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Bungie Speaks On Halo 2 Leak

BlueMoon writes "A moderator on the official Halo 2 forums posted some speculations and warnings about the Halo 2 leak. To the question where the leak originated he answered "is almost positively the work of some jerk in the manufacturing plant who pocketed the game". They also send out a warning that posting any kind of information about leak will result in "having your XBox Live account's ability to play Halo 2 crippled as we can and we will ban your gamertags from access to vital parts of Halo 2's online experience"." TalkXbox has a repost of an official statement asking community members to assist in the capture of the folks who leaked the game.

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  1. Halo:2 = Fight Club by pudding7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rule number one: Don't talk about Halo:2 leaks Rule number two: See rule number one

    Microsoft employs ninjas? Who knew?!

  2. Let the countdown begin ... by slagdogg · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to the first Slashdotter to post a link to the Halo 2 torrent whilst screaming "lol ban me you M$ l0s3rz -- i am s0 3l33t!"

    3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

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    1. Re:Let the countdown begin ... by russint · · Score: 4, Funny
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  3. folks by hrm · · Score: 3, Funny
    TalkXbox has a repost of an official statement asking community members to assist in the capture of the folks who leaked the game.

    Ha! Detailed language analysis shows that slashdot editorials are written by the Bush election campaign!

  4. It's no big deal.. by Visceral+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear in the French version Master Chief surrenders to the Covenant within the first 10 minutes of the game anyway. Problem solved.

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    1. Re:It's no big deal.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      And in the US version he is killed by friendly fire...

    2. Re:It's no big deal.. by mog007 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I heard that the Master Chief fires first, and the Convenant was just acting in self defense.

    3. Re:It's no big deal.. by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 3, Funny

      Excuse me ?

      A popular saying during WW2 was, 'When the RAF flies, the Germans run for cover. When the Luftwaffe flies, the British run for cover. When the Americans fly, everyone runs for cover!'

      You've got it the wrong way round.

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  5. Re:Isn't this a bit extreme? by AvantLegion · · Score: 4, Funny
    >> Nabbing a CD off an assembly line is no better than downloading the game off the internet, it's stealing plain and simple.

    and your sig says...

    >> Software piracy is victimless theft

    Haha! He can't remember which way he's trolling!

  6. Re:MOD DOWN! PARENT IS A KNOWN TROLL! by DrVxD · · Score: 4, Funny

    So is the authour of the parent of this post - "Anonymous Coward" is very definatly a known troll...

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  7. Ninjas? Yeah right... by TiggertheMad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ninjas? Was this written by an 8 year old?

    Parent is correct, the notion that MS employe ninjas is silly. Everybody here at MS knows that Ronin are far more effective in terms of bang for the buck. Ninjas are very expensive, and non-tax deducatble.

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    1. Re:Ninjas? Yeah right... by YOU+LIKEWISE+FAIL+IT · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, and that's why they're tax deductible. Did you even read the grandparent post?

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  8. Re:Ninjas? by shish · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ninjas? Was this written by an 8 year old?

    No no; ninjas are the natural enemy of pirates, and the only force strong enough to combat them! It all makes perfect sense

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  9. Re:Ninjas? by MustardMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Plus they have REAL ULTIMATE POWER!

    I was going to do a whole "bungie has real ultimate power" post and would probably get +5'ed for it, but it's friday and I don't feel like karma-whoring. That said, I applaud your joke for the clever application of both obscure internet jokes and a witty pun. Bravo.

  10. Re:Ninjas? by worst_name_ever · · Score: 4, Funny
    Ninjas? Was this written by an 8 year old?

    Don't mock them. They have Real Ultimate Power.

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  11. This sounds familiar.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ARTHUR
    Please go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest, and if he will give us food and shelter for this night he can join us in our quest for the Halo 2 Grail.

    FRENCH HACKER
    Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen. He's already got one, you see?

    ARTHUR
    What?

    GALAHAD
    He says they've already got one!

    ARTHUR
    Are you sure he's got one?

    FRENCH HACKER
    Oh yes. It's very nice

    CUT TO BATTLEMENTS. THE TAUNTER (FRENCH HACKER) turns to some others.

    FRENCH HACKER
    I told him we already got one.

    They all giggle.

  12. Re:Ninjas? by blincoln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't mock them. They have Real Ultimate Power.

    Yeah, no kidding.

    One time I was at a bar with a bunch of ninjas after practicing at the ninja dojo. My friend (who is a ninja, but also a pirate, but also a babe, resulting in a great paradox in the lore of ninjas) thought "ooh, ninjas!" and sprayed all the other ninjas with Silly String. But she accidentally got some on the waitress, who decided to ban all the ninjas from the bar.

    Then the ninjas totally flipped out and started stabbing people in the face while others took turns wailing on electric guitars. By the time it was all over, the bar totally looked like the opening shot from Bram Stoker's Dracula except instead of pikes all the people were impaled on pool cues because that's why the ninjas were at the bar in the first place and they wanted to make a point about denying ninjas their pool.

    So you people just think twice the next time you start to get all hating on the ninjas. They might just flip out and go all taki ori zenpo kaiten from ichimunji no kamae on your punk pirate ass.

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  13. Re:Important legal information by rehabdoll · · Score: 4, Funny
  14. Re:And... by Rolo+Tomasi · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, but it's linked to your medical data. So if you've used a leaked copy of Halo 2, and you have a medical emergency, you'll be turned away at every ER and left to die in the street.

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