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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:07PM xddga said

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I'd be pissed if i bought the thing only to end up w/ a faulty usb drive w/ the bonus features on it and the only thing the company is willing to do is drop the price. That's like saying "yes, this bottle of water may or may not be piss, but we'll sell it to you for cheaper!"

They should take a page from Atlus...

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:11PM YimYimYimi said

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Maybe if you actually read the post you would've seen this:
"However, the bonus content included on the USB drive may be inaccessible in some copies. The bonuses, which include art and a behind the scenes video, will be distributed in a new manner, to be announced on the Ubisoft site after the game's launch."
Read the post THEN complain...
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:30PM xddga said

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Yes, there will be alternate ways to get the bonus content. Which by what method won't even be released until after people pick it up in the stores. But in reality how many of the people who buy it are going to know? I'd say a majority of the people who do purchase it don't pay attention to gaming news sites or blogs, and a lot of places that are selling it aren't going to advertise that the drive may be faulty (as that would just lower sells).
The point is that one of the main selling points for the CE (the drive itself) is faulty, and really the only initiative they are taking is just dropping the price and most people will be stuck with a useless chunk of plastic and silicon.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:21AM Bubbameister33 said

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People who don't pay attention to such things don't purchase collectors editions.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:11PM (Unverified) said

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If I paid $79.99 and any part of what I bought did not work I would not be to happy.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 11:40AM Gordonator said

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That's cool, becuase it's $69.99.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:12PM AoE said

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Wow, SO GLAD I did not get the CE of this. I was thinking about it, but ultimately decided against it. Amusingly enough the Third Echelon USB key was the most interesting part of the CE for me.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:44AM Cheesus Crust said

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OMG you're THAT glad? I didn't know it was possible for someone to be THAT glad. Looks like not ordering the CE edition of this game brought you more joy than the game ever will
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:13PM YimYimYimi said

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I'm curious to know exactly what would be faulty. Would the data be corrupted or the USB drive be damaged?

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:35PM Solar Jetman said

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Most likely a faulty run of cheap memory, with most of the production cost going to customizing the shell. But it may be a "very small number" affected as the press releases like to say. Nice that they're getting ahead of it, kudos. Not much different from broken Big Daddy's really.

Any number of things can go wrong with giving away USB drives. I'm quite surprised that it's becoming popular for consumer products. Normally they've been for press kits. The number of stories I've seen with malware or something being included on mass-commercial scales is unsettling. Keep your shields up kids.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:14PM Shagittarius said

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Karma baby.

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:14PM petepete said

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I don't care about a stupid USB drive, I want my old-school goggles and gameplay back :(

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:36PM (Unverified) said

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Ya...I personally wasn't feeling the demo...

I thought the new cover system was bad. If I remember correctly, how the left trigger is used for cover....

IGN review raved about it. Surprised it is getting the scores it is (so far I've seen 9.3 and 9). IGN said the campaign is only 5 hours long...
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:43PM (Unverified) said

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It felt like Uncharted 2, which is cool, but this series is mostly stealth based. It's a shame also the story mode is only 5-7 hours. I know there's multiplayer and co-op, but I've always enjoyed the splinter cell campaigns.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 2:19AM (Unverified) said

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then go buy Splinter Cell:Double Agent for the ORIGINAL Xbox. Most people don't know it's actually a COMPLETELY different game from the 360 version other than the title and very basic story similarities. It's the same EXACT gameplay from Chaos Theory and it's true successor. Look it up, picked it up recently for $10.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:10PM TheDarkWayne said

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I liked everything about the demo except those stupid goggles, what the hell is that crap?
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:15PM Dr Blight said

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Another CE screwup. Remember Fable II's?

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:35PM Ballistic H said

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Fable II LCE was an epic fail: From premium packaging and extras to cardboard packaging and 2 DLC items then to missing DLC code cards to DLC codes given to anybody.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:45PM Dr Blight said

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Yeah, it was pretty much "how many ways can we screw this up?"
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:22PM kmcroc said

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I don't mind the price drop cause of faulty usb drives ,but i hope mine work's fine.that would be sweet.

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:21PM Shadowbender said

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Well that was generous of them.

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:23PM (Unverified) said

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I LITERALLY just paid this off like 4 hours ago. WOW. Looks like I'll be getting a $10 Gamestop credit.

Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:29PM Hilltop said

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now if it was given as credit and not an actual refund, I'd be pissed
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:47PM GordoJones88 said

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Darn. I wish I could get this, but I don't buy new games anymore.
Blockbuster is having a B1G1 sale, but mine is a franchise so it's 50%.
I got :
Bioshock 2 - $15
Fallout 3 - $5
Halo 3 ODST - $5
Super Mario Galaxy - $5

Joystiq doesn't post these sales, so I thought I'd let you know.
Downvote me if inappropriate.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 4:08AM maveric101 said

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i'm surprised you didn't get down-voted actually, usually most people foam at the mouth when someone talks about buying used games. personally i don't see what the big deal is. i dunno, i may go check my local blockbuster tomorrow, but i already have a bunch of games i need to play. thanks though.
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Posted: Apr 12th 2010 8:47AM Prox said

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ODST for $5 is a STEAL. Especially with access to the Reach beta in a mere three weeks.
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Posted: Apr 9th 2010 11:49PM ArenzanaSG said

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What? They should completely replace faulty USBs, not just simple apply a discount.

Greedy bastards.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:02AM alexmlowgmailcom said

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Exactly, this doesn't solve anything. Sure it's cheaper for everybody, but what about the person who has a working usb key and got the game cheaper, while you only got the game cheaper?
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:10AM Faenix said

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Greedy Bastards.. yet they lowered it $10 (Pretty much getting the USB drives free, probably) and you will no doubt get it later on.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:09AM Faenix said

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Wish they had a "Limited Edition" bundle that only had the metal case for $5-$10 more, its all I want; But, sadly it's already gonna be $64.99 in Canada for the standard edition...

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:31AM incubeezer said

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I was told by Ubisoft customer service it's only a 512 MB drive, so the reusability really wasn't there anyways.

Not sure if I'm sold on the game either, but for $36.99 (after my $10 store credit and coupon on amazon) it can't be that bad.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:58AM QuePasa87 said

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Phew, I preordered the regular version.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 1:32AM BoBsS said

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That's cool I guess.

I pre-ordered the game at full price from gamestop.

Do you guys know how they're going about the $10 reimbursement?

I don't really care if its in-store credit or $10 refund to the method of payment since I'll just put it towards Alan Wake.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 2:04PM SirUrza said

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If it's gamestop they'll likely just refund you the money unless you tell them to use the $10 toward something else.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 1:41AM MLC said

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Wow, I was contemplating on whether to buy my LE that I pre-ordered or the standard because of the small USB drive sz. Now, we find out that the drive could be defective and yet I read on IGN's review that the single player campaign is about 5 hrs long, this may not be an first day purchase for me anymore and I really enjoyed the demo.

I guess I have something to think about this weekend.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 4:47AM AdamVdEnde said

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Too bad for US buyers, I live in Europe and I dont have a USB drive but ill get a figurine :)

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 8:16AM BFBeast666 said

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Is it just me or is Ubi having a tough time at the moment, with all the bad talk abouot it's DLC scheme, now the faulty USB drives and stuff?

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 12:51PM KungFuChaosNinja said

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Ah dear, my brain hurts after reading through some comments, which happen to be mostly PS3 only guys. Coincidence? I think not.

You're getting it for cheaper AND they're going to figure out a solution for those with faulty USB sticks. What's the problem here?

I got a Big Daddy in the BioShock 1 CE. The end of the drill broke off (which I later super glued on and it looked perfect). Anyways, 2K sent me a new and unbroken figurine AND the art book for BioShock. They did this all for free, and since it took so long to ship, they let eveyone keep their old figurine. And I got $178 on eBay for the unbroken Big Daddy (in the box it came in) and the mint art book.

Thanks, 2K.

Patience is a virtue. Pay less, receive the same or even better. Nothing wrong here.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 7:34PM TSTLSOOM said

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Thats the hustle
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 6:14PM Alex R said

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I really want this, but I also really want Alan Wake... I can only afford one...
I think I'll have to flip a coin.
Heads=SC:C
Tails=Alan Wake.

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 6:16PM Alex R said

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Update:
I know that nobody really cares, but the coin said Tails.
I got one tails, thought: 'I'll do the best of three'.
I got another tails, thought about doing the best of five, but I thought of Mark Corrigan before marrying Sophie:
''The coin has spoken.''
You'll understand that reference if you're a cool dude.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 10:23PM Acosta02 said

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Tails never fails.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2010 5:36PM KungFuChaosNinja said

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You know Alan Wake will be better. Do it.
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Posted: Apr 10th 2010 7:27PM thoughtsharkz said

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so i just called my gamestop to see if i could put the extra $10 put towards skate 3 but their price is still showing $79.99 has anyone else preordered and gotten their discount yet?

Posted: Apr 11th 2010 11:46AM (Unverified) said

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After e-mailing Amazon customer service, they don't know of this promotion yet - I hope Ubisoft is able to get this new price out quickly, considering the game ships to end users very soon.

Posted: Apr 12th 2010 3:43PM MacPhisto said

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I don't know if this is a mistake or not, but Best Buy is showing that they dropped it $20 to the same price as the regular version. http://bit.ly/dqfzcH

Posted: Apr 13th 2010 1:52PM (Unverified) said

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Hey, i bought a copy and it froze after getting to the first weapon cache....then I went and got the disc replaced....it's apparently another issue with the game....not everyones is affected tho but needless to say I'm rather pissed

Posted: Apr 14th 2010 12:35PM jdamien75 said

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Well, it appears I fell pray to the "some" category as the little USB chip they included is definitely dead.

Ah well...

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