Retail copies Call of Duty Black Ops stolen - Games

Quote from hookedgamers.com: [quote]Today in Alabama a thief took off from a local printing press with a copy of the upcoming game Call of Duty: Black Ops. The game, which is due to be released on november 9th, is currently set to be the biggest entertainment launch in history, outgrossing even Modern Warfare 2. The alleged thief sold several of the copies of the game to associates... one of which who was a member of an underground hacking forum. The purchaser, who goes by the name of 'Ungodly Leaker' posted a thread on this forum showing the disc in his hands and making a few comments about the game. Ungodly Leaker had previously leaked Halo: Reach far ahead of its release and it is assumed intending to do the same with Black Ops. (image removed due to copyright claim from Activision) Treyarch's community manager, Josh Olin, attempted to join the hacking forum and negotiate with the people involved, as well as those who had dealt with the Beta Leak, but was subsequently banned from the entire forum. Regardless, he was able to get in contact with several members outside of the forums realms - one of them, a regular on the forum known as 97SIRHB, was contacted via twitter. (image removed due to copyright claim from Activision) For several hours, 97SIRHB's twitter account was followed by Josh Olin - who only follows less than 100 of his 80,000 followers. During this time they swapped AIM details, and talked over the phone. 97SIRHB then posted on the forum, revealling publicly that Josh was seeking information on the potential leakers and that if the game was leaked, that he would make sure the entire site was shut down.[/quote] [quote]The game, if leaked, poses to cause both Activision and Treyarch a large amount of financial harm; however a similar incident which occured last year in regards to Modern Warfare 2 was quickly quelled by private investigators and police before it could get out of hand. As of yet it is unknown as to whether the game will be leaked in its full form in the coming days or not, but we will keep you updated as the situation progresses.[/quote] [quote][img]http://www.gamer.nl/img/dump/20101019094547-BOleaked.jpg[/img][/quote] Activision gets what it deserves.... [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3794368273_18b09354e8.jpg[/img] Bobby doesn't like the smell of this.. [b]Update from Ungodly Leaker itself[/b] [quote][img]http://screensnapr.com/u/w0krm6.png[/img][/quote]

Well if someone who has this has decent internet it'll be up for download shortly.

Hooray for Activisions 0.000000000000000000000001% money loss that will result from this!

Suprised no-one posted 'and nothing of value was lost'.

quite frankly, if it is leaked, and people like it they will buy it.

It's still kinda sad to steal a game, it's out in a few weeks.

Does this mean the final game is already finished? Can't figure why they would launch so late though.

It will probably just suck a little less than MW2

[QUOTE=martijnp3000;25505805]Does this mean the final game is already finished? Can't figure why they would launch so late though.[/QUOTE] Yep. It's normal for AAA games to recieve Gold status a month before launch.

[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;25505747]Suprised no-one posted 'and nothing of value was lost'.[/QUOTE] And nothing of value was lost.

"an underground hacking forum" "that he would make sure the entire site was shut down." Empty threats 101

I think it is sad that this will probably out sell HL2 portal and TF2 combined even though those games are million times better.

You can't play multiplayer before launch anyways, and who plays COD for the SP?

[QUOTE=sp00ks;25505908]You can't play multiplayer before launch anyways, and who plays COD for the SP?[/QUOTE] Steam Achievements?

[QUOTE=FreezingStorm;25505935]Steam Achievements?[/QUOTE] Who the hell plays games for achievments seriously?, you're worse than my friends on the xbox.

I'm happy.

[QUOTE=Blueplastic;25505993]I'm happy.[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=299172&dateline=1285192015[/img] He isn't

[QUOTE=Chainz45;25505702]Well if someone who has this has decent internet it'll be up for download shortly.[/QUOTE] It's been online for a while. If I had a hacked xbox I would so download it. And then probably buy the real thing when it's released.

More like "ungodly bad handwriting" However yes, this is hilarious.

I thought Black Ops hasnt been finalised y- wait, nevermind. It already has. This must had been one of the first copys. Some people are getting fired for this. I can sense it.

If it causes Activision harm of any sort then it is a good thing.

[QUOTE=sp00ks;25505908]You can't play multiplayer before launch anyways, and who plays COD for the SP?[/QUOTE] I do, I can't stand what the Call of Duty Multiplayer has turned into. I want the days of CoD, UO, and 2 back, I could play them for ages.

It's Bandwagon vs Bandwagon, when will people just enjoy their own games instead of worrying about what others are playing.. :sigh:

[QUOTE=Grimezy15;25506121]I do, I can't stand what the Call of Duty Multiplayer has turned into. I want the days of CoD, UO, and 2 back, I could play them for ages compared to now.[/QUOTE] I like how you state the facts of why they're different and why you can't play the new CoD's for ages.

[QUOTE=Dashiel;25506104]If it causes Activision harm of any sort then it is a good thing.[/QUOTE] Totally agree.

Hah

[QUOTE=Melon_Mapper;25505959]Who the hell plays games for achievments seriously?, you're worse than my friends on the xbox.[/QUOTE] You'll never know :colbert: [img]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/archive/2/29/20101003174525!AlienSwarmHatTrick.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=TheDeadHo;25506133]It's Bandwagon vs Bandwagon, when will people just enjoy their own games instead of worrying about what others are playing.. :sigh:[/QUOTE] When Activision stops sucking and succeeding, influencing the market to make dlc schemes, bad game play and carbon copies because your bandwagon is made of stupid people. Even if you think Call of Duty at present is good, it would be at least 10 times better without Activision. Fact. Our bandwagon isn't even a bandwagon, we are responsible gamers who refuse to spend money to fund the cancerous death of all things gaming.

[QUOTE=FreezingStorm;25506164]You'll never know :colbert: [img_thumb]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/archive/2/29/20101003174525!AlienSwarmHatTrick.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Well I played to get that avhievment, I have to agree that one actually made you earn something for doing it.

So, are these fully working, or are they just printed then burnt and DRM'd later? I don't see why you would print something 20 days before launch (bug fixes, final shit, even though you can patch it)