Fri, Oct 28, 2011 | 19:08 BST
Pirated Modern Warfare 3 discs circulating, investigators on the case
Activision is on the look out for those holding a pirated copy of Modern Warfare 3 after partial copies of the PC version started popping up online.
Apparently, an employee at a shipping warehouse in California nicked disc two out of one of the sets, but was unable to attain disc one.
Investigators contracted by Activision are going to the homes of known owners of a pirated version, and asking them to turn over the copy rather than face a fine of up to $5,000 and a permanent ban from playing online.
Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2 faced similar leaks before the games were officially released, and the same tactics were employed by the firm last year over the leak.
The Modern Warfare 3 leak has prompted a Craigslist user claiming to have been busted for piracy last year, to post a warning advising folks to comply with the firm, otherwise, the authorities will “come get you.”
MW3 is officially out on November 8. Thanks, VentureBeat.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer
11 comments
#1
G1GAHURTZ
28/10/11, 6:15 pm
“Apparently, an employee at a shipping warehouse in California nicked disc two out of one of the sets, but was unable to attain the disc one. ”
FAIL.
#2
GrimRita
28/10/11, 6:21 pm
BF3 was on the pirate sites last week.
#3
Ireland Michael
28/10/11, 6:22 pm
Lawl.
#4
someguy2
28/10/11, 6:53 pm
As immoral as this may sound, after reading this I did immediately check some torrent websites to find any available torrents for the game but no dice (this ain’t over). Honestly, I do torrent games but eventually I’ll buy them because A) support the dev B) Play multiplayer
#5
GrimRita
28/10/11, 7:26 pm
Maybe its yet another PR stunt. EA and Activision have really scrapped the barrel this year
#6
tmac2011
28/10/11, 10:41 pm
i bet it’s just the janitor at the place who stole the disc and thought he could makes some money, or a random worker.
#7
Yoshi
28/10/11, 10:50 pm
Gotta give it to them ‘asking them to turn over the copy rather than face a fine of up to $5,000′ That’s pretty darn kind considering the way the world works today
#8
ultramega
29/10/11, 6:33 am
@4
“but no dice”
ICWUTUDIDTHAR. OH LAWD.
#9
Machinetti
30/10/11, 12:46 am
come and Get Me? iv download so much during my lifetime that is should got to jail for Grand theft BIGTIME and stealing something from Activision or BETTER Copying it and destroying its Quality would be my Pleasure after what that Midget Ceo robert kotick did to the original Infinity ward guys! =)
#10
Colin Gallacher
30/10/11, 1:41 am
I saw it pop up tonight, It’s unplayable in it’s current state though. The Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 leaked with a little over a week to go as well.
#11
manamana
30/10/11, 7:32 am
@2 First spend weeks bashing BF3, then looking up torrents for it. You’re the kind of species the gamingworld don’t deserves.