Halo 2 Leaked Onto The 'net
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<div class="IPBDescription">Oh Dear.</div> Microsoft has said it is trying to track down the people behind a pirated copy of the
forthcoming Halo 2 game.
A version of the eagerly awaited Xbox game has appeared on net piracy sites and
newsgroups, almost a month before making it into the shops.
Sources:
<a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3743110.stm' target='_blank'>BBC News</a>
<a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/14/halo_2_leak/' target='_blank'>The Register</a>
<a href='http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo2/news_6110539.html' target='_blank'>Game-Spot</a>
Same Half-Life 2 rules apply here. (I.E Half-Life 2 warez = BAN)
So <i>think</i> before you post.
forthcoming Halo 2 game.
A version of the eagerly awaited Xbox game has appeared on net piracy sites and
newsgroups, almost a month before making it into the shops.
Sources:
<a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3743110.stm' target='_blank'>BBC News</a>
<a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/14/halo_2_leak/' target='_blank'>The Register</a>
<a href='http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/halo2/news_6110539.html' target='_blank'>Game-Spot</a>
Same Half-Life 2 rules apply here. (I.E Half-Life 2 warez = BAN)
So <i>think</i> before you post.
Comments
The most likely cause of the leak was a copy that was given to some group for a review/preview style thing (I doublt that Bungie was h5xed the same way that valve was). So if they did take a lead from the music/film industry, they have a digital signiture on each copy, thus knowing who leaked it.
and then some one gets screwed.
The most likely cause of the leak was a copy that was given to some group for a review/preview style thing (I doublt that Bungie was h5xed the same way that valve was). So if they did take a lead from the music/film industry, they have a digital signiture on each copy, thus knowing who leaked it.
and then some one gets screwed. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What, Bungie is impervious to hackers while Valve is not? Bungie is the one getting their paychecks from Microsoft right now, and we all know Microsoft's security handling.
I can only look at Screenshots. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> (Not of the leaked copy, FYI).
Valve getting hacked was avery small chance, bungie has an equaly small chance.
However the chance of leaks happening the old fasion way?
I would put money on that over hacked any day.
They made some Mac games. Nobody hacks a Mac.
Cheap shot.
We can only hope its 3 gigs of nothingness and someone was just fooling around D:
I remember some one mentioning a gian torrent of g4y porn labeld HL2
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We can only hope its 3 gigs of nothingness and someone was just fooling around D: <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<span style='color:orange'>Since you just got off a 1-day tempsuspension for talking about Half-Life 2 related piracy, you now get a 3 day tempsuspension for talking about Halo 2 related piracy.</span>
My cousin does now, so I can finally experience some of the Xbox's pleasures.
Of course, he thinks Outrun 2 is a load of rubbish. What a fool.
Wait..What if it was valve. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Don't worry - everyone else here thinks that too, the cusking fanks!
If only the Testarossa was an FPS!
tbh when will developers learn to store software on a secure system =/
i was really looking forward to it :/
I do. Getting my xbox softmodded and putting a larger hard drive in it was the single best thing i have ever done with my xbox, it is a hell of alot more useful as a media-center than as a games console.
I do. Getting my xbox softmodded and putting a larger hard drive in it was the single best thing i have ever done with my xbox, it is a hell of alot more useful as a media-center than as a games console. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Promote that man! It's fun for games at the moment, but as a media centre I'll still be using it for years to come.
Is soft modding the one you do with the James Bond savefile?
I do. Getting my xbox softmodded and putting a larger hard drive in it was the single best thing i have ever done with my xbox, it is a hell of alot more useful as a media-center than as a games console. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Promote that man! It's fun for games at the moment, but as a media centre I'll still be using it for years to come.
Is soft modding the one you do with the James Bond savefile? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Aye, it is.
I have seen the term alot, but don't know wth it is <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I have seen the term alot, but don't know wth it is <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
to be honest, i am not too sure on the specifics, but i will try and explain anyway.
Softmodding is the opposite of hardmodding, which is when you actually physically alter the machine (in this case, adding a chip).
To softmod an xbox, you need a copy of "007: Agent under fire", memory card, possibly a soldering iron/soldering pen depending on the version of the xbox, and the right software. You also need to know what to do with them (which i do not, a family friend did mine for me).
The finished product is an xbox that boots up onto a screen with several options, depending on what is loaded onto it. You plug the xbox into your network and it acts as another computer, but using your TV as a monitor. transferring data is as simple as ftping programs from your computer to the xbox and vice-versa. You can install many, many programs ranging from one of the many xbox media players to emulators (which are illegal, so i wont go into any detail). It is also possible to transfer games from a CD onto the xbox hard drive, eliminating the need to use a disk.
This is all legal, just like chipping your xbox, although it is easy to do certain illegal things with it...
Edit: That last bit was worded a tad wrong, but to clarify i only use my xbox for legal games and as a media center <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Normal emulators are NOT illegal, but ones compiled using the XDK are.
Obviously, it's not a hanging offence and only slightly more naughty than modding a PS2 or suchlike.
Normal emulators are NOT illegal, but ones compiled using the XDK are.
Obviously, it's not a hanging offence and only slightly more naughty than modding a PS2 or suchlike. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, just keep saying that. I'll see you in hell!