I read this from ign :
"Two unidentified people attending E3 yesterday made off with the demo code for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. The one-level demo has been on display at Sony and Konami's booths.
According to reports, the two thieves, believed to be young men between 19-20 years old, cracked the case protecting the demo PS2 and leaned against the unit until they were able to eject the disc. They then made a mad dash for the doors.
The LAPD are currently investigating the situation, though details about the perpetrators are still unknown. We've heard no official comment from Konami, Sony, or the Los Angeles Convention Center so far, but we'll keep you updated with developments as they come in.
-- David Adams "
Heh. I read that article earlier.
I think it goes to show that it was in a way smart. Most E3 companies have firewalls etc... to stop hackers but these guys did it the plain and simple way (Although obviously stupid), it probably shows that in future developers will have personal security guards rather then relying on E3's security [;)], afterall it was bound to happen sooner or later, they brought it upon themselves i think (Sort of...) [;)].
But yes, stupid.
Maybe they were even hired to do the job by another developer (Highly unlikely, but possible)?
I find it humourous that some nerds jacked them for their source code. I know i'll probably never here the end of it and i'd be awfully pissed of if i was working on it to considiering that the MGS series have been some of my all time favourite games. But just imagine, instead of hackking in or whatever they did it the dark ages way
A demo wouldn't include the source code.
They must have just grabbed the demo disc, no one would be dumb enough to take source to E3, and theres no reason for it anyway.
"Ok folks we'll just open Visual C++ and compile this so you can see our demo?!".
Me thinks not.
I think the visual arc of the guards needs to be increased. [:P]
"LA Convention Centre security staff were left flat-footed and red-faced yesterday as two unknown perps had it away with a copy of the MGS3: Snake Eater demo code. According to eyewitness reports they achieved this by leaning heavily on the unit before simply ejecting the disc."
One of the perps was heard shouting "Run Steve! RUN!" in what witnesses describe as a "German accent". (from [url="http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=31884&page=1"]Shacknews[/url])
Here's what the LA police apparently have of the [url="http://shack.igneferroque.org/stolensnake.jpg"]5 finger discounter[/url], according to Shacknews.. (although judging by the lack of attention from the people around, the way the thief's hands don't really look like they are actually holding the box (rather just giving a thumbs up), and the box itself being a perfect orthographic view (dont see the sides - perculiar since he is sprinting), I'm assuming it's a photoshop joke)
omg that goes beyond hacking and stuff, thats just plain stupid theivery.