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A Boston court has issued an arrest warrant for the man detained by police Sunday for allegedly trying t' copy early code for upcoming shooter Breach, Kotaku has learned. More »
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An attempted theft a Atomic Games' Breach code on the PAX East show floor on the last day a the event be thwarted by vigilant crew a the studio. According t' a representative for the company, the suspected thief managed t' download some a the code 'n then run into the crowd after he be spotted. He be eventually apprehended in the large crowd 'n the game's code be found on his computer.
"The suspect did admit t' us several times, including as he be doing it, that he be stealing the code. He said t' myself 'n several other team crew, after being caught, that it be not a big deal, he just really liked the game 'n wanted t' play it with his mateys," David Tractenberg, a spokesperson for Atomic, explained.
"This lad had only succeeded in copying about 14MB t' his laptop before our staff caught the sea dog," Atomic Games President Peter Tamte told Joystiq. "Because a the work we do for military 'n intelligence organizations, we take security issues like this very seriously ... It be fortunate for the sea dog that we caught the sea dog before any a this ended up on the internet. Many a the hackers who stole Valve's Half-Life 2 code be tracked down by the FBI's Cybercrime Task Force."
On one a our many trips t' Atomic Games' booth on the PAX East 2010 show floor, a representative a the developer told us Breach would see a release on PC in addition t' Xbox Live Arcade. The multiplayer shooter will launch on XBLA this summer for $15, with the PC version expected t' follow six weeks later. Breach on PC will only be available as a digital download; however, Atomic Games has not decided on a digital distribution platform yet.
Breach wants t' go after Battlefield 1943. Atomic Games president Peter Tamte summed up DICE's digitally distributed title as a "stripped down version a a retail game," 'n believes that Breach can outdo last year's surprise XBLA hit with it be accessibility 'n sandbox-style destructibility.
Atomic hopes t' have the game on XBLA this summer with a price a $15. Focusing on eight-on-eight multiplayer with combative 'n objective-based game modes, the game heavily emphasizes utilizing cover ... 'n blowing stuff up.
We popped by Atomic Games' booth here at PAX t' check out Breach, the dev's attempt t' take on DICE's online-only, digitally distributed Battlefield 1943.
Atomic president Peter Tamte revealed during our play session that he hoped t' pillage Breach on XBLA this summer (as previously estimated), 'n that the developer be targeting a $15 price point. Considering how polished the game be in the state we saw it, we certainly believe it can meet that deadline. Look for our hands-on impressions later today.
