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GTA 4 leaked, thousands downloading

InnerDemon | April 23, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
Looks like thousands of people who their consoles modded to play backups will be able to get a head start on the game six days before everyone else can.

What makes consumers download games illegally is anyones guess when they can buy it in a weeks time.

The downloads are happening for the 360 and not the PS3 via torrent.
At approximately 1:45AM EST the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV was leaked onto the internet. According to our X3F tipsters, who better plan on actually buying the game, thousands of users are leeching the 6.36 GB potential game of the year candidate. The release is a rip of the PAL version, specifically from the Asian market, and comes a mere six days before retailers place the game on store shelves.

We don't want to get on our soapbox here but we hope our readers would shy away from downloading a full version of the game, especially considering the team at Rockstar North have garnered near-perfect review scores for the release. Why? Well, it's illegal kids ... actually come to think of it, this leak is deliciously ironic. Isn't it?

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  • 0 thumbs!
    kik36 | April 23, 2008
    I'm not surprised at people stealing it.....but it's only 6.36 gigs?!
  • 0 thumbs!
    Jak66 | April 23, 2008
    Yeah, this isn't surprising at all. Too bad people just can't have respect and wait a few more days.
  • 0 thumbs!
    TwilightPrince | April 23, 2008
    Dumb. Very dumb.

    Just wait until Tuesday.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Twisted | April 23, 2008
    Lol. Of course people would be downloading it, it's one of the biggest games of 2008.
  • 3 thumbs!
    iLLmatic | April 23, 2008
    It doesn't matter how close we are to the release you fools. Downloading is free. People will be downloading after its in stores too.
    • 0 thumbs!
      InnerDemon | April 25, 2008
      Yeah, but I'm sure there might be stuff missing in it that you can only get from buying the game itself.
  • 0 thumbs!
    the undertaker gonzo | April 23, 2008
    Well there goes a massive spoil for a lot of people.
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    TurMoiL911 | April 23, 2008
    Holy shit, it's only one more week. Hell, it's less than a week.

    Impatient bastards.
  • 0 thumbs!
    kspiess | April 23, 2008
    Grand Theft Video Game. (yeah I made that up myself.)
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    LordMaChao | April 24, 2008
    Haha, Jesus.

    Any telling what actions Microsoft will take against the morons that go through with this? I mean, I'm all excited for the game. Moreso than most, but I won't be able to touch it until late May due to finals in college. I'm willing to wait that EXTRA month - but there are people out there taking such a huge risk to play five days early? HUH?
    • -3 thumbs!
      blazeboy11 | April 24, 2008
      I doubt Microsoft has any idea who has an illegal version. The police won't start barging into peoples homes and checking if they have an illegal GTA on their computers. Its hardly a "huge risk" as you put it. Also I doubt anyone downloaded it to play it 5 days earlier, they just are too cheap to pay for the real thing. Not that I am downloading it myself, but your logic is *bleep*ed.
      • 2 thumbs!
        LordMaChao | April 24, 2008
        The game isn't out yet. If they're online, it isn't that impossible to see. You don't even need to call the cops and have them break into someone's house to see that, like in your brilliantly relevant analogy. If they're seen, they'll be banned until 9999. Yeah. That's worth it, right? No risk involved.

        If people are just downloading it because it's free, why not wait five days and lower the risk of being caught? Thinking that hardcore fans of one of the most anticipated games ever wouldn't do anything to play it early is *bleep*ed logic? k.
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    tekmosis | April 24, 2008
    Those people who connect to XBL while playing will most likely be caught by Microsoft and have their LIVE account banned.

    Aside from that, MS can't do a thing. Also, at 6.36gb it'll take about a day to download anyways depending on seeds, your connection and so forth so really you're only getting to play the game 5 days ahead of schedule.

    Then again MS could pull a "EVE Online" and host a torrent themselves then ban all IP's connecting to the tracker.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Seproth | April 24, 2008
      Holy shit they did that!! That's pretty funny...especially cause outside P2P the game is free now.
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        tekmosis | April 24, 2008
        oh, it wasn't a torrent for the game; The EVE source code was leaked.
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          Seproth | April 24, 2008
          OH, OK I see.

          So they set up their own torrent and whoever connected was banned? Pretty good plan actually.
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    Dance Floor Killah | April 24, 2008
    A lot of them will get banned... just like the people who downloaded Halo 3 and played online... banned until 9999.
    • 0 thumbs!
      StabWound | April 24, 2008
      Thats why you don't connect to live while playing it...
  • 0 thumbs!
    Seproth | April 24, 2008
    I'm more surprised by the fact it took this long...most games leak a good 2 weeks in advance.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Pyrazor | April 24, 2008
    I'm surprised this article doesn't violate GG's terms of service.
    • -1 thumbs!
      Seproth | April 24, 2008
      Says the guy with Pedobear avatar.
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    Synergized | April 24, 2008
    Wow, nice. If I was going to get the game, I probably wouldn't download it, but buy it so I wouldn't risk anything. Also, the leaked version could be ripped and you wouldn't enjoy the game to the full extent.
    • 0 thumbs!
      InnerDemon | April 24, 2008
      I think I heard something about no online on it or something. o_0

      Anyways, I'm sure Microsoft will get a lot of the kids that a lot of people usually don't want online. 8D
  • 1 thumbs!
    tallteen86 | April 24, 2008
    Even if I wanted to DL it and get it early, and could actually play it, by the time I was done, it probably would have been out for a while anyway >_>

    I just can't get good DL speed most of the time, on torrent downloads >_>
  • -1 thumbs!
    StarJet | April 24, 2008
    Poor Micro$oft.
    I don't know about the 360, but can you just burn it to a DVD and play? I don't think so.
    Oh, well. Hackers FTW, I guess.
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    Final Blade | April 24, 2008
    No surprise. besides i already paid for it, might as well wait for it ya know. Besides still playing other games
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    Euphoric | April 24, 2008
    This shits me off immensely when this sort of rubbish happens. People need to realise that paying for the game is what gives the companies money to make more games and to make better games. By not supporting the developers these dickheads are stunting the growth of the gaming industry.
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    RikuNova27 | April 24, 2008
    Lol, those people are so impatient, though I'm not surprised.

    But...6.36 GB?
    • -1 thumbs!
      BradSK | April 24, 2008
      IIRC, GTA IV was compressed a *bleep* load to fit on the 360.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Supernouva | April 24, 2008
    What, did you think the game would be like 15GB or something? Whereas the PS3 version could easily be that large (Blu-ray), the Xbox 360 version can't because DVD-9, as the name implies, only hold about 9 or so gigs of memory.
  • 1 thumbs!
    BANDITO ATTACK | April 24, 2008
    "What makes consumers download games illegally is anyones guess"

    SFAWESGIHERS LOL WTF R U SRS?!!?
  • 1 thumbs!
    Deadman Rules | April 24, 2008
    LOL I had the chance to steal some copies from work today but I let it go because I'd rather wait a few days then get in a shitload of trouble.
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    Deathsythe | April 24, 2008
    Oh man, I wish my roommate would have let me mod his 360, no matter though, we are picking it up in a week anyway.
  • -1 thumbs!
    J Bro | April 24, 2008
    Guys, people don't download it because they are "impatient bastards". They buy it because it is free. Even weeks after GTA IV comes out, people will still be downloading it. Think.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Xenctuary | April 24, 2008
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was leaked two weeks before release, if I recall correctly. Six days is nothing.


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