The final Xbox 360 code of Call Of Duty: Black Ops may soon be in the wild if a (believable) new pic and an (unbelievable) new story are to be taken as read.

'Notorious hacker' Ungodly Leaker has purportedly got his/her hands on the final disc of Black Ops, as shown in the pic here - which looks pretty legit to us.

According to Hooked Gamers, the code made its way into Mr/Mrs Leaker's hands after a thief stole multiple copies from a pressing plant in Alabama.

Sound a little far fetched? Perhaps, but further images from Twitter seem to back up HG's suggestion that Treyarch is already trying to clamp down on the leak.

It reports: "Treyarch's community manager, Josh Olin, attempted to join the hacking forum [used by Ungodly Hacker] and negotiate with the people involved, as well as those who had dealt with the Beta Leak, but was subsequently banned from the entire forum.

"Regardless, he was able to get in contact with several members outside of the forums realms - one of them, a regular on the forum known as 97SIRHB, was contacted via twitter...

"97SIRHB then posted on the forum, revealing publicly that Josh was seeking information on the potential leakers and that if the game was leaked, that he would make sure the entire site was shut down."

If it does leak onto the ol' internet, don't touch it, eh? You'll only end up in trouble.

The real deal, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, is released worldwide for 360, PS3, PC and Wii on November 9.

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It appears those images of a leaked Black Ops disc were, indeed, legit.

According to a report on respected tech site VentureBeat, illegal traders have begun selling pirated copies of the game online in the US.

As you may expect, Activision isn't standing for it. According to writer Dean Takahashi, the publisher has hired private investigators to quell the spread of pirated versions of the game.

These PIs are killing the pirate trade "with kindness" according to VB - via 'good-cop' tactics.

It reports: "The investigators are... approaching the pirates and telling them to please stop selling illegal copies of the game."

One 'customer' that bought a copy of the game online has told his tale on YouTube. 'Computer Healer' was tracked down by Activision's PI team, he claims - who he describes as "polite".

You can watch the first part of his testimony below (be warned, it contains swearing).

He says: "I never made a copy of the game. I never said I was going to leak this game... The best game I ever played... I wouldn't have sold the f****** for a million dollars."

IP Cybercrime - a team who 'investigate counterfeiters, expose them and shut down their physical operations' - appear to be acting as Activision's agents in the matter.

The organisation's boss Rob Holmes noticed pirated Xbox 360 Black Ops copies began appearing at US college towns such as the University of Mississippi in Oxford, and in locations in Alabama and Georgia.

VB reports: "One way they can identify pirates is by seeing them play the game online on the Xbox Live online gaming service. Microsoft can easily spot those playing a game before its release. It turns over the identification of those players to Activision Blizzard, which hands it to its investigators. Those investigators can take the data and track down a real person."

"We know that a couple of leaks start and then it can spread like crazy," said Holmes.

IP Cybercrime says it has met with pirates in coffee shops and other places, asking them to stop selling and requesting information on where they sourced the game. Many have been busted on Xbox Live.

"Most of the pirates were scared, surrendered their game copies and cooperated," says VB.

However, it adds: "Where the pirates refuse to cooperate, the investigators can get tougher and bring in the FBI."

Hmmm. If you want to avoid that eventuality, the game is due for release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii worldwide on November 9.

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That reminded me of the woman in Airplane who says she 'speaks jive'