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Broken street dates and leaked games - Your opinions?
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Some of you may or may not have noticed, but recently, a few games were leaked out before their official release dates: Super Street Fighter IV, Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption. This brought up the topic to my mind: What are everyone's views on games that are either leaked or broke street date. Whether it be an accidental release, or a store who wants to rake in some quick sales. Do you think it's right? Do you think store managers/workers should be penalized for it?

Obviously, I'm sure the majority of you are for this kind of stuff so you can get the games you want as soon as you want lol. But does anyone here actually stand on the other side of the fence on this issue? Does anyone think that it is unfair or unjust that games sometimes get leaked and the lucky few who get their hands on it get a head start of everyone else?

I personally don't mind for games that break street date or leaked out ahead of time since it's rare that I ever buy games on release days anyways. Although I think it's unfair for developers who set an exact date for the release of their games and somehow it gets released beforehand...

Your thoughts?
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Back when i used to work at GameStop, my manager told me that they could get sued/penalized for like $250,000 if we sold a game early. Dont know if that is entirely true or not though. Games are leaked early ALL the time....on the internet atleast. I know a few guys who have been playing Alan Wake, and RDR for the past week
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It sort of annoys me, but not to the point where I'm going to get really upset about it. I was annoyed with things like MW2, because (though it never happened) they were supposed to reset the servers the night it came out, and didn't. I know someone who manages a Gamestop, and he gets all the games like a week before release. I would've liked to have had MW2 a week early to get all the campaign achievements out of the way before starting multiplayer.

But like I said, it's not a hugeee deal to me.
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I honestly wish people would get fined JUST for playing them if they were found out. I think it's stupid to have a game early...

Especially if multiplayer is involved, then all those people already have the heads up when it comes to maps and strategies.

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I honestly wish people would get fined JUST for playing them if they were found out. I think it's stupid to have a game early...

Especially if multiplayer is involved, then all those people already have the heads up when it comes to maps and strategies.



yeah that's true. i wasn't thinking about multiplayer when i made the thread, just the fact that people get a game a week in advance, beat the story, and go around bragging and shit, THAT annoys me sometimes.

but yup, in multiplayer games especially, i agree that whoever gets the game before the official release date should be fined/penalized.

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well I can't say I don't like it because, if I had a chance at all to get a Game early I would take it therefore, making me a Hypocrite. But as long as the Game has no online multiplayer I could care less if they have it a year before release

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