The fallout continues, as Gears of War 2 is the latest game to be victimized by hackers. Reports confirms the game’s existence on an unnamed torrent site, documenting over 6,000 downloads queued  since the game surfaced approximately fifteen hours ago.

With the game set to release on November 7th, there is a silver lining for Microsoft, and that comes in the form of a “new purchase” incentive. Those who buy a new copy of the game, will get access to exclusive content unavailable anywhere else. Will it be enough to ease the burden of piracy? We’ll know soon enough.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

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1 Comment » Brandon R. Miles on October 21, 2008 5:01 am all the GoW fanboys are gonna unite after reading this. :/ RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.