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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:13    Post subject: Max Payne 2
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1263556

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Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, or if there is another reason for it, but it seem rockstar used a cracked version of Max Payne 2 for steam retail. Check out this picture:



As you can see there's an ASCII "Myth" logo, which is an old cracking team that were quite prevelent a while back. Seems Rockstar got a little lazy and used this crack instead of recompilling their executable without DRM.

Note: The logo is much easier to see if you back away from it or just zoom out using by holding the ctrl key and spinning your mouse wheel.

Update: They've stealth patched out the logo in the executable, which is a shame. But if anyone of you want to see the logo first hand, just open the testapp.exe, it's in there too, and they forgot to update that, check out the pic:


Heheh, lazy R* - busted!
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:16    Post subject:


Same thing happened back with Ubisoft (or EA?), when the support team game someone a cracked EXE because he was having trouble with the copy protection. Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:18    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:20    Post subject:
Here we go:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080718/1117121722.shtml
http://torrentfreak.com/ubisofts-no-cd-answer-to-drm-080718/

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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:21    Post subject:
Where did they get it from? GCW? Or they have access to some secret ftp? Smile

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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:28    Post subject:
Myth...ah the old good times when I downloaded ripped ~100/200MB games! Razz
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:36    Post subject:
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Myth...ah the old good times when I downloaded ripped ~100/200MB games! Razz

And waited a hour and a half for UHARC to to finish extracting, and then fifteen more minutes for the sound injector to finish making them low quality audio files. Laughing These days it will probably be faster to download the original game. Razz
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 20:43    Post subject:
Wait, what, did myth even release max payne 2?

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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 21:31    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
ixigia wrote:
Myth...ah the old good times when I downloaded ripped ~100/200MB games! Razz

And waited a hour and a half for UHARC to to finish extracting, and then fifteen more minutes for the sound injector to finish making them low quality audio files. Laughing These days it will probably be faster to download the original game. Razz


Oh god uharc. I hated that thing.
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 21:34    Post subject:
Apparently, DEViANCE did.

GoG uses cracks as well...
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PostPosted: Thu, 13th May 2010 21:41    Post subject:
Brilliant, and damn they're lazy. And they're hypocrites... Fighting piracy while using pirated exe's that they then sell again... Brilliant.. Wink

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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 00:46    Post subject:
Hehe, I guess recompiling a big project like a game is too much of a hassle, when the original dev machine is long gone.

Couldn't they at least check it for tags, it's right at the header ... or just wrap it with steamstub or upx.

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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 00:50    Post subject:
But it's supposed to be that way... Very Happy YOU NEED TO PLAY THE GAME ON A COUCH Very Happy Thx Remedy Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 01:29    Post subject:
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It may just be that a former Myth cracker is working at Rockstar or has connections with Myth group. There should be an investigation as to where he found this crack or how he created it. This is a good lead for FBI


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Might this make it easier for hackers to get into the gamer's computer,
since their hack is being used? Maybe they hid a backdoor in it.


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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 01:35    Post subject:
No, Max Payne 2 was built from scratch to be played on chair in front of computer. Anything else just spoiled the game experience.

And now when I come to think of it, why don't Remedy bundle Alan Wake with a couch? What if someone have their console next to PC and play games in chair like on PC? Their gaming experience will be spoiled!

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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 01:36    Post subject:
WhiteBarbarian wrote:
Quote:
It may just be that a former Myth cracker is working at Rockstar or has connections with Myth group. There should be an investigation as to where he found this crack or how he created it. This is a good lead for FBI


Quote:
Might this make it easier for hackers to get into the gamer's computer,
since their hack is being used? Maybe they hid a backdoor in it.


Sad

Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 01:48    Post subject:


Be very afraid.
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 09:01    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
ixigia wrote:
Myth...ah the old good times when I downloaded ripped ~100/200MB games! Razz

And waited a hour and a half for UHARC to to finish extracting, and then fifteen more minutes for the sound injector to finish making them low quality audio files. Laughing These days it will probably be faster to download the original game. Razz


I miss those days. Sad
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 09:43    Post subject:
inz wrote:


Be very afraid.


Laughing

Damn you Rockstar ! Nice find haha Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 09:48    Post subject:
WhiteBarbarian wrote:
Quote:
It may just be that a former Myth cracker is working at Rockstar or has connections with Myth group. There should be an investigation as to where he found this crack or how he created it. This is a good lead for FBI


Quote:
Might this make it easier for hackers to get into the gamer's computer,
since their hack is being used? Maybe they hid a backdoor in it.


Sad


What the fuck am I reading.
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:02    Post subject:
@inz
Don't forget:
http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.12.2.42056.2147.html

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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:19    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
@inz
Don't forget:
http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.12.2.42056.2147.html


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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:21    Post subject:
Shame on you Epsolin for using AMD shit made by child slave labor! Mad
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:27    Post subject:
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Shame on you Epsolin for using AMD shit made by child slave labor! Mad

What? I only use Intel, you must have me mistaken for someone else.
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:30    Post subject:
@Epsilon
What video card you have? Whirling cane
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:35    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
@Epsilon
What video card you have? Whirling cane

I use an Intel Gma x3100
lol wut
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 10:52    Post subject:
@Epsilon
You mean,


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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 11:17    Post subject:
iNatan wrote:
@Epsilon
You mean,


"I'm a hardcore gamer!!"

Exactly, pc gaming masterrace embodied.
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 11:29    Post subject:
Lol, seems that the Max Payne 1 steam release isn't crack-free either:



(found on Kotaku)
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PostPosted: Fri, 14th May 2010 12:04    Post subject:
That Yabenson fellow is completely insane Laughing

@iNatan, sueil: Steam forums, GameTrailers and YouTube comment sections are very evil places. They suck you in, and before you know 1.5 hours have passed and you are still reading posts

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