The way people are talking about the leaked version on the Paradox site makes me think Ubik had nothing to do with it. Specifically, it seems like the leak shows the state of MM in a really bad light, confirming all of the bugs and crashing issues that Paradox was talking about. In addition, there are comments in a readme that are kind of sarcastic and negative towards the game, which is not what one would expect from a Ubik release. In general, it looks like a leak from a beta tester, possibly to discredit Ubik further. It certainly puts Ubik at a further legal disadvantage because of the awkwardness of the timing of the leak, as well as the fact that it seems to confirm everything Paradox was saying, but I wouldn't guess it would result in any criminal charges against him. He's just going to get a short, sharp lesson in what it's like to be involved in a lawsuit that goes heavily against him.

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