Halo 2 Leaked!!

[LiquidX01]

I knew eventually this would happen. It seems some asshole has manged to get a hold of it, either actual game or beta test version and is spreading it all over the net. If you check out Xbox Connect there are a ton of people playing it as I type this.

I was browsing through the Halo 2 forum on xbox.com and the leak was announced by a user who claimed to have it and posted links to were the gameplay pictures and even a live webcam of him playing it could be found. Immediately the whole thread was pulled down by the MODS on xbox.com.


Here's 2 links of some of the pictures, there were much more but I couldnt get them because they were pulled quickly.

http://www.richeswillrust.com/index....4b4382561a922e

http://www.defragdesigns.net/halo2/halogameplay.jpg

News link,

http://news.com.com/Stolen+Halo+2+hi...3-5409959.html

BTW, The site with the webcam was also shut down.

[tholly]

if those are real, i like the second link you have....

the hold Y to dual-wield....im very excited about this game....i cant wait to get it


it will be disscussed in DP Wire 1.03 in preparation for its arrival

[ubersaurus]

I'm not surprised it leaked, I'm just surprised it leaked so soon. I expected another couple weeks, at least.

Oh well. My lack of modded Xbox makes pirating a copy impossible, and I wouldn't do that anyway.

[zektor]

Wow.. the excitement. "Leaks" pretty much are the norm these days. You just know it's going to happen. But, for some reason, I'm just not all that excited about it. I have the resources to get it, but I just will not bother. Not because piracy is illegal or whatnot, but just because I am really not interested in the game. Never really got into the 1st one either... ehh... gimme Frogger and I'm in heaven

[Ed Oscuro]

All this talk about the game's awesome environments and the best this player can do is show some lame shots of dingy brown walls (nevermind the bare picture in the second link)?

Eh.

I'll wait for the real thing, thanks

[VACRMH]

I'm definately not a huge fan of the series, but I try to give everything a chance

So when this pops up on "Teh Nova" I may have to visit my friend with a modded Xbox.

[LiquidX01]

If you look around any bit torrent site, the game is available to download if you have a modded Xbox.

I just cant imagine what will happen if they find out who leaked it.

[SoulBlazer]

At my local EB, when I was in there last week buying Star Ocean 3, they had a video of this running. I believe it was from E3 or another major trade show, cause a person was talking and explaing what was going on, and the gameplay, as the game was being played. it was on a good size screen RIGHT at the counter, to encourge people to pre-order the game.

I watched about five minutes of it.

I don't see THAT much different in it from the first game -- the graphics are a little better, you can use both your weapons at once, the screen is aranged a little differently, there are more weapons, and a longer campaign.

I enjoyed Halo, and will get this one, but will wait till the price drops.

Basic rule of thumb here, guys -- if you enjoyed the first, you'll like the second.

[Darth Sensei]

Is this the pal version of halo2 or NTSC?

[LiquidX01]

Its the Pal version of Halo 2. I have seen a little bit of the gameplay footage and the audio is french with english subtitles.

[GrayFox]

Damn, I can't believe it was leaked.

Jeez, I wish I had a modded Xbox right about now :P

[Perkar]

last night when we folks in #vbender on EFNet heard the news, we hopped in #xbox. there were over 1000 users in the channel, and the scroll was hard to keep up with. basically everything said was "is the halo 2 real," "has anyone seen the halo 2 work?" or "where can i download halo 2?." of course there were a few more colorful questions as well, including "i will suck dick for halo 2." basically the channel was going nuts, the ops were having a helluva time kicking out people being absolutely retarded, and i think my respect of xbox fans has been diminished. i don't have a modded xbox, so no use for me...

but i've still got my pre-order and will be picking that bitch up on november 9th =)

[AB Positive]

wow, I have a modded xbox and still have no desire to play this, even for free. Heh.

-AG

[Jive3D]

Plus the version that is floating around the net appears to have the French Audio only (Since it's the PAL release) I wish I had an Xbox, I'm mildly interested in HALO, but I'll probably pick this up when it's a pack in with an Xbox system at a discounted price later in the game. There is no way that Halo 2 will take over MY grail (Metal Gear Solid 3)

[Tan178]

i traded halo for wolverine's revenge lol, need i say more...

[GrayFox]

There is no way that Halo 2 will take over MY grail (Metal Gear Solid 3)

Same here man. Same here.

MGS3 > All!

[EricRyan34]

I wish I had an Xbox sometimes x_x

[ddockery]

Perkar, nice avatar! Faith No More was the best.

[downfall]

Here's a thought:

Maybe they leaked it on purpose.

That's why it's the PAL version - the vast majority of the copies that will be sold will be in the U.S. - they know that people will still buy the U.S. version so they can have all the nice English features, etc. We don't even know if it's a 100% complete copy either. For all we know, it only works up to a certain point. They also know that the amount of people with modded XBox systems + the capability to burn a copy of the game and get it running is somewhat small compared to the entire amount of XBox systems installed in homes. I don't think they'll have trouble selling this game, regardless of whether or not a copy has been leaked.

Anyway, this whole panic made me think of one thing: ilovebees.com - As if everyone wasn't buzzing about this game already, they certainly are now. This has been posted on every message board that I frequent. Perhaps that was the plan for ilovebees.com all along - if people worked hard enough to complete all the goals on the ilovebees site (and the thing is at 777/777), then this copy of the game would just pop up on the internet. Everyone would go nuts, and flock to it, acting much like bees themselves.

But, when the Half-Life 2 code was stolen, it made front page on Yahoo almost immediately. There's yet to be anything about this on Yahoo, and if I may wager a guess, I'd say that at this point, Halo 2 is much more anticipated than Half-Life 2. Certainly a news-worthy story if you ask me.

Possible? Yes. Probable? Eh. Iffy. Interesting? Definitely.

These are the things I think about.

[Perkar]

ddockery: thanks!

i had a bitch of time making the thing, scanning from an old cassette single i have =)

Patton > *

and to stay on topic... does anyone think that this "leak" will negatively/positively affect sales?