A leaked copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been sold on eBay for $1,725.

Unauthorized copies of the game were mistakenly released into the wild this week, when a retailer placed the game on sale. MW3 is not due to be officially released until November 8th.One copy of the game was placed on eBay and has been picked up for nearly 29 times the retail price of the game. It received a total of 88 bids.But early play may carry an additional price. Xbox Live's Director of Policy and Enforcement for Stephen Tolouse warned that playing the game online pre-release could result in a ban. He tweeted , "Pre-release play not authorized. Please be patient. Playing early may impact your account!"In other newsa leaked video from the game has appeared online showing a scene likely to cause controversy in the days ahead. The scene portrays the death of a child in a central London terrorist attack. Activision lawyers have been quick of the mark, with the video pulled from most news sites.Here's an editorial we ran about the killing of children in games. Thanks MCV.