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by Chris Faylor, Oct 29, 2008 8:15am PDTUpdate: Microsoft told Kotaku it will be "monitoring submissions from users looking to abuse the system" and tracking requests and gamertags associated," suggesting owners of the regular edition may not receive the bonus Limited Edition content.
Exactly what measures will be used in this process were not disclosed, though the game disc contained within the Limited Edition of Fable II appears to be the exact same disc found in the regular edition.
Original Story: Addressing a blunder that saw some copies of Lionhead's Fable II Collector's Edition (360) ship without the access codes for in-game bonus content, publisher Microsoft is now giving the codes away via the game's official support site.
To receive a free download code for the bonus content--the major incentive to pay $70 for the limited edition instead of $60 for the regular edition--gamers simply need to register on the site with their Windows Live ID. A code will be sent out within five working days, with the website giveaway ending on December 31, 2008.
The download unlocks three pieces of extra content for the action-RPG--the Hall of the Dead dungeon, Wreckager legendary cutlass weapon, and Halo-themed Spartan armor and energy sword--that are stored on the game disc but cannot be accessed otherwise.
With the bonus content now being given away, the 'Making-of' DVD marks the only remaining exclusive for the $70 Collector's Edition, which was once far more ambitious.
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This really is comedy gold. I have personally been lightly mocking P. Moly for always overhyping and underdelivering, and the various problems with Fable 2 have provided ample targets.
Now it's a situation where some people are getting MORE than promised, and it's still going to be received negatively. I hope they can come up with something for the Collector's buyers.
Sad, too. Sounds like for all my making fun of it, Fable 2 is a quality product.
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It clearly states ' If you purchased the Collector's Edition, sumbut following registration....blah blah blah'
However, as far as I can tell, there is no process to verify whether you did or not.
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"We are incredibly sorry and apologize to anyone frustrated by this process. We have been focused on ensuring that our North American LCE customers impacted by this retail issue are quickly taken care of and receive their codes in a timely manner. It was the quickest solution we could implement to address the issue. Microsoft will be monitoring submissions from users looking to abuse the system but I can’t discuss what those measures specific to this solution are."
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It's the printers of the manual in those cases who are to blame and in the case of FABLE2 something's happened somewher along the distribution chain. Nothing to do with EA top or Molyneux as some people seem to have accused.
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