�600,000 in PS3 games taken in UK heist (twice!)

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 29th 2008 at 11:55AM }

Here's a strange story: a truck full of PS3 games was stolen twice, the second time from the cops themselves. The Sun reports that "the lorry" carrying £600,000 ($1.08 million) in games was originally stolen while the driver was resting. After it was recovered by the cops, it was then stolen a few hours later from a "tightly-controlled" police compound. The truck was later found completely empty.

The police claim that arrests have already been made, but it isn't clear if they're in relation to the first or second theft. The authorities also say they're keeping an eye on eBay. How efficiently can one fence seven pallets (tens of thousands) of games?

[Via GI.biz]

Tags: britain, heist, stolen, the-sun, theft, uk

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dan @ Sep 29th 2008 12:01PM

I'm so proud of our boys in blue...

Ranelar @ Sep 29th 2008 12:03PM

I'm sure the trucks were insured right? So does that mean Sony effectively sold $1.08M of software in a day? Woohoo!

Obie @ Sep 29th 2008 12:02PM

Sucks for the robbers! When they opened up the truck they saw it was 1.08 million worth in Liar and Haze copies.

Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 12:05PM

Isn't Lair a lot better now with the patch that lets you use the analog sticks?

Haze is still very mediocre as seen for myself.

Haggard (steam: haggard_dawn, PSN: HaggyWaggy) @ Sep 29th 2008 12:30PM

"Isn't Lair a lot better now with the patch that lets you use the analog sticks?"

I'd still wager you couldn't sell £600k worth of it ;D

Obie @ Sep 29th 2008 12:33PM

Tmac, lighten the hell up.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Sep 29th 2008 12:39PM

The comment system now posts comments in wrong news...well fucking done....

Misfit Toy @ Sep 29th 2008 3:20PM

I rented the game again (post patch) and while yes the game is more playable, it didn't make it that much better of a game. I loved the music, and the graphics were alright. But the gameplay was mediocre, and the story was quite passable.

required @ Sep 29th 2008 6:07PM

You can play Lair via RemotePlay via the PSP which makes it a lot better. Just saying.

hunt3r @ Sep 29th 2008 12:05PM

I confess I did it!!111 Needed a quick way to solve the chrismas shopping this holiday and this was such a good oportunity so I could not miss it up! Oh yeah, and it is not my fault, I blame it on the GTA series...

Take that cops mauahahahahahha

twilightlynk.com @ Sep 29th 2008 12:05PM

So this is why PS3 has no games...

Duke @ Sep 29th 2008 12:06PM

Killjebus, where were you when this happened?!

DEEZNUTZ @ Sep 29th 2008 12:14PM

He was playing Wii sports...

Mr Khan @ Sep 29th 2008 12:27PM

He was off posting an irrelevant rant about Sarah Palin

Not that i like Palin, mind, obvious pander is obvious.

Killjebus @ Sep 29th 2008 12:33PM

Shhhhhh, don't tell anyone. Me, Fernandos and pals played WiiSports for 27.23 straight hours. We did not even stop for bathroom breaks. Fortunately, Samfish had a whole box of depends and Fernandos dog wiped our asses squeaky clean.

Wii Sports is the bestist most awesomist game evaaaar!

Just kidding, I was just Palining you all. I hate the Wii as much as Repubs HATE knowledge and education of the Sheep of this country.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Sep 29th 2008 12:33PM

Palinoccio?

What's up with Sony Fanboys coming up with really stupid puns? First Nintendonalds* and now this?

*If anything, it's Yentendo as it's a tribute to the good ol' M$.

Killjebus @ Sep 29th 2008 12:47PM

"Killjebus, where were you when this happened?!"

In Chinatown so I could become an expert in Chinese foreign policy. Then I saw the Pope on tv so now I can be Pope. After that I watched an episode of Star Trek so I could get the experience needed to invent Warp Drive. Finally, I went to a church so I could be God.

Thank you Sarah for showing me that merely by LOOKING or being NEAR to something I don't know about INSTANTLY gives me the knowledge and expertise to do whatever I want. Just like a DL in the Matrix.

Duke @ Sep 29th 2008 1:12PM

What are you talking about?

TheAzureKnight @ Sep 29th 2008 12:07PM

I swear it wasn't me....

But kudos. Another epic loss for sony.

Killjebus @ Sep 29th 2008 12:38PM

Hey Azure, want a nightmare free of charge from me? No? Too bad...here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuIHjQYW2c (the horror of Nov. 4th if we don't all vote!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3Z9JSob78 (if mccain drops in office we'll have prez moose!)

Slayer @ Sep 29th 2008 12:38PM

Wow so it's okay for games to be stolen just because their from the ps3? If this happened on the 360, you would throw a fit right? Really, just shut up. No one is interested in hearing your bullshit.

Killjebus @ Sep 29th 2008 12:53PM

I am curious Azure, why the hatred for Sony? This is a serious question and an answer would be appreciated. Maybe you had a traumatic experience and I think the best thing to do is to talk about it. Did a Sony Bravia molest you or something?

I have clearly stated many valid reasons as to why I hate the Wii, but to my knowledge you have never told us why you hate Sony so much.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Sep 29th 2008 1:00PM

If he's from England then I know the reason why.Or at least that'd be my reason for disliking PS3...

Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 1:40PM

I don't think Azure has really delved into his hatred of Sony. Come on, with all the blatant ass trolling you do, there has to be a backstory involved, tell us man!

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Sep 29th 2008 1:41PM

btw, Ninja what caused the name change?

Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 1:46PM

I changed my username to the guy that is in my avatar. He's a very minor character in the anime Yu Yu Hakusho.
Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged on Youtube pokes fun at him.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Lanipator

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Sep 29th 2008 12:07PM

Knowing how smart the Brits are, those Chavs will probably attempt to sell it in the nearest Gamestation/CEX(Our equivalent of Gamestop)

holyice7 @ Sep 29th 2008 12:08PM

I guess this is undeniable proof that the best villains have British accents.

sinai @ Sep 29th 2008 12:18PM

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WON'T LET US PIRATE YOUR GAMES!

ronald.raygun @ Sep 29th 2008 12:19PM

i dont understand why would optimus prime do this?!

on a side note, optimus prime is what my ex named my penis.

MikeO. @ Sep 29th 2008 12:50PM

Must not have been so prime after all? =\

ronald.raygun @ Sep 29th 2008 12:55PM

maybe it was too prime. that or she's a whore, one of those two

FSK405K @ Sep 29th 2008 12:20PM

Stealing a truck of awful games when it's in the general public? Worthwhile but not noteworthy. Stealing a truck of awful games when it's under police control, and emptying it out before the police find it again? Impressive and makes me proud.

stray_dog_strut @ Sep 29th 2008 12:54PM

No one cares what your ex-boyfriend called named your penis.

ColossalHat @ Sep 29th 2008 12:23PM

What nobody has revealed yet is that there were gray and black hairs all over the seat of the truck. These, of course, point to a raccoon.

iFester @ Sep 29th 2008 12:24PM

All I can think of after reading this is Chief Wiggam from the Simpsons saying "nice work boys" followed by someone singing "bad cops, bad cops..."

Osman @ Sep 29th 2008 4:09PM

"Take him away toys..."

Ringo @ Sep 29th 2008 12:42PM

Never released that yanks didn't use "Lorry" in the same sense as us proper-speaking people.

WorMzy @ Sep 29th 2008 1:08PM

Me either. Methinks they need re-educating.

..or in some cases, just educating.

overflow @ Sep 29th 2008 12:51PM

"Londons Finest"

Ethan @ Sep 29th 2008 1:04PM

I know a guy.

riggs @ Sep 29th 2008 1:10PM

the spanish inquisition ftw!

kbomb1upc @ Sep 29th 2008 1:36PM

...and the UK wonders why they're always last to get games...

Haggard (steam: haggard_dawn, PSN: HaggyWaggy) @ Sep 29th 2008 3:26PM

Cause we nick 'em! Cor blimey guv'nor, get up the apples n' pears!

DigDug @ Sep 29th 2008 1:52PM

The lorry full of sad and lonely 360 games was left with the doors opened, nobody wanted to steal them. It wasn't Halo or Gears (the only decent games on 360).

entropymaker @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:55AM

What were the games i wonder. Stealing a truck twice seems a bit far fetched for something so hard to fence. Me thinks there was more to this heist than meets the eye. The games themselves were not the target. Possibly a special code/message/data hidden on one of the copies of the games? Something clandestine perhaps.. have i been watching too much Prison Break? perhaps...