Fbi Goes After Warez And Game Release Groups

[abu_has_the_power]

The operation targeted more than 100 individuals and several game-specific warez groups, including Fairlight, Kalisto, Echelon, Class, and Project X. More than 200 computers were seized during the course of the raids, including 30 servers--one of which had in excess of 65,000 separate pirated game, movie, and software titles on it. The DOJ estimated the value of the pirated software seized in the operation as $50 million.

Source (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/22/news_6094352.html) :o :o :o :o :angry: :angry: :angry: :( :( :( :unsure: :unsure: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty:

:cry1:

[muchspl2]

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[Marius24]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@23 April 2004 - 17:06

The operation targeted more than 100 individuals and several game-specific warez groups, including Fairlight, Kalisto, Echelon, Class, and Project X. More than 200 computers were seized during the course of the raids, including 30 servers--one of which had in excess of 65,000 separate pirated game, movie, and software titles on it. The DOJ estimated the value of the pirated software seized in the operation as $50 million.

Source (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/22/news_6094352.html) :o :o :o :o :angry: :angry: :angry: :( :( :( :unsure: :unsure: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty:

:cry1:
damn not good :cry1:

[bkdvnyc]

nooooooooo :sadwalk:

[muchspl2]

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[Pitbul]

DAMN FBI!!!, there supposed to be finding terrorist, not game pirates.

[backlash]

"noooooo" is right!

:'(

[longboneslinger]

:angry: Great, Bin Laden is blowing up buildings and these a$$holes are worried about games..... :angry:

What?? Are there not enough terroists to find?! Are we suddenly at peace with the the loons of the world??!! $hit, no one told me?!

Say a Christian prayer and you're trampling on peeps rights, say ANY other prayer and it's all good..........of God, don't get me started!!!!!!!

[cpt_azad]

son of a bitch. now i know why hitman 3 hasn't been released yet, those bastards :angry: :(

[RGX]

Great use of government time and money. :angry:

[Formula1]

FBI can suck my hairy balls :angry: , hope Hitman 3 is released :(

[atiVidia]

u never kno: just cuz they've been busted in the US doesnt mean that they dont have partial, if not complete backups of their servers somewhere in germany or china :)

hell, i wouldnt be surprised if theyre still pumpin out pirated games n movies even after this fucked up evo.

[Pitbul]

there ARE release groups in the UK, and they can release games as well.

[Keikan]

Originally posted by atiVidia@24 April 2004 - 08:52
u never kno: just cuz they've been busted in the US doesnt mean that they dont have partial, if not complete backups of their servers somewhere in germany or china :)

hell, i wouldnt be surprised if theyre still pumpin out pirated games n movies even after this fucked up evo.
Espcially in China since ya you know..

Did they catch Myth and Deviance too?

[abu_has_the_power]

i'm more worried bout doom 3 and final release of hl2

[Samurai]

Damn :angry:

I think I'll be posting an article tomorrow on how to secure your residence against raids etc... Stay tuned!

[gungrave]

:angry: :angry: :angry:
no fair :cry1: :cry1:

:angry: DEATH TO ALL FBI PEOPLE!!!! :angry:

[Keikan]

ya ll pirate groups should have guns like mp5's or uzi's or something, because hey your getting raided and arrested anyways why don't u go down with a fight!

[cpt_azad]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@24 April 2004 - 18:04
i'm more worried bout doom 3 and final release of hl2
:o hadn't even thought of doom3 and hl2!!!! if doom3 isn't released, i might contemplate an assisination :shifty:

[Monkeee]

well dont you guys think HL2 and DOOM 3 might ACTUALLY be worth buying? :D :blink:

[gungrave]

but were all to lazy to go to the shops and we dont want to spend money.
well thats me any way :rolleyes:

[abu_has_the_power]

i'm poor. and besides, i want to c if i like them b4 i buy them. doom 3 might be a little to intense 4 me. the beta levels were pretty crazy. hl2 might actually be worth buying, but it'll be expensive

[Keikan]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@24 April 2004 - 22:38
i'm poor. and besides, i want to c if i like them b4 i buy them. doom 3 might be a little to intense 4 me. the beta levels were pretty crazy. hl2 might actually be worth buying, but it'll be expensive
Why are these games going to be expensive? Are they so "special" that they will cost more than the usaul pc game?