One would think the whole damn world was drowning, is what, considering the total pandemonium that the BioShock leak is causing. After a local TRU outlet leaked the game, and others followed suit, BioShock is now enjoying the most chaotic and incompetent launch seen in recent times. With a billion people running around like headless chickens (yours truly being one of them) 2K Games finally responded to long-time Cult of Rapture forum member Rapture Tourist with an official statement. In an email sent to RT, Ryan Jones, Senior Account Executive at Access Communications, the firm responsible for 2K’s PR, had this to say:
"It recently came to 2K Games’ attention that one of our retail partners prematurely sold some copies of BioShock prior to the game’s official launch date. Retailers are typically shipped product in advance to ensure they can meet launch day demand on street-dated product. As a result, a few people were able to purchase the game early. Additionally, a TV advertisement for BioShock prematurely ran that incorrectly indicated that the game was available for purchase. 2K Games has reached out to our retail partners and is maintaining the street date of August 21st in North America and August 24th in Europe, when BioShock will be available at retailers. 2K Games is appreciative of the gamer excitement and critical acclaim leading up to the title’s launch."Looks like TRU is boned big-time now, considering they would have to pay fines of $5000 per unit sold, with the possibility that 2K Games will never send them pre-orders again for their upcoming games. The problem, however, hasn’t ended with this.
It looks like the pirates at DAGGER have gotten their hands on the Xbox 360 version of the game and have broken, ripped and uploaded a 6.58 GB torrent at almost all major torrent download sites. And just like that, BioShock joins the league of games that have been leaked and pirated long before its official release date, with modded Xbox 360 owners openly laughing in the faces of people who have yet to wait another couple of days for the game to release.
Source:
http://theangrypixel.com/
posted by Eggchaser