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Urban Terror Code Stolen

Posted by timothy on from the et-tu-b1nary-th1ef? dept.

New submitter herbalt writes "The code of the free FPS game Urban Terror (a standalone game based on a Quake 3 mod), has been stolen. The development team, Frozen Sand, at first stated their Git Repository had been hacked, but later issued an announcement stating the perpetrator of the leak was a member of the development team. Frozen Sand also states they have found chat logs indicating there had been 'a plot to get B1naryTh1ef to steal the code so they could sell Urban Terror under a different name on Steam.'"

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  1. U sure it wasn't NSA? by c0lo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I mean, a game with such a name...

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  2. Re:Well what do you know.... by GoatCheez · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have to agree. Stealing the source to sell the game on Steam? In what world does anyone think that they could get away with that? Even major corporations aren't that stupid. It's literally the dumbest idea I've ever heard. When a thief steals something that isn't money, they have to sell it "underground" or just keep it for their own personal treasure. They don't sell it in an auction or through an ad in the paper because it would be obvious they stole it and the stolen goods would be returned, and the thief would gain nothing. How would the thief in this case think that they would never get caught? Change the color of some textures? Fucking asinine.

  3. Re:Stolen or copied by Minwee · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In German it would be "infringementrightcopy", plus about a dozen extra syllables on the end to show that you really mean it.