Forum threads are popping up on Gearbox and publisher 2K Games' forums from indignant fans who purchased

Forum threads are popping up on Gearbox and publisher 2K Games' forums from indignant fans who purchased the PC version of Borderlands at stores either accidentally or purposefully breaking the street date of October 27th, upset that the game won't be playable until October 26th, even in single player mode One such purchaser, a Rolex Datejusts Twitter user in Germany with the handle Crimvel, posted the following tweet to Gearbox:I own a legal PC copy of Borderlands, and we can't even play the Singleplayer cause of the ***ty Securom protectionA few hours later,

Gearbox responded:The PC version won't be playable until the 26th your retailer broke the street date :(As you can tell from the sad emoticon, Gearbox isn't happy about the situation Fans aren't happy about the situation, and 2K Games is more than Breitling likely a little ticked at the retailers who caused the situation. There was bound to be some confusion, really When you have three versions of a game in your storeroom and one has a different date than the others, there are going to be mix ups

Still, it's one of the responsibilities of running a video game store or department, and I frankly don't see the point in blaming 2K or Gearbox for this debacle, as so many of the forum posters seem to be doing. We've contacted both 2K Games and Gearbox for comment on the situation, and are awaiting response from both. Thanks to everyone who IWC sent in this tip!Nintendo may soon be offering a dedicated voice chat application for the Nintendo DSi, dubbed the Nintendo DSi Speak Channel, a feature that looks to have leaked from the company's support web site.

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And like last week, Wii Fit Plus scores second place, showing incredibly fit legs to move past a half million units sold. The week's new debuts, including the Japanese release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and the Wii port of Okami, managed to crack the top ten in some instances In others, like the release of Undead Knights and the latest Beatmania, new games had to settle for just a top thirty showing Classy!Inferno Pool Hits Xbox Bell & Ross Live Arcade on October 28th [Evil Avatar]You might be able to snag an early copy of the PC version of Borderlands from street date ignorant vendors, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to play it

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I had completed both previous PS3 Ratchets and had the following perks activated automatically when I started the new game: My Tools of Destruction save file classified me as a returning customer when I visited A Crack In Time's weapons vending kiosks I was given a discount Thanks to the lower prices and my collection of new bolt money Cartier throughout the new game, I found myself lacking money to buy the next available item in the game only once. My Quest For Booty save unlocked the pirate hat you see my Ratchet avatar wearing atop this post

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