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GameStop removing Onlive vouchers from Deus Ex copies

Posted on 08. Sep, 2011 by admin in News & Articles

Deus Ex: Human Revolution is one of the biggest games of the year. It’s cruising towards game of the year status, and for everyone who buys it in a USA store, it comes free with a copy of the game on OnLive! Or it did, until GameStop employees were instructed to remove the vouchers from every single copy they sold.

There’s little you can say in defense of a move like this, as not only is it bending the law (or potentially even breaking it), it’s also denying customers an OnLive copy because GameStop are planning on launching a similar service in the future.

So for everyone who was planning to get the game from GameStop, having twiddled their thumbs, played the originals or discussed Adam Jensen’s adventures on partypoker.com in the lead-up to the game’s release, it comes as a big disappointment. Get rid of your preorder there as soon as possible, and don’t buy anything there until you can confirm it’s remained sealed since it left the manufacturer.

GameStop have a bad reputation for messing with their customers, and this doesn’t help matters. It may be best for the company in the long run if they allow OnLive to hand out its vouchers – especially as this isn’t even competition when your own digital service isn’t out yet! The mind struggles to comprehend the logic behind GameStop’s decision here.

So ensure your copy is sealed, and enjoy Deus Ex via OnLive! Out of all the games you’ll want to run well through the OnLive system, Deus Ex: Human Revolution has to be one of the top contenders. It’s a slick game with a great combat/stealth system and RPG character development, so check it out, and remember – if a store tampers with goods you’re paying for on the basis they’re intact, don’t give that store the money! Consumers have the real power, so teach GameStop a lesson.