Toys R Us Caught Selling BioShock Early

zekrahminator · Aug 16, 2007

Toys R Us must have got a memo wrong, because they started selling copies of BioShock a week before the game was supposed to be released (August 21st). While gamers were conspiring to determine which stores had goofed, 2k Games worked to stop the leak in it's entirety. Internal E-mails were fired off, and now Toys R Us does not sell BioShock (though, they do still have it in stock). It is unclear whether or not 2K Games will fine Toys R Us, and an official statement from both companies is expected shortly.

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TUngsten · Aug 16, 2007

I'm ready for the PC version!!! Briiiing it!

russianboy · Aug 16, 2007

Honestly, who gives a shit when its released?

TXcharger · Aug 16, 2007

Toys"r"us is still in business??? i thought they went out of business like 5 years ago when kids stopped playing with toys...

::flashback:: i can remember back in the 90's when toysrus was my favorite place... so sad that kids are playing violent video games then playing with toys and killing other toys with them...

average.. · Aug 16, 2007

russianboy said:
Honestly, who gives a shit when its released?

True, I get games when i feel like it... dont actually think i have ever brought a game at first release.. besides if im putting money aside.. hardware comes first, second and last!.

I have ermm.. all of three or four (new-ish) games ... i think thats enough for me.

ChaoticBlankness · Aug 16, 2007

I believe the leak was only of the 360 version.. can't seem to find a PC version torrent, damn.

WarEagleAU · Aug 16, 2007

wow, too bad I wasnt around....Id have gotten me one.

Ravenas · Aug 16, 2007

Probably just some employee who saw it in the back and stocked it, not knowing it wasn't released yet! Someone lost their job!

nflesher87 · Aug 16, 2007

what's the big deal with this bioshock?
and I agree with the above comments about games
I'm fine with the rare occasion that I get to play bf2 lol

GSG-9 · Aug 16, 2007

Well my store (6038 I believe) did not goof it.

TXcharger said:
Toys"r"us is still in business??? i thought they went out of business like 5 years ago when kids stopped playing with toys...

::flashback:: i can remember back in the 90's when toysrus was my favorite place... so sad that kids are playing violent video games then playing with toys and killing other toys with them...

Yes sir I work there.

nflesher87 said:
what's the big deal with this bioshock?
and I agree with the above comments about games
I'm fine with the rare occasion that I get to play bf2 lol

It was one of the first games announced to be ~~64-bit~~ (to be multi-core), but its still not out. If you go to AMDs website they talk about it

Linky to AMD: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543_544~110132,00.html

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