WikiScanner detects SCEE's edit to Halo wiki entry |
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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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I guess Sony hasn't realized Halo 3 could look like Halo 2 and it would still move more systems then they are....Maybe Sony should knock off the bs and actually get some decent games on PS3.
halo123
I remember some guy here on qj (maybe the same guy) that copied and pasted long ranting posts about how Halo 3 was graphically the same as Halo 2, and that Killzone 2 would blow it away, etc.
I think Halo 3 looks awesome, and unlike the PS3's offerings so far, has great gameplay to back it up.
Sony should be making their games better, not making them SEEM better. I'm not just talking graphics.
Killzone 2 looks good, but who knows if it will be another disapointment when it comes to gameplay. Since the 360 is king of shooters (and I have plenty already,) it would have to be damn good for me to get it.
"[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
it probably was phil harrison lol sony is desperate like their fans
That was actually really funny... Who cares about Halo graphics though? It's gameplay is unbelievably good.
maybe someone @M$ did it to make sony look bad lol
Halo 2? You mean Halo 3.
And Halo 3 has already been played by many, people know what they are in for.
it could happen. then again, it's ok, it's SCEE, not SCEA or SCEI. HAHAHAAAHAHAHAH . PWNT
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?
halo3 is all about mp and nothing else.
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.
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.
prb some bored worker just having fun.
i have defaced the mac site like a billion times.
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
360 has the shooter controller...PS3 controller is very uncomfortable for playing fps's...
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.
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?
I guess thats all there is to do when all your other programs are frozen.
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?
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?
pwnt.
Man, Sony is desperate enough that even this place can't ignore what they did. lol
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.
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.