Argos Jumps Halo 3 Gun
Catalogue giant Argos, has been caught with its pants down this week, after it emerged that some shoppers managed to get hold off the forthcoming Halo 3 game a full week early.
This is not the first leak of what will be Microsofts most important Xbox 360 games launch to date, but its the first one in the UK. Comet has already denied rumours that its online operation slipped out a few early Master Chiefs. Argos grovelled thus:
Argos would like to make it clear that it does not endorse breaking street dates and continues to be committed to preventing pre-release sales through its stores and Web site. However, we are aware that a genuine administrative error has resulted in a small number of cases where Halo 3 has already been sold.
We are currently ensuring that there are no further sales of this product in-store until the official release date, Wednesday 26 September. We have already taken steps to ensure that Halo 3 is unavailable on the Argos Web site for reservation or purchase until the correct date.
Microsoft has said it's unhappy but there will be no spankings - this time.
More importantly, Microsoft has backtracked on earlier, scary reports that it would ban the LIVE accounts of early purchasers of Halo 3, saying now that only those accounts of Microsoft employees trying to get in an early frag will be banned.
Somehow, I think having their accounts banned will be the least of their problems.
