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GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon - Eos - 2011-08-24
Quote:If you purchase your copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution at a retail store, you're supposed to receive a code that allows you to play the game for free using the online gaming service OnLive. It's a neat giveaway, and it certainly gives gamers an incentive to try the service, but a leaked memo seems to show GameStop's fear of digital delivery: employees are allegedly being asked to open every game and remove the coupon.
full article.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/report-gamestop-opening-deus-ex-copies-removing-free-game-code.ars
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Their justification for why they're doing it is pretty crappy.
GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon - Ryukiroku - 2011-08-24
A little late to the draw. They decided to pull the product from the shelves.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/24/gamestop-pulls-deus-ex-human-revolution-pc-versions-from-shelve/
Should've been what they did to start out with instead of opening copies.
GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon - Mark - 2011-08-24
Power to the players!
GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon - Eos - 2011-08-24
Ryukiroku Wrote:Should've been what they did to start out with instead of opening copies.
Agreed. This was an idiotic ploy by someone who thought it'd never be noticed.
GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon - NoJobNoRules - 2011-08-24
While I could see GameStop taking some action if they had no information whatsoever regarding the free version for OnLive, removing that copy was definitely not the way to go. :/