If it wasn't for the eagle-eyed staff of Atomic Games, code from their latest IP 'Breach' could very well be doing the rounds on the internet right about now. An over-zealous fan decided that seeing 'Breach' in action at PAX wasn't enough and proceeded to download the game to his laptop. He was eventually apprehended and openly admitted that he was trying to steal the game:

[INDENT] "The suspect did admit to us several times, including as he was doing it, that he was stealing the code. He said to myself and several other team members, after being caught, that it was not a big deal, he just really liked the game and wanted to play it with his friends," David Tractenberg, a spokesperson for Atomic, explained.

[/INDENT] The thief was identified as Justin D. May, 20, of Wilmington, Delaware and was briefly interviewed by JoyStiq about the incident:

[INDENT] "I got online using the ethernet cable hanging outside their booth, because wifi wasn't working," he told us through Xbox Live communications. "They stopped me, checked my computer, and saw the Xbox Neighborhood application. Because that was on there, they accused me of stealing [I]Breach[/I], even though it's not on my computer."

[/INDENT] An update on the JoyStiq website states that the suspect May skipped bail and a warrant has now been issued for his arrest.

Via [URL=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/breach-game-code-theft-at-pax-east-ends-in-arrest/]JoyStiq[/URL]

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