A French developer has told the world about this site, which is currently hosting a range of Xbox promotional material for the Australasian market and which until very recently was hosting a near-complete build of Gears of War 3 as well.
As we told you with the similar Deus Ex case, it’s common practice for game builds to be hosted on servers for press and PR types to get access for them.
What’s unique here, though, is that the site in question had no security whatsoever. No password, no login, nothing (it has since, however, been locked down).
It appears to belong to Codify, an Australian-based hosting company which lists Microsoft as a client.
We’ve contacted Xbox Australia for comment, and will update if we hear back.
Original Source [xbox.codify, via NeoGAF]
Steengo
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:28 PMNicely done indeed.
Aaron
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:37 PMWow, I guess ‘leaked’ isn’t the word to use anymore, perhaps, ‘flashed around like those girls your mother told you to avoid’ might be a better description.
Of course I’m sure appearing like we don’t know how to run a hosting site for a major company will do wonders for our international reputation, like we’re not all ready considered the crazy backwoods cousin of the western world.
Dark_Templar
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 5:03 PMLike we really avoided them…
Glenn
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:40 PMAs an Australian, I’d like to say to the pirates of the world on behalf of all Australians… You’re welcome!
Seriously though, screw playing a leaked alpha, I’m just going to wait for the final release.
Cody
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 4:16 PMDitto.
warcroft
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 2:50 PMLeaked Alpha? Its pretty much gold. Its probably 99.5% complete.
warcroft
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 2:50 PMAnd to clarify. . .
No, I havent seen it or played it. Im just going by the fact theres only two months left until release.
If was in Alpha it would be a good year or two away.
Wesley
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:47 PMHmm. Third instalment of arse-tone land…lock it down harder please, no one should see it!
Gavin
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 5:54 PMHater.
Chazz
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 6:46 PMHa! Now colour is important as to whether or not a game is good?
f4ction
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 4:02 PMDamn, now you’re going to have to just cancel the whole game. What a shame.
ChaCha
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 4:26 PMMethinks someone at Codify is going to get their buns kicked.
monkeyd_93
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 7:13 PMi don’t think this is codify’s problem, they host the servers for microsoft, not their fault microsoft didn’t put any security on it.
I guess microsoft never thought anyone would look in Australia for early builds :P
doubleDizz
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 4:32 PMruh roh. First Team Bondi now this! /sarcasm
LOL
Johnny Sweetbread
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 5:41 PMNot locked down? I bet Bleszinksi has just chucked a little tantrum and thrown his power walking ankle weights out the window of his office.
aliasalpha
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 6:06 PMI can imagine the conversations at codify: “Security?? What are we, Sony?”
Chazz
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 8:31 PMAhh the French, living up to their reputation as per usual.
JPhillips
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 9:45 PMPffft thats what these fags get for wearing armour…
HAIL TO THE KING.
Ad
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 11:58 PMHmm. Well, obviously leaking it onto the internet after is illegal, but the original downloading from the server? There’s certainly an argument that no crime was committed if the server was wide open.
Thermal Ions
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 1:58 PMAvailable != Authorised however.
Shazzo
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 12:02 AMIt’s nearly finished but it’s not coming out til September?
Rossa
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 12:59 AMSo…..now we wait for Cliff to get his chainsaw out and cut the CEO of codify in half right??