Cracked Version of Max Payne 2 Distributed on Steam?

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Cracked Version of Max Payne 2 Distributed on Steam? Did Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar inadvertently use a pirated version of Max Payne 2 to remove the game's CD check for the downloadable Steam version? This week I take a look at the evidence. - Matt Peckham, PCWorld More From Game On Gamewatch: Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake Check out the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and handheld video games release list for May 17. Share: Xbox Motion-Sensing Project Natal Coming in October? A Microsoft Saudi marketing manager claims the controller-free add-on for Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be available worldwide this October. Share: Rumor: Sony PSP2 is '****ing Powerful' Sony's handheld PSP successor will get two cameras, a touchscreen, and run a four-core Cell CPU, according to "sources." 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