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WikiScanner detects SCEE's edit to Halo wiki entry

Posted Sep 4, 2007 at 7:49AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bungie Studios, Halo 2, Liverpool, SCEE, Wikipedia

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It looks like somebody from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's (SCEE) been taking lessons from Electronic Arts. The Wikipedia site reports that someone's been editing their entry for Bungie's Halo game series by adding some additional words. Fighting words it seems, if you happen to be a big fan of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. The controversial add-on said: "Although it won't look any better than Halo 2." As the page was mainly for factual details on the game, that subjective statement did stick out like a sore thumb.

Here's a screenshot of the said edits - the red text to the right indicates the new additions (click to enlarge):

What makes the news all the more interesting is that WikiScanner traced the editor's IP address - 217.18.23.2 - to SCEE's Liverpool (UK) studio. Black propaganda from Sony to stifle Halo 3's upcoming launch this September 25? Unlikely - Wikipedia indicates that the edit was done way back in April. What we're looking at is probably someone at the SCEE office having a bit of fun...at the title's expense.

So, why did it take so long to detect this months-old tweak? WikiScanner was introduced to Wikipedia on August 14, 2007 - only a little more than two weeks ago. Check back in case WikiScanner picks up more of these unsolicited edits to the site.

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"[Halo 2] looks good, but who knows if it will be another disapointment when it comes to gameplay."

same can be said

anyway, since anybody can edit Wikipedia and an ip address neither identifies a specific person or even computer (if behind a router and then even possibly behind switches), I doubt that it's anybody truly important in the grand scheme of all things Sony

just another fanboy being fanboyish

# lol — Guest 2007-09-04 11:44

it probably was phil harrison lol sony is desperate like their fans

# Well... — Guest 2007-09-04 13:17

That was actually really funny... Who cares about Halo graphics though? It's gameplay is unbelievably good.

# Possibly False? — ZeRoJRG 2007-09-04 14:08

maybe someone @M$ did it to make sony look bad lol

# .. — Guest 2007-09-04 14:17

Halo 2? You mean Halo 3.

And Halo 3 has already been played by many, people know what they are in for.

# ROFL — Guest 2007-09-04 14:55

it could happen. then again, it's ok, it's SCEE, not SCEA or SCEI. HAHAHAAAHAHAHAH . PWNT

# Actually, no — Guest 2007-09-04 16:05

The POINT of an IP address is to identify a specific computer. There are ways around it, but the vast majority of people don't know what they are. And 217.18.23.2 is not an IP used by any router manufacturer, so this is a real IP, used by a PC at SCEE headquarters.

The one thing you were correct on is that it probably was not anyone very important to Sony, just some desk job lackey who hates his life. It's still pretty low though. It's also stupid and pointless too, seeing as how Wiki monitors every page and has all pages on archive, so they can restore the page to it's previous state in a matter of seconds once somebody notices the change. And you can probably bet that the Halo 3 page is monitored at all times. Even I know that, so why bother making derogatory edits?

# like matt said — Guest 2007-09-04 16:38

halo3 is all about mp and nothing else.

# i agree it could happen. — Guest 2007-09-04 17:20

maybe SCEE did had intentionally edit it knowing that there is no prove if its a prank or not.

however all the previous post did intend to ignore the prank theory completely and thus proving themselve to be anti-sony (the "I own ps2 and not ps3" are sometimes used as a self censored imaggery of Fanboyism), or M$ Fanyboy and possible even Nintendo Fanboy.

# Well.. — Guest 2007-09-04 17:22

At least SCEE was right, just cause Bungie won't admit that Halo 3 is the same repetitive ***** with hardly anything new then the other Halos.

# what? — Guest 2007-09-04 19:39

prb some bored worker just having fun.

i have defaced the mac site like a billion times.

# Uh, no — Guest 2007-09-04 21:53

Didn't you see the IP? It's a unique IP tracked to a PC at SCEE, nobody at MS did it. Just accept it

# Not to mention... — Shatterdome 2007-09-04 22:52

360 has the shooter controller...PS3 controller is very uncomfortable for playing fps's...

# ^^ actually — Stealth! 2007-09-05 01:54

Anonymous is right on the money. The router takes the main PC IP address as your own trust me i have several and it takes the PC one.

Also im sure like he says its nobody important, however Halo 2 was pretty much the same as halo 1 with some online play differences and a few new weapons. Maybe thats why they stated this. Whats also important is Sony isn't even afraid of halo3 i mean they weren't for the first two, why be afraid now. There already coming back in sales in japan and its only a matter of time.

# dur — Guest 2007-09-05 06:39

you know, it IS a sequel, it's going to be similar. On top of that it's following a storyline, so they can't just up and make a new game. What the hell do you expect?

# . — Guest 2007-09-05 06:40

I guess thats all there is to do when all your other programs are frozen.

# Routers — Guest 2007-09-05 08:15

Umm... no?

The router takes the IP Address that's assigned by the ISP. The 217.18.23.2 is what was assigned to the SCEE UK office by whoever they are using for their service provider. That points at their building, their ingress. Then every computer in that building has it's own internal IP address, set up by their IT people.

Do you even know how networks work?

# what? — Guest 2007-09-05 08:37

Shooter controller? The 360 controller pisses me off, but I love playing with the dualshock/sixaxis.

It's all a matter of preference. And MCS you obviously haven't played Warhawk have you?

# . — Guest 2007-09-05 08:40

pwnt.

# i'm surprised coming from this site — Guest 2007-09-05 11:41

Man, Sony is desperate enough that even this place can't ignore what they did. lol

# .... — Guest 2007-09-05 12:05

Errr...why wouldn't I expect a new game? If I didn't expect a new game, why wouldn't M$ release the game as an expansion coz that's what it looks like.

# @Starsmore — Stealth! 2007-09-07 09:38

I have several router actually of course my PC is different but since im using the internet from my other PC with the modem yes it takes the iP from that computer, or perhaps it just happened to do so.

Also did you know about that guy who changed info about the Chris Benoit death in JHune 27, they said the ip address was from WWE headquarters which it clearly wasn't the case.

Hackers can make it look so so please stop thinking you know more than anyone here, i know alot about PC's.

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