Killzone 2 for sale, street date broken
- Posted February 10th, 2009 at 17:18 EDT by Steven Williamson
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According to YouTube footage and comments made on the GameSpot forums, a number of gamers based in the United Arab Emirates have managed to get their hands on copies of Killzone 2 two weeks prior to its official release date.
Based in Dubai, a YouTube member by the name of moiNinja has uploaded footage of Killzone 2 being unwrapped from its original box. He claims that he bought the copy at his local game store.
"I couldn't believe myself when I first saw it in a local videogame store. It was Killzone 2 the full game. [Two] weeks before the release date. The salesman told me that they managed to bring only 70 copies of Killzone 2, and they all sold out in just [five] hours... He reserved one copy for me..." reads the post.
Further research took us to a post on the GameSpot forums, where claims are also coming in from members based in Dubai who have already got copies of the game, with photographic evidence taken by one member going by the name of 77slr77. Another poster claims that it is being sold by a number of small gaming shops across the United Arab Emirates.
Lucky them, eh? We'd guess that Sony will probably turn a blind eye to the broken street date, but you can guarantee that if any shop were dare to sell it before the release date in North America or Europe, Sony's lawyers would be onto them like whippets.
Killzone 2 is due for official release on February 25 in Europe, and February 27 in North America.
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Gekidami
- 5:30pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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I've never heard of a game dev or publisher (i'm not saying it may of never happened how ever) actually taking action against a store thats broken the street date, the worst i've heard of is MS banning 360 accounts. Once some ones got the game its near impossible for the dev/publishers to know where exactly it came from.
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Dangerzone
- 6:12pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
- 10
u lucky punk
anyway if you want the demo in North America just create new zccount and pick i live in UK or United Kingdom
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RagingStorm
- 6:12pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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@ 8 ....
Thats because they've got that Arab Moneyyyyy!!! But honestly...is there nothing those guys can't get? Those pics and video were probably sent by young members of the royal family...who more than likely could have bought those copies for $1000 a pop from Sony. Money talks, and with the current world financial status, I wouldn't blame Sony if this was really the case. Then again all of this is just my assumed opinion (no facts people) lol
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fire_storm
- 6:24pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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i am one of those who got the game, any questions about the game feel free to ask lol
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cleptomaniac
- 6:26pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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I never understood it. Why would sony or M ban users who bought a game that was on the shelf. Is it your fault the idiot at the store put it on the shelf. What if you, by some small chance, had never heard of the game and happen to be in the store when they put it on the shelf. You pick one up after the sales person sells you on it and get home to only be banned two days later. I thinks its a bunch of garbage.
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neekerbeeker
- 6:40pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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i'm pretty sure MS banned people because they had illegal pirated copies of games before they were released. i really doubt sony would ban someone who purchased a copy at a store. they would most likely go after the store owners for selling early.
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bundarmama
- 7:26pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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This is just so yesterday. everyone has Killzone 2
By the way Indians do it betterhere's the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekvN2WSPGdw
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vamp20
- 7:32pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
- 22
I mailed you guys PSU about this news on 8th feb but you din't linked it up i don't know why. i have been playing it for 2 days now. http://criousgamer.com/killzone-2-in-dubai my blog.
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Rehype
- 8:00pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
- 25
Come on guys with all the hate...Could you honestly say that if you walked in gamestop tomorrow and they had KZ2 for sale you wouldnt buy it until the *Official* release date????Give me a break...They only did what any self respecting gamer would do in that situation..
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radgamer420
- 9:45pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
- 30
I'm jealous. I want my copy of Killzone 2 right now.
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theamitgoyal
- 10:05pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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In India the game is being put on the shelves with Sony's consent.
Reason being Dubai is the biggest source of grey market here and the they will soon be flooded with imported KZ2 copies because the street date is broken.
So to counter that, the game is being released here early so more people actually go for the legitimate copies.
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bracomadar
- 11:18pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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The music has lyrics about the Qu'ran...SEND IT BACK!
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hush404
- 11:47pm GMT - February 10th, 2009
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I dun know what confuses me more... the hate for these luck sucks, the racism against these same folks or the call for the hounds! Sure its wrong but all those customers did was buy the merch! Hel| if I walked into EBGames tomorow and they offered me a copy I'd take it.
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HARDCOREPS3
- 1:19am GMT - February 11th, 2009
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WOW! SHOULD I GO TO DUBAI FOR BUY A KZ2? MAYBE THIS GAME INCLUDE ENGLISH LANG? I HOPE SO. SNAP! TWO WEEKS LEFT!
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Infernoz0
- 3:39am GMT - February 11th, 2009
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lol same here in kuwait !!
i saw it yesterday at a shop called " GameStop" (( lol its not related to the famous gamestop in us i suposse and we have a shop called gamespot,too !! " but i didnt want to buy it cuz my psn account may get banned and i wont be able to play online .. i learned my lesson when i bought LBP one week earlier than release date
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AbyssalDrake
- 5:22am GMT - February 11th, 2009
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damn i wish could get hands on those retarts getting game earlly little brats makes me so mad i waited 4 that game 4ever allready damn retarts i hate you
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Azuman
- 6:05am GMT - February 11th, 2009
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I am from United Arab Emirates, and YES we do have Killzone 2 already, It is the European Version for the Middle East. but any way I didn't buy it because I will get the NA version, the Middle east(PAL) version has been proven to be slower in Loading but whatever...
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Wolfenstien
- 7:20am GMT - February 11th, 2009
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Yes i know that the release date has been broken in Kuwait Bahrain Qatar and today in Saudi Arabia i am signed in to some arabic gaming forum and there is some Topic about Kill Zone2 is now avalible on some store there in Saudi Arabia !!!!!
I live in Syria and here Ps3 games comes from Dubai and KillZone2 is about to be MINE !!!!! YEAH
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