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September 14, 2002 Link to this post
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Microsoft is learning the hard way that coordinating data releases across multiple sources is nearly impossible these days. A few days ago, the cover of the French MOX (Official Xbox Magazine) was leaked on the internet... then pulled less than 24 hours later under MS pressure. The damage was done, though, and early versions of this tantalizing new Halo 2 content were out there. Today, two new leaks have occurred - BOLL received (over a week early) a copy of the Swedish magazine Super Play containing new pictures... and davex5647 found some online scans of this month's Edge magazine, also out almost a week ahead of schedule. There are new enemies, new vehicles... possibly new weapons to come. (The full Edge article isn't online anywhere yet - and it's unclear if it WILL be.) We don't condone the posting of copyrighted print material before it's actually off the shelves... but the fact remains, it's out there; Microsoft's careful plan to have all magazines with this info be released on the same day (September 17) lies in tatters on the floor, stomped on by the near-instantaneous information transfer capabilities of the internet. (Louis Wu 21:48:47 UTC)
