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Thursday, October 14 2004

Halo 2 gets leaked  by James W at 11:17

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Eurogamer brings news that the hot XBox shooter has been leaked to the web just days after going gold. You can read on here.

"Microsoft has learned that a version of Halo 2 has been posted to various newsgroups and web sites. 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. Pending the result of our investigation, we do not have further comment. Microsoft takes the integrity of its intellectual property extremely seriously, and we are aggressively pursuing the source of this illegal act.
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Scrappy
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14 October 2004 11:36
Goes looking....
WUD
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14 October 2004 12:22
already found it, not as id get it though, that would be illegal
Mani
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14 October 2004 12:46
Whoever leaked it, is gonna get it good.
Jammin
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14 October 2004 13:06
and then when he goes to prison, no one will care
Maz
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14 October 2004 14:20
lol i guess id need a chipped X-box for it to work so its pointless me looking
Scrappy
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14 October 2004 14:58
Not gonna risk downloading it Microsoft are gonna be on the rampage. You can easily see peoples IPs you are leaching off. Nothing to stop them from doing it.
WUD
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14 October 2004 16:52
its the tw@t who uploaded it that there going to be hunting, they will be 'LOADS' of peeps who down it,but i cannot see Microsoft Hunting peeps who have downed it,surley it would be too costley(IMO),even if Microsoft are loaded.

'You can easily see peoples IPs '

True!, but if you have a non-static IP ya sorta ok!
Mani
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14 October 2004 17:47
not true WUD.

dynamic IP's can be resolved to ISP's and using the time and the ISP's connection log (given ISP co-operation), can be resolved back to an individual. You 'may' be a little safer, but by no means totally so.
WUD
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14 October 2004 18:40
thats why i said, 'ya sorta ok'


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