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Halo: Reach leaked

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Aug 2010 10:33 User comments (9)

Halo: Reach leaked

Just like its predecessors Halo 2 and Halo 3, Halo: Reach has been leaked this weekend, with modders at Game-Tut finding a way to download the game from Microsoft's own servers.
Microsoft has been hosting the full game online.

Only a few people were allowed to download the game, and each needed a special code.

Game-Tut cracked the security, and has made the files available via P2P, torrents and warez for the public as [JTAG] Halo Reach RF ISORip XBOX360-XB3.

Gamers have already uploaded videos showing off battles in the game's Firefight mode.



Microsoft's response (via Joystiq): "We are aware of claims being made regarding a security exploit related to Halo: Reach and are aggressively investigating the matter. We have no further details to share at this time."

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9 user comments

122.8.2010 23:18

hahahaha security suxs at MS.

Did they get a copy of the dashboard

223.8.2010 04:50
PlayaPosition
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Pwnt lol

323.8.2010 10:04

Yes Yes had loads of fun last night playing it on my Jtag lmfao

423.8.2010 14:32

I like postings of the EXACT file name... thanks... LOL

523.8.2010 16:01

Sooooo...what stops MS from banning every XBox illegally playing a game before it's in stores?

623.8.2010 20:48

that's why people have 2, one flashed and one not, use the flashed one for games offline and online for legit copy's.

One thing i don't understand is with the revenue that MS makes they still can not have their network secured, Break in's over the first gen xbox and once again someone stole a copy of halo. Where are these halo addicts going to stop hahaha

723.8.2010 20:51

Originally posted by IguanaC64:
Sooooo...what stops MS from banning every XBox illegally playing a game before it's in stores?
How can they ban a console that is not hooked up to the net?...They can't.

824.8.2010 19:16

*rolls eyes*

Ok...aside from the *OBVIOUS* problem of not being able to ban offline xboxes...

It wasn't too long ago that a bunch of people had their Xboxes banned for playing a game before it was released.

A neat trick would be for Xboxes to remember recent games played w/ a timestamp and if/when it DID get online, MS would check the backlog and go "OH! Bantime!"

92.9.2010 06:29

Seriously folks all you have to do is adjust your consoles time ahead to after the release date. My box is modded but i had it done before MW2 came out and it wanted to update my console and all that jazz so i said hell no cuz i already knew about he ban wave. I need to get my stuff updated but i dont have the gear anymore. what to do? guess ill go and get another xbox, use it and then return it. insert evil laugh.

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