing the source of this illegal act."
The launch of Halo 2 worldwide remains unaffected.
Read the whole article on GamesIndustry.biz. (More: slashdot.org, GameSpot.com, bbc.co.uk, TheRegister.co.uk, ...)
You can see the NFO of this release on nforce.nl.
We very stronly discourage you to download such a release. Gamers who download games illegally can face a maximum penalty of $100,000 per infringement for copyright violations.
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Buy Halo2: Amazon (USA) - Amazon (Europe)
(October 14 06:20 EST) - (direct link to article)
(Posted by:: XanTium)
Halo 2 leaked onto the Internet 26 Days Before Official Release
>> From GamesIndustry.biz:
Microsoft has launched an investigation into the leak of a version of Bungie's forthcoming Xbox title Halo 2, which has made its way onto Internet piracy sites and newsgroups almost a month before the title is due to launch. (November 9-11)
The pirate copy of the game, which is thought to have begun circulating last night, claims to be a French PAL version.
"Microsoft has learned that a version of Halo 2 has been posted to various newsgroups and web sites," the company said in a statement this morning. "We consider downloading this code or making it available for others to download as theft."
"We are currently investigating the source of this leak with the appropriate authorities," the statement continued. "Microsoft takes the integrity of its intellectual property extremely seriously, and we are aggressively pursuing the source of this illegal act."
The launch of Halo 2 worldwide remains unaffected.
Read the whole article on GamesIndustry.biz. (More: slashdot.org, GameSpot.com, bbc.co.uk, TheRegister.co.uk, ...)
You can see the NFO of this release on nforce.nl.
We very stronly discourage you to download such a release. Gamers who download games illegally can face a maximum penalty of $100,000 per infringement for copyright violations.
Support the software companies. If you play a game BUY it!
Buy Halo2: Amazon (USA) - Amazon (Europe)
(October 14 06:20 EST) - (direct link to article)
(Posted by:: XanTium)