Microsoft confirms it's investigating claims that Halo 4 has been leaked.
Unless we're the victims of a rather elaborate hoax, it appears Halo 4 has been leaked some three weeks before its release date. A NeoGaf user posted a picture of what appears to be the game's two discs, and pictures of players viewing the game on their 360 dashboards have surfaced around the net. A series of YouTube videos which claim to feature footage of the leaked title have been removed from the service. A quick rummage through the illicit archives of the Pirate Bay revealed two torrents claiming to contain Halo 4.
"We have seen the reports of 'Halo 4' content being propped on the Web and are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation," a Microsoft spokesperson told Game Informer, though he declined to confirm whether the game had indeed been leaked.
Josh Holmes, creative director of Halo 4, wouldn't directly confirm the leak, but he did suggest people watch out for spoilers.
"I've worked for over 3 years making Halo 4," Holmes tweeted. "Please avoid spoilers and leaks from thieves for 3 more weeks until the game is out. Thank you."
An update on Halo Waypoint implies the leak is legit and that Microsoft isn't happy:
"Halo 4 launches in less than 25 days. The good news is that you are that much closer to having the game in your hands. The bad news is that as discs are being made and distributed, you may start to see leaks. The internet is an awesome place... until it's no longer an awesome place.
We are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation. Piracy is illegal and we are taking vigorous action against it. We have poured our blood, sweat, and tears into Halo 4, and we want you to have the best possible experience with our game, come November 6. If you're interested in staying spoiler-free, we encourage you to exercise caution when visiting various websites, social networking services, and forums."
Of course, the answer to spoilers is simply to flood the internet with fake claims to make picking out the real ones impossible. I've heard that the game features segments where Master Chief battles aliens with the power of song.
Yeah, I've seen a few of the spoilers, and they've already had full streams of the game. A bit depressing, to be honest. I'm curious as to who and/or where they got the disks from.
Lol are we really taking a guys 'spoilers' for truth. Just look at his avatar ffs. And I thought they said they wouldn't be showing Chief's face in this game or anytime soon?
I'd love to know who's stupid enough to actually play a leaked game on an XBox Live-connected console. The sound of banhammers falling will resemble a machine gun.
Also, I totally heard that one of the vehicles is a yellow Vespa and one of the weapons is a guitar.
As for the topic; why is this a surprise? Almost every game that's released on physical copies leak. Not always to the public, but they leak. When I worked in retail, I could have just 'pre-ordered' a copy and play it well before release. I imagine high profile games like these leak thousands of times over around the world.
Grey Carter: Of course, the answer to spoilers is simply to flood the internet with fake claims to make picking out the real ones impossible. I've heard that the game features segments where Master Chief battles aliens with the power of song.
That's just the folks wanting a Halo song out of Miracle of Sound.
Mygaffer: But I thought only PC games got leaked early, because of, you know, piracy and junk.
In some countries you can only get pirated copies of X-Box 360 games (there's an article about it here on the Escapist). X-Box 360 piracy is just as bad (if not worse), but publishers like to use the piracy excuse for various reasons.
Grey Carter: Of course, the answer to spoilers is simply to flood the internet with fake claims to make picking out the real ones impossible. I've heard that the game features segments where Master Chief battles aliens with the power of song.
You know I don't believe you, but if someone told me that Microsoft was making Han Solo do a musical number in one of their games was gonna happen a few months back I wouldn't have believed you either.
Of course, the answer to spoilers is simply to flood the internet with fake claims to make picking out the real ones impossible. I've heard that the game features segments where Master Chief battles aliens with the power of song.
Can somebody please explain to me why M$ is panicking?This leak can stir up much more hype than CGI trailers.If they think they are going to lose sales,they should be smoking a bit more money to realize that people are going to buy it anyway,be it 16-year olds or grandmas. Sure it's not a complete build that's not representative of the final product,but some people want to see GAMEPLAY,has anything changed and is it good? ME3 leaked,sold through the roof.Deus Ex:HR leaked half a year before release,still sold over a million.Crysis 2 leaked,still sold well for a sequel. This is just PR peeing in their pants and nothing more,do they have to make it into a drama?
Halo 4 Leaked
Microsoft confirms it's investigating claims that Halo 4 has been leaked.
Unless we're the victims of a rather elaborate hoax, it appears Halo 4 has been leaked some three weeks before its release date. A NeoGaf user posted a picture of what appears to be the game's two discs, and pictures of players viewing the game on their 360 dashboards have surfaced around the net. A series of YouTube videos which claim to feature footage of the leaked title have been removed from the service. A quick rummage through the illicit archives of the Pirate Bay revealed two torrents claiming to contain Halo 4.
"We have seen the reports of 'Halo 4' content being propped on the Web and are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation," a Microsoft spokesperson told Game Informer, though he declined to confirm whether the game had indeed been leaked.
Josh Holmes, creative director of Halo 4, wouldn't directly confirm the leak, but he did suggest people watch out for spoilers.
"I've worked for over 3 years making Halo 4," Holmes tweeted. "Please avoid spoilers and leaks from thieves for 3 more weeks until the game is out. Thank you."
An update on Halo Waypoint implies the leak is legit and that Microsoft isn't happy:
Of course, the answer to spoilers is simply to flood the internet with fake claims to make picking out the real ones impossible. I've heard that the game features segments where Master Chief battles aliens with the power of song.
Source: Kotaku, Game Informer, NeoGaf
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