man who leaked The first 40 minutes or so of Bethesda’s highly anticipated RPG Starfield was busted yesterday. Not because I leaked spoilers, but because I stole the game.
As originally reported, KotakuDarrin Harris, 29, was charged yesterday in Shelby County, Tennessee, with felony theft of property between $2,500 and $10,000, misdemeanor theft of property under $1,000, and another misdemeanor of possession of marijuana. . According to information on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website. IGN has obtained a case report of the arrest, which lists the stolen items as “Video Game: An Unreleased Game From Microsoft Starfield.”
According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office website, it’s unclear at this time what further legal ramifications Harris may have to face, but he posted $10,000 bail today.
The leaked footage first surfaced online on Tuesday, filmed from a cell phone and posted to Harris’ YouTube account. This work was quickly removed due to copyright infringement, but not before spoilers were recorded, screen-captured, and shared more widely (and they still exist, so as little as possible Be careful if you’re trying to play Starfield with info).
After some criticism of the way Harris played the game, he posted a follow-up video because a lot of the footage had him struggling to understand the mechanics.
“Todd [Howard], no offensive man, good game,” he said at the time. “Perfect timing, off earth, etc. It’s good. Quite swells, good moves. They play like I’m a beginner because I’m not an expert in the game, I’m just trying something out.” It’s a good match, you don’t want to miss it, it’s Starfield.”
The person who leaked the Starfield gameplay to YouTube has uploaded a video in response. “Todd, no offense, good game.” 😂 #starfield #Xbox pic.twitter.com/EuwxOhC7BJ
—Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) August 22, 2023
Harris’ YouTube and other social media accounts have since removed the previous videos, but according to Kotaku, Harris has gone even further, selling copies of Starfield, including a $300 Constellation Edition. I tried. Mercari. It’s unclear how Harris got his copy, or if Microsoft tipped off Shelby County police about his actions, but it’s clear he made little secret of his ownership of the game. is.
Starfield will enter early access on PC and Xbox Series X/S on September 1st, followed by a broader release on September 6th. If you want to know more about the game beyond Harris’ opinion, Official review embargo lifted on August 31.For more information, please check Everything we know about Starfield so far.
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