Wasn't aware that I couldn't post links to other sites because I've seen plenty of other people posting links.

Some new information from a Q+A

HookedGamers: What happened with the copy of Black Ops, do you guys have it?

J: No, unfortunately. We paid Ungodly Leaker to purchase the copy, which he did - while using someone else as a courier (he does not live near the person selling the copies). During this time, JD_2020 (That's Josh Olin, Treyarchs community manager) joined the forum and tried to get in touch with many senior members, including myself. We spoke via AIM and then the phone, for a good while. He seemed like a cool guy. It seems like Treyarch/Activision were pretty on the ball however, our courier was intercepted before he could deliver the game to Ungodly Leaker - The courier says that the FBI were involved, but Josh specifically stated that no FBI were involved - It would not surprise me to find that they offered to buy the copy from him for a much larger sum.

HookedGamers: What did you two talk about?

J: Mostly he wanted to know about other members of the forum, including those responsible for leaking the Beta release to the world. He knew a huge amount about regulars of the site, including Ungodly Leaker himself. I was very worried for him (in a legal sense) so I offered up as much information as I could to Josh to get him to be lenient on him. We had a similar situation with someone last year, and we know that he ended up with a criminal record out of it. He threatened to close the site if a leak was made public, not that he could because we host none of it on the site.

HookedGamers: And the 'Oskie' copy?

J: A completely different copy that we have now received and are working on distributing.

And so the interview ends.

Ultimately, leaks are commonplace in the industry, and they are usually Xbox 360 copies - However the three week lead-time before release would be one of the biggest and earliest leaks in the history of gaming. If our interviewee is to be believed, copies of the game are already being distributed via underground networks, such as UseNet, and once shared there is no getting them back.

The underground hacking community have shared a lot of internal details about Josh Olin, including his AIM details and his internal phone number. No doubt these are now being targeted by trolls and JD_2020 will have to change them... HookedGamers sends their heartfelt sympathy out to him for
the numerous attacks he has likely received.


So is this legitimate?