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Rockstar Ships Max Payne 2 Cracked By Pirates

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-getting-steamy-in-here dept.

Jamie noticed a fairly amazing little story about Rockstar shipping a version of Max Payne 2 via Steam that was actually cracked by pirates to remove the DRM. The going theory was that it was easier for them to simply use the pirate group's crack than to actually remove their DRM themselves.

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  1. Re:Pirates! Yarrr! by Improv · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they confused "booty" with "boot sectarrrrrrrr"

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  2. I can see the headlines... by thechemic · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Pirates sue Rockstar for using and distributing unlicensed cracks."

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  3. Re:Hypocrisy by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you steal your own wallet back from a pickpocket, you're not going to jail.

    In this case, it appears that the "pickpocket" added a fair amount of value to the wallet before it was stolen back.

    At very least, Rockstar should put an .nfo file with ASCII art giving props to the cracker(s).

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