Report: Crysis 2 Leaked

[Baresark]

This sucks, but it's not as bad as people are making it out to be. It may push the release back a bit, and of course, new security would probably have to be coded.

There is no reason this should somehow prevent them releasing future PC titles. The fact is, I have seen leaked versions of console game up to a month before the actual release. I have a buddy who is playing MvC3, as we speak, he has had it all weekend. My one buddy had a copy of the movie 300 almost a month before it was released in theatres.

It sucks, but no reason to be so dramatic. They'll deal with it. And we will all get to honestly play Crysis 2 in no time at all.

 

[NarayanFr]

You think Crysis 2 got it bad. Well Killzone 3 got leaked too :
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/288599/news/killzone-3-leak-joins-crysis-2-on-torrent-sites/

 

[Deef]

I wasn't going to buy Crysis 2 anyways, but now I'm going to play it.

 

[kasperbbs]

You think Crysis 2 got it bad. Well Killzone 3 got leaked too :
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/288599/news/killzone-3-leak-joins-crysis-2-on-torrent-sites/

I doubt this would affect killzones sales ,its fairly more difficult to pirate on ps3 than any other console.
OT: PC sales for Crysis 2 are f-ed ,even if it is unfinished ,full of bugs and glitches ,you can basicly complete the campaign with minor hiccups and play it online. I wonder who leaked it and why ,at least it wasnt xbox360 version ,that would kill sales completely.

 

[Apostacious]

Who cares, people were still gonna pirate the final game.
This shouldn't damage the reputation of the final game for any gamer unless you are a fucking retard that doesn't understand that this is a buggy old beta build.

You can't squeeze orange juice out of a lemon, that goes for the anti-piracy hoes.

 

[BenzSmoke]

What? A developer is pissed that their game's code was leaked? I'm totally surprised.

All sarcasm aside, that really sucks. Crytek does good work and they deserve the money that they're going to lose. It will also suck when Crytek implements a complicated DRM system that will be a pain-in-the-ass for paying customers, and will be cracked by pirates in a few days. It's bad for all sides but the pirates themselves. :-(

Even though I'm a PC gamer I would understand if Crytek doesn't release Crysis 3 on PC. This is outrageous.

You say that as if console games can't be pirated.

 

[Baresark]

Haha, this community is so dramatic. I checked it out at my friends house, it's definitely not all that wonderful. Some of the Character models don't work, the NPC's will be running around and shooting, but they are like statues and don't move at all. The gun shot sound is completely messed up and sounds like muted crackling speakers. Really, this made me only want the final product all the more because it seems like it's awesome, and will be even more awesome when everything works.

And... this leak will not prevent the game from selling. In all reality, if someone would settle for this product, they are dumb asses anyway. It drives me insane when people think that just because someone has a pirated copy of a game they aren't going to buy it. The fact is, pirated software is annoying. If you want to make life hard for pirates, actually update and fix your product. Haha, that is the sole thing that makes Magicka worth buying over pirating, the fact that they release an update a day, and the price is right of course. Another crazy innovation that has been around since PC gaming, that would make the game harder to pirate, is dedicated server support for multiplayer. I can't remember the last time I heard of someone playing a pirated copy of Left4Dead or Bad Company 2, online.

You think Crysis 2 got it bad. Well Killzone 3 got leaked too :
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/288599/news/killzone-3-leak-joins-crysis-2-on-torrent-sites/

I doubt this would affect killzones sales ,its fairly more difficult to pirate on ps3 than any other console.
OT: PC sales for Crysis 2 are f-ed ,even if it is unfinished ,full of bugs and glitches ,you can basicly complete the campaign with minor hiccups and play it online. I wonder who leaked it and why ,at least it wasnt xbox360 version ,that would kill sales completely.

It is not difficult to pirate PS3 games at all. And you can still play them online, there is already a work around for the newest firmware. You can also play the 360 online fairly easily. Piracy isn't the problem with this industry, it's the industries aversion to it that is basically messing it up. Because they "may" sell less copies of a product, they create draconian DRM that pisses off paying customers. You cannot control what other people can and will do, but you can control how you react to it, and they react very poorly. I'm against piracy as far as I don't do it, but I can't tell other people what they can't do, because what I think doesn't matter. Neither can the industry, because what they think doesn't matter either. They will not stop making games because no matter how much their creations get pirated, some companies still net over $1 Billion a year (EA Games). If they decided to not release Crysis 2 on the PC, then they would only shoot themselves in the foot. I've said it a million times, kindergarten politics hurts everyone, and least of all the people who it's aimed at.

 

[AngryFrenchCanadian]

You can find so-called "footage" from the PC version of the multiplayer on youtube right now. I doubt it's fake.

 

[kingmob]

Everyone who's played the multiplayer beta demo can attest it was pretty shitty. As far as I can see the attest that it was shitty was pretty universal and loud. My spidersense is tingling, I smell a conspiracy!

Seriously though, the fact that I'm not really tempted to download it after playing the demo is telling. While the game has so much going for it at first glance.

 

[8-Bit Grin]

Flood the torrent sites with convincing fakes while there is still time. That should lessen the damage slightly.

Actually, this would probably derail a LOT of potential pirate.

When I downloaded cracked PSP games, this used to irritate the hell out of me.

After a long wait, nothing hurt more than seeing your download come up as "HAHA YOU'VE BEEN HAD"!

Someone should get right on this.

 

[namewon'tfitin]

Oh wow Garry.
Where's my I survived the 10000 guests invason title ?

 

[Fenra]

Y'know I was almost irritated that EA wanted my £24.99 right away when I pre-ordered crysis 2 from them (had a £10 off code for thier online store) you dont have to pay with Amazon untill its dispatched even if you pre-order it but now I'm actualy kind of glad. I know it wont make much difference to soften the blow to crytek but they have my money already... or at least EA does and I feel all the prouder that I've paid for this game I've been waiting for for so long in the wake of all this. Now I just need the release date to get here!

On the plus side too, after reading up about it I've learned some interesting things and just made me want the game all the more, first that it will run perfectly fine on my system, and look good too, after seeing peoples reports of frame rates and rigs they were testing it on etc.

Although speaking of graphics, not sure if its just because its an early beta verious but the graphis are devided into 3 sections, "gamer" = low spec, "advanced" = med spec and "hardcore" = high spec... odd for crytek given the options you had in the first game. Oh and this beta is DX9 only, and from leaked footage it looks great already, cant wait to see what it will look like in DX10 or even DX11!

And while I'm avoiding story spoilers like the plague, I've fallen in love with the soundtrack, hope this link wont get me banned or anything but when I find tracks like ....its just amazing... also I totally want the image that guy used as my desktop background!