Pirates leak Halo 3 onto internet

by Justin McElroy { Sep 21st 2007 at 11:15AM }

When you rush in on Sept. 25 to finish the fight with the Covenant, don't be surprised if the fight has already been finished ... by pirates. GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Halo 3 has already leaked onto warez sites (if the kids are still calling them that) in the form of a 6.14 gigabyte that is, unsurprisingly, dowloading like proverbial hotcakes for play on modded 360s.

Now, we who will both wait and pay for the game must trudge through the pirates who got there first lining the streets asleep, their bellies thick with grog, their pockets fat with $60 bills from all the games they haven't bought. But take heart, dear reader. You won't just be getting satisfaction from playing Gallant to their earringed, tri-corner hatted Goofus. You can also take comfort that, though they might have gotten there first, not a single one of those pirates will get a cat helmet.

Tags: halo3, pirates

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

copa @ Sep 21st 2007 11:19AM

Halo without online play. Sounds... very satisfying.

Sean @ Sep 21st 2007 11:25AM

Definitely.

ShortFuse @ Sep 21st 2007 11:35AM

Actually... only the modders who didn't burn the discs correctly got banned from XBOX Live. This leaves the smart ones who know applies patches to the game image. Unfortunately, the smart ones who have the skill to do this are (and aren't banned) are the one who hack the game content and ruin online experience :(. It's mostly the n00b modders that got banned, but far from everyone.

Just recently a hack for Guitar Hero II came out where you can put your own custom tracks and play it on the xbox360. it sounds sweet and all but...that'll probably mean you can make a song with 1000, single 3 note chords and perfect a song and get an impossible highscore, and submit it into xbox live ranking. f'in cheaters.

Pikachief @ Sep 21st 2007 12:20PM

Pfft they already have that in GHII its called "Famous Last words" >.>

Seraphim @ Sep 21st 2007 12:51PM

Online play should work actually, its probably a copy that was bought from Argos and then leaked.

iamblinkin @ Sep 21st 2007 11:22AM

Leaking pirates = losers

CJC @ Sep 21st 2007 11:23AM

If it makes you feel better, Justin, I can't imagine many places would accept their "$60 bills."

Pirates aren't THAT clever.

OnimushaSoki @ Sep 21st 2007 12:59PM

you win, sir. :]

tekno99 @ Sep 21st 2007 11:25AM

I just happen to have a legit copy that I purchased. However my freinds all have leaked versions. They all play very well online.

Andy @ Sep 21st 2007 11:26AM

Your friends suck.

Mr Intel @ Sep 21st 2007 11:27AM

$5 dollar copies FTW!!!!!

slackerdan @ Sep 21st 2007 11:38AM

I'm sure there are always ways to cheat the system and get something for nothing. If you can live with that and feel good about yourself, then good for you. I can tell you that anyone who does get caught stealing\cheating, what ever you want to call it, deserves everything they get. I find it ironic that there are people who whine about things like paying for downloadable content while there are people who flat out pirate\steal etc. and think thats ok. I personally don't mind paying for something I want and supporting other people's hard work, but then again I'm not a teenager trying to be all emo-non-conformist either. So flame me if you want, but you dumbasses know right from wrong. The fact is that if you choose to do things like that then you just suck in general. Do us all a favor and don't breed.

tekno99 @ Sep 21st 2007 12:17PM

When I said Copy, I meant a LEGIT RETAILL SEALED copy. Please calm down

mfed3 @ Sep 21st 2007 1:30PM

yea too bad ur blatantly lying. its impossible to run copied game disks on an xbox 360.

useless story.

Neebs @ Sep 21st 2007 2:37PM

mfed3, how about you read the story and have some prior knowledge it only takes a modding to fix that problem.

Andy @ Sep 21st 2007 11:25AM

FU Pirates!

I did find it interesting that the game is 6.14GB I love having $200+ still to not have HD-DVD or
Blu-Ray drive that I don't need/want. Proof again that quality compression beats "extra" storage any day.

jynxycat @ Sep 21st 2007 12:19PM

That didn't take long.

rockintom @ Sep 22nd 2007 1:36PM

Shut up for ever.

WiNG @ Sep 21st 2007 11:28AM

lol and this is why pirates will ALWAYS be > ninjas. And lumberjacks. And apparently Spartans

Vince @ Sep 21st 2007 11:28AM

I haven't heard the word "warez" used in years.

Intentless @ Sep 21st 2007 11:29AM

Isn't it torrents in this day and age?

Fish @ Sep 21st 2007 11:30AM

You don't hear Warez. Warez hears you.

Viridium @ Sep 21st 2007 11:28AM

Goddamn pirates! Get off the internets!

Kinsella @ Sep 21st 2007 2:29PM

Pirates rule! (The software types, not those lame ass eyepatch internet meme kinds). Glad the Halo-Hype machine got a cog tossed in its wheels.

tekno99 @ Sep 21st 2007 11:34AM

Does anyone else have a LEGIT Halo 3 game? Want to get some MP on tonight?

daddycool @ Sep 21st 2007 11:55AM

No nobody has a LEGIT copy, the game hasn't been released yet.

jorojoserojas @ Sep 21st 2007 12:19PM

Won't they ban you if they see you playing online?

Seraphim @ Sep 21st 2007 12:57PM

My mate got one from argos, I've got to wait till wednesday.

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Sep 21st 2007 3:16PM

Microsoft isn't banning anybody for playing Halo 3 early. And its plenty easy to get a Legit copy of Halo 3 now, you just got to go to a store that broke the street date. Its still a legit copy, since it was pressed in microsofts factory and sold to you at retail cost by a licensed distributor.

Matt B (SDF ) @ Sep 21st 2007 11:34AM

You could really say the same thing for almost every software title of value. I can find loads of PC, 360, PS2, xbox, and wii games on torrent sites. All playable on modded consoles. PS3 titles are surprisingly scarce but I attribute that to the high cost of buying a BR burner and a higher cost of BD-R disks. I'm not saying the piracy of PS3 games won't be done, it is just not cost effective right now.

ShortFuse @ Sep 21st 2007 11:38AM

PS3 hacking will be done like PSP hacking. It'll run of the memory stick/harddrive using some sort of ISO loader, not a BD-R. It has been hacked but nothing has been publicly because it's only good for piracy atm and not for homebrew.

Matt B (SDF ) @ Sep 21st 2007 11:51AM

I agree with you somewhat, but have you ever tried to DL anything that is 8-20GB? It could take a week or more.

jynxycat @ Sep 21st 2007 12:20PM

ShortFuse @ Sep 23rd 2007 11:05PM

Newsgroups @3megabytes per second... 8gb in 45 minutes.

Neon Jebus @ Sep 21st 2007 11:34AM

Props on the Highlights joke Justin.

Kael @ Sep 21st 2007 11:36AM

My friend called me up late last night to tell me he has downloaded it, and that it was awesome. He will still buy a legit copy when he can to play online with me and our circle of friends, so it's all good.

Sonofield @ Sep 21st 2007 11:56AM

No it's not cool. Your friend is a pirate thief brigand, and he should be prosecuted to the highest extent of the law.

Martin @ Sep 21st 2007 12:41PM

I know everyone else gave you a [-] Sonofield, but I gave you a [+] 'cause that was some funny shit. "Pirate thief brigand"? Ha ha.

Crono (NDF - French Taunting from Holy Grail Ring) @ Sep 21st 2007 3:21PM

Except that "software piracy" is under the jurisdiction of intellectual property, which cannot actually be stolen, only used or distributed without permission. Thats a civil "crime", and carries a penalty of dollar signs not years in prison.

When will people stop buying the RIAA's garbage that downloading anything is the same as theft. Its not, and it never was. Copyright infringement is not the same as stealing. Period.