'Halo 4' Leaked, Microsoft Investigates [Updated]
Erik Kain, Contributor
On video games and the video game industry with a dash of RPG.
It appears copies of 343 Industries’ ‘Halo 4′ have been leaked.
The validity of this photo has not been confirmed. It’s been posted to both
reddit and
NeoGaf and will likely continue to make its way across the wild web.
Users on these and other forums have claimed they’ve already played the game which I have to say seems likely at this point.
Microsoft has commented on the possible leak,
telling Joystiq: ”We have seen the reports of ‘
Halo 4‘ content being propped on the Web and are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation.”
Microsoft also confirmed the two discs, saying the second disc houses the multiplayer components and can be installed to a flash drive or the Xbox harddrive.
It’s early for a leak of a full-fledged, printed disc like this.
With the game due out in close to a month, however, it’s quite possible review copies of a major AAA title like this are already making their way to major gaming sites or at least have found their way to whoever is handling the game’s PR.
More to come if any other facts come to light. As of now, it’s a picture of a video game box posted to the internet. Take it with a grain of salt or two.
And if you’ve accidentally stumbled your way into a copy of the game, feel free to let us know in the comments.
Update:
This screenshot was provided to me, showing the
Halo 4 file available on torrent sites:
Unless this is a mass conspiracy, it definitely looks like this is the real deal. Too many people have now claimed to have downloaded the game for it to be a hoax, though Microsoft has still neither confirmed nor denied the leak.
On the bright side, I’ve heard from a number of people who say they’ll download the leak now but will still buy it when it comes out in November. So that’s good.
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