Mix-Up
Results in Some Black Ops II Discs Containing Mass Effect 2 Instead
Imagine
that you just got home from waiting hours in line at the midnight launch for
Call of Duty: Black Ops II. You're ready for some fiery FPS action, except
there's one little problem. The game's second disc, which is necessary for
completing installation, is actually for Mass Effect 2. Wait, what?
This
not only happened to YouTube user zeroiez (as seen in his video but Call of
Duty fans on Steam, 4chan, Reddit, and those on the Black Ops 2 forums have
reported having the same issue with the PC version of the game as well.
Also
LEGO
Lord of the Rings Retail Release May Include Only a Demo
Despite
several delays, the console versions of LEGO Lord of the Rings have finally hit
shelves today. If you’ve been anxious to take minifig versions of
Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli out into a slightly cheerier version of Middle
Earth, now may finally seem the chance. Yet be warned, Xbox 360 players,
you may be in for a surprise upon first snapping open the game box.
Outlets
like IGN and Polygon are reporting that shipments of 360 copies of the game
disc are branded with a small black sticker that reads “DEMO DISC: NOT FOR
SALE.” There have not been reports of the PC, PlayStation 3 and Wii
versions appearing with this cosmetic difference, but the story has changed
since these discs initially surfaced.
IGN
has updated its initial report with news that the copies labels as demo discs
do in fact still include the full title. However, Game Informer
originally reported the problem when one of its writers went to buy a copy for
himself. One store told the writer that the game had been recalled, so
the status of all of these discs is currently up in the air.
The
best advice we can give, based on these separate reports, is that if you plan
on purchasing a 360 copy of the game, open the box before leaving the
store. Not all shipments appear to have been affected by this mixup, but
it is better to shop on the safe side. If another console is an option as
well and you just can’t wait until the problem is corrected, going for a PC or
PlayStation 3 copy might make the most sense.
Warner
Bros. has yet to confirm how widespread the problem is or why it occurred, but
if the publisher releases any information we will update those holding off on
making the purchase.
If you purcahsed any of these games for you kids for X-mas I would suggest opening the game to make sure you have what you paid for! Otherwise come X-mas you will have some unhappy kids.
