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Microsoft Takes an Insiders Look at GTA-IV Pirates

by Eric Bush

If you haven't heard by now, bad peopled have already stolen, ripped, and uploaded a full copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 gaming system. Shortly after we broke the story Microsoft began to look at player's gamertags, whom were earning achievements during the bootleg gaming session, burned. A quick look over at www.mygamercard.com and you will see anywhere from 10-100 people playing GTA-IV online at once; what gamers don't know is that whether or not the are "logged" onto the Xbox Live service Microsoft can still see that you are currently or have been in the past playing a game such as Grand Theft Auto IV. My opinion is to just wait a few more days and play the full version it was meant to be played, don't we all need to support Rockstar. If it were up to me these folks would be strung up by their toes and forced to listen to the entire Titanic soundtrack over and over again, without a box of kleenex.



 
Member Comment
fm big gun
2008-04-27 03:43:47

please, it's not like Rock Star is not going to make millions off of the game, what's the big deal about less than a 100 gamers playing a pirate copy? Even if they did download it, they still are running "Bad" firmware and will be busted soon enough either way...
casperthedog
2008-04-27 03:25:16

My friend actually got his copy early yesterday, was round his house playing it, its really good, Hopefully MS wont ban him (or any1 who got it early) for getting their copy early, don't know how they can know that tho.
Pepper Jack
2008-04-26 16:12:59

if anyone knows of any stores in the UK selling early please let me know so i can pick up a copy asap. i heard that morrisons were but i called them this morning and they said that they aren't selling it until tuesday
Boost King
2008-04-26 01:48:26

I also contacted some Australia stores, DVD crave who said they shipped to allow for transit time and the Australian Anzac Day public holiday. It appears the postal system was too efficient. I contacted my store (JB HIFI) where my preorder is and they said they've heard nothing about the street order being broken and said they haven't even got their delivery yet. They also said EB is also not releasing the game. If anyone jumps ship after someone else, its usually EB anyway. SO looks like I still cant get it for a few days! DOh!. Also, cant beleive IGN gave it a Perfect 10!
Boost King
2008-04-25 21:58:10

Agreed, I contacted 3 aussies who all stated they got their copy from DVDcrave.com whom sent it early due to some public holidays in Australia. People received their copy on Thursday! I dont think MS should ban these people cause its a official copy and not a uploaded illegal copy.
ROC1977
2008-04-25 15:51:31

I've sent messages to players. All the replys I got where they got theres early from the game shops they work in. Can M/S ban them for that. I don't think so. Now 920 GTA players online.
ten BoB Dylan
2008-04-25 12:38:34

i have read about places on the web and also high street shops that are all ready selling the game, what i want to know is will m$ ban anyone who has bought Gta or and other game before there release dates. i for instance bought halo 3 last year before it came out from Argos which is one of the biggest high street chain in the uk so if they check i could get possibly banded for doing nothing more than buy a game a week or so before it's release date . i think m$ needs to make sure that the people they ban are in fact running pirate copies, before they start doing any type of banning, i am sure they must be able to check.
ElderScroller27
2008-04-25 11:12:07

all you do is pull their info and have the cops at their door arresting them so you can prosecute them for piracy etc etc. and backtrack until you find the original ones and they get sued for a couple million dollars...... because it's just retarded to mess with a 300-400 million dollar game launch..... thats like jumping into a new spaceshuttle and taking it for a test flight 1 week before it's launch. I personally want to see these guys get their consoles Banned from Live permanantly and also ban the specific individuals from accessing live for life. And of course prison time for the one who are pirating.
Sir Charles
2008-04-25 08:12:06

Nice to see the UK is showing that they are totally against priarcy.....or not.
Boost King
2008-04-25 06:45:03

I just checked mygamercard.net and its unbeleivable, already over 600 people playing this game. Totally crap!
Boost King
2008-04-25 06:40:39

Sucked in. I am glad MS has the ability to see something like this. I hope MS bans or issues these guys n girls with a suspension of some sort. Its not fair, everyone else has to wait. Now this means they also know which people have modded consoles, so expect a update to brick your consoles! Yay!
rabbitc
2008-04-25 04:43:38

BUSTED! Hoho! Eat that!!!!
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Take-Two Interacti... 
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Rockstar Games 
Game Genre
Action 
Release Date
2008-04-29 

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