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Halo 2 Available on the Net

Posted by michael on from the negative-26-day-warez dept.

syberanarchy writes "Gamespot reports that Halo 2 has already been leaked to the internet via French newsgroups and P2P networks, almost a month before release! Any chance this bombshell move could force MS/Bungie to push up the release date?" See also gamesindustry.biz and The Register.

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  1. BBC article also by hereschenes · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here.

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  2. This is simply untrue by Killjoy_NL · · Score: 4, Informative

    "It should be noted that players who download the game illegally could face a maximum penalty of $100,000 per infringement for copyright violations."

    In the Netherlands at least it's legal to download, but illegal to upload stuff like this.

    I'd like to see them try to extradite an infringer. :P

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  3. Are you stupid? Or never actually bought a game? by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 4, Informative
    The game has gone gold. What this means that the game as it will be sold in the box in the shop is ready for publication.

    This doesn't mean the game is completly finished. For instance localization, translating to different languages. Age verification. Box cover printed. Manual translated and printed. And of course the game image created and cd's pressed.

    Then all the parts got to come together and be shipped all over the place.

    This all takes time and the real potential of delay. Say you discover that the final image your ready to press has a flaw. Have to do it all over again. Then telling the audience that, sorry it gonna be delayed 2 days is impossible. All those ads "on sale on XXXX-XX-XX" will be wrong.

    Just because a game is ready for sale does not mean it is immidiatly in a shop.

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  4. Re:Bittorrent... by alset_tech · · Score: 4, Informative
    Rather, they will buy legit copies of Halo 2, and pay the developers the respect, and money, that they deserve for producing such an awesome game. People who steal from Bungie are not true Halo fans.

    Not intended as a troll, and though offtopic, I believe this to be an important and defining trait among many in the /. community, deserving attention.

    Music can't be stolen, but software can. Why?

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