The survival-horror game Resident Evil 5, one of the most highly anticipated games of 2009, was leaked on torrent sites ten days prior to its official release.GamesIndustry.biz: Resident Evil 5 leaked on file-sharing sites (March 3, 2009) Officially available for consoles in the United States and Europe on March 13, 2009, a pirated version of the Xbox 360 release was being downloaded by users as early as March 3rd. PC gamers can expect their Resident Evil 5 fix in the "second half [of] 2009."Videogamesblogger: Resident Evil 5 coming to PC in late 2009 (January 28, 2009)
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Pirated version is 6.71GB
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Sales of the PC version of Devil May Cry 4 were also severely impacted by piracy
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Resident Evil 5 voted most anticipated title by GamesIndustry.biz Network.
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Total downloads of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 demo versions exceeded 4 million users by March 1, 2009
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Official release date
March 13, 2009
