http://www.cubed3.com/news/10321/
A handful of early reviews for Alone in the Dark have caused publisher Atari to request removal or be faced being sued.
Various websites published reviews for the game this week, and according to Kotaku have been confronted due to illegal copies being shared via torrent websites. GameReactor was first to comment, awarding the game an abysmal 3/10. Soon after, Atari jumps in to pull the review with press copies only being issued the day before, supposedly.
4Players.de, a German gaming site hands out a slightly more forgiving mark at 68% - again faces accusations of "breaking the law and violating the rights of their client (Atari)". Gamer.no was third in the firing range, also giving the game 3/10 - supposedly from an early retail copy.
Atari claims the pirated versions use incomplete code that likely affect the game's performance. Could it really be a company ensuring outlets receive legal copies, or an excuse to hunt down on poor ratings?
The game hits stores today, June 20th for all next-generation consoles.
My impression - if Atari had full confidence in this game then they would have released it early enough to be reviewed and not insist they must be playing "illegal copies" as it's a day before release. This now reakes of a company trying to rip people off and ensure first day sales aren't affected. This is pretty low.
<sarcasm> Boycott Atari </sarcasm>
