$1.1 million worth of PlayStation 3 games STOLEN

Akumajo · Sep 30, 2008, 12:26 PM

Looks like console piracy is having a hard time with Playstation 3.

September 29, 2008

$1.1 Million Worth Of PlayStation 3 Games Stolen
£600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PlayStation 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot.

The stolen games are comprised of seven shipping pallets, including Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV and 16,000 units of Ubisoft's Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway

According to British daily tabloid paper The Sun, while the shipping driver rested, thieves loaded the pallets into a blue Renault truck. Cops in Leeds noticed the Renault's fake number plates and seized the truck and its stolen loot -- but the truck was later stolen again when shutters at the impound depot were smashed.

Police found the Renault in a Matalan car park in nearby Bradford, West Yorks days later, but the games were gone.

Says a police spokesman, "We are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry, including eBay transactions where a number of the games have been potentially identified as being advertised for sale. Arrests have already been made in respect of this."

Ubisoft reassured gamers in the region that copies will still be available to purchase, commenting, "Fans needn’t worry as more stock is being parachuted in."

Source:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=20430

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1743917.ece

GRimm862 · Sep 30, 2008, 01:04 PM

Those guys were determined. Didn't steal em once, but twice. Bad ass.

nomore · Sep 30, 2008, 07:25 PM

some people really want to play PS3 games a lot.

zebra 204 · Sep 30, 2008, 08:04 PM

And some people say piracy isn't a big problem. Well, maybe internet pirates aren't, but who is gonna stop the real ones?

nomore · Sep 30, 2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra 204

but who is gonna stop the real ones?

british royal navy?

sittal · Oct 2, 2008, 12:38 AM

woot, i found BIA:HH for 10 euro on ebay!

nomore · Oct 2, 2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sittal

woot, i found BIA:HH for 10 euro on ebay!

you bought it from the people that stole it?

Blasphemer · Oct 3, 2008, 02:16 PM

Great car boot should be interesting in the next couple of weeks then.

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Akumajo White Devil Bastard Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,546	$1.1 million worth of PlayStation 3 games STOLEN Looks like console piracy is having a hard time with Playstation 3. September 29, 2008 $1.1 Million Worth Of PlayStation 3 Games Stolen £600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PlayStation 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot. The stolen games are comprised of seven shipping pallets, including Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV and 16,000 units of Ubisoft's Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway According to British daily tabloid paper The Sun, while the shipping driver rested, thieves loaded the pallets into a blue Renault truck. Cops in Leeds noticed the Renault's fake number plates and seized the truck and its stolen loot -- but the truck was later stolen again when shutters at the impound depot were smashed. Police found the Renault in a Matalan car park in nearby Bradford, West Yorks days later, but the games were gone. Says a police spokesman, "We are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry, including eBay transactions where a number of the games have been potentially identified as being advertised for sale. Arrests have already been made in respect of this." Ubisoft reassured gamers in the region that copies will still be available to purchase, commenting, "Fans needn’t worry as more stock is being parachuted in." Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=20430 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1743917.ece __________________ 3 Sony PlayStation 3 60GBs Artic Silver since Jan 2011. Sony PlayStation 2, Sega Saturn, X-Eye, DC. Nintendo consoles NES, SNES, N64, GC. NEC Turbo Duo AMD A10-6700, AMD A8-3520m, AMD Phenom II X6 1100t X4 980, Athlon X2 6400+, Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 EVGA FTW, GeForce GTS 250 1GB "Originally Posted by Napoleonic View Post If anything there's just still too many guilible people in the fanbase willing to accept this garbage star wars disney/Kennedy edition."

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GRimm862 Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bayern Posts: 3,716	Those guys were determined. Didn't steal em once, but twice. Bad ass.

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