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[Darklord]

How can they do that? The info gets leaked and posted on a forum. What exactly is illegal or against the law here? Actvision didn't send a C&D to Kotaku over MW3.

And why would GAF fold so easily?

 

[Uriah]

This is just belated vengeance for the Shit Mountain meme.

Bioware can hold a grudge.

 

[Jarmel]

Is this real?

Maybe.

 

[gofreak]

Spoiler

well I insist I won't buy your game.

Might you say, you would cease and desist from doing so?

 

[[Nintex]]

A lawsuit with BioWare vs. GAF would be painful. Detective GAF would dig up so many dirt - 'remember that one time that you guys were having dinner with Dyack and Wada?' that EA would promptly rename all BioWare labels to: "This is not BioWare and never had anything to do with a company called BioWare." TINBANHATDWACCB

 

[ezekial45]

am i going to jail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPcql4FuCK0

hope it was worth it....you criminal.

EDIT: But seriously, this is very unfortunate. Bioware could've handled this way better.

 

[Danielsan]

I purposely ignored the whole Mass Effect 3 leak debacle, but I can't help but laugh at the whole thing. Massive fuck-up right there Bioware. You can't erase something from the internet once it's been released.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

We all know the main story spoiler anyway.

What's that? It will be nowhere near as good as the story as the first game.

 

[Slappers Only]

Spoiler

It will come out and it will be a game that has a story that you almost care about.

 

[Theonik]

Ban Bioware

 

[kamspy]

Can we send Bioware a C&D to stop them from ruining franchises?

 

[Marleyman]

The thread should be back.

 

[PataHikari]

I purposely ignored the whole Mass Effect 3 leak debacle, but I can't help but laugh at the whole thing. Massive fuck-up right there Bioware. You can't erase something from the internet once it's been released.

Ditto.

Now I want to see the spoilers.

*goes to one of the millions of other sites in the internet to get them

 

[RSP]

Crucial conversation spoiler:

Spoiler

Shepard: Wrex.
Wrex: Shepard.

 

[stuminus3]

I'm pretty sure Bioware/EA has no legal authority over GAF in this instance, but whatever.

That's irrelevant. This isn't some random fan site, NeoGAF is industry friendly which is one thing that makes it the place to be for any videogame enthusiast, it wouldn't be in anyone's best interests to put up a fight over this.

 

[Tunavi]

Well this was not Bioware's fault, it was microsoft's. I understand why they are so frustrated.

 

[syllogism]

How can they do that? The info gets leaked and posted on a forum. What exactly is illegal or against the law here? Actvision didn't send a C&D to Kotaku over MW3.

Text dumps of the leak probably are protected

 

[Woffls]

Crikey. Umm, I avoided that thread for obvious reasons, but I'm not sure what this has achieved. If anything it's now a 'thing' and information will find its way to those who want it.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

If I wanted to know the spoilers and found them, I'd create a twitter account to just spam them 24/7.

 

[RichardAM]

Spoiler

It will come out and it will be a game that has a story that you almost care about.

You posted the comment I wanted to make. You're my hero.

 

[Meier]

I looked at a few shots but ignored all the text. No interest in spoilers.

 

[Data West]

Shit Mountain's out for blood

 

[Rufus]

Welp, better turn back time.

 

[Vamphuntr]

They also nuked the thread on the Russian forum that leaked them. Thread is now gone there too.

It means all that fan fiction level stuff was true. Oh man.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Bioware can hold a grudge.

Is it weird that I read that as Bloware? Because that's what they make now: games that blow.

 

[Live Free or Die]

wow, thinking about canceling my pre-order if Bioware keeps acting like this.

 

[scarybore]

Not a surprise really. I didn't read the spoilers as even if the story is a total mess, I'd rather find that out while playing the game than from leaked material.

I do actually feel bad for Bioware as the beta entering the public domain was apparently not their fault, but at the same time I have no idea why an all encompassing design document was embedded in the file in the first place.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

It was a bit like the five stages of grief.

I bet it was quite the ride.

I wish the thread was placed in the archive forum (so at least non-members couldn't read it) so I could read it.

Oh well

 

[gofreak]

Ruh-roh. Google cache remembers all. (I dare say their DMCA process is a little slower than GAF's...)

 

[PataHikari]

That's irrelevant. This isn't some random fan site, NeoGAF is industry friendly which is one thing that makes it the place to be for any videogame enthusiast, it wouldn't be in anyone's best interests to put up a fight over this.

Yes it would.

This sort of whining baby crap Bioware's pulling is exactly the sort of BS that needs to be mocked. And mocked by not only NOT deleting the thread, but stickying it.

 

[SolidSnakex]

n/m

 

[Bowdz]

Thank god I hopped in that thread before it was closed. Those spoilers literally sealed the deal of me skipping ME3. I had been on the fence since ME2, but I honestly I am not interested in the direction Bioware as a company has gone.

 

[f0rk]

Having a plot to leak is huge progress over ME2

 

[Uriah]

They also nuked the thread on the Russian forum that leaked them. Thread is now gone there too.

It means all that fan fiction level stuff was true. Oh man.

Oh god. I haven't seen the spoilers, but I am not surprised at bioware for including stuff like that at all.

 

[Kinyou]

I have no problem with this. I mean they probably just asked NeoGaf to put it down. (I can't imagine how they could sue them)

Is Nova an admin?

We all know the main story spoiler anyway.

What's that? It will be nowhere near as good as the story as the first game.

I don't :/

 

[Man]

Ruh-roh. Google cache remembers all. (I dare say their DMCA process is a little slower than GAF's...)

Sending Google a cease and desist right now..

 

[PataHikari]

If I wanted to know the spoilers and found them, I'd create a twitter account to just spam them 24/7.

Put it on a t-shirt.

 

[Nakazato]

.

 

[Nora Kisaragi]

Wait, so they're not changing the story?

Usually when a game's ending or movie gets leaked, they change the story to accomodate.

 

[marrec]

I bet it was quite the ride.

I wish the thread was placed in the archive forum (so at least non-members couldn't read it) so I could read it.

Oh well

Ruh-roh. Google cache remembers all. (I dare say their DMCA process is a little slower than GAF's...)

Whaaaaa? Crazy. Under no circumstances is anyone to take advantage the Cacheing feature. That'd be illegal...

 

[IoCaster]

To be fair there were some massive spoilers with plot details galore and even descriptive text of end game cutscenes. I'm sure that some of that content wasn't finalized, but it's doubtful that the core elements of the plot that were revealed will change dramatically between now and the release date. It's gotta suck for the devs when something like this happens.

 

[Herla]

They should learn a thing or two from Eidos Montreal and ask for feedback like they did.

 

[Zeal]

Bioware pressed A and made awesome things happen.

Oh wait, they just turned into a shit developer with more and more fuck ups by the day. You lose, Biofail.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

They don't but who can afford to fight that shit in court? God bless America!

this


they can literally accuse you of ANYTHING and you have to take it since you can't fight back in court

 

[Slappers Only]

Shit Mountain's out for blood

I'm lovin' it.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Bioware chose Renegade :/

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

I was wondering why that thread disappeared and wasn't just locked.

same

 

[Shahadan]

By acknowledging the spoilers as true and gaining the attention of the internet freedom police, Bioware just assured themselves that the leak will probably be posted somewhere else and in many other places.

That's stupid.

 

[The Lamonster]

Couldn't they have just PM'd a mod instead of bringing legal documents into this?

Puss move if you ask me. I'm still getting ME3 day one of course.

 

[EviLore]

I have no problem with this. I mean they probably just asked NeoGaf to put it down.

Yeah man, they probably, just, like, asked nicely, you know? Know'mean? Over drinks at the cafe.