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Mass Effect 2 Launch Soured by Activation Code Issues

Nationwide, late-night gamers who waited in the freezing cold for their copies of Mass Effect 2 are arriving home to find their experience soured by poor instructions given by EA. Packaged with first-issue copies of the game is a code to unlock the in-game Cerberus Network, which provides access to bonus downloadable content for the game. The instructions on the insert say to enter the code on the website. If the user has done this before launching the game, in order to gain access to Cerberus right away, they soon find out, upon launching the game, that there is a spot in game to insert the code, and the code is now invalid.

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bgrundman5630d ago

Isn't this a bit of old news at this point?

roblef5630d ago

First *I* had heard of it, you jaded nay-sayer!

DarkTower8055630d ago

How is this old news when the game just released today?

Sanzee5630d ago (Edited 5630d ago )

I got the Collector's Edition and activated my Cerberus Network card today. It worked just fine. How hard can it be?

dragunrising5630d ago

I'd like to know why I always get so lucky... I've never had DLC codes not work for any game or any system.

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wondroushippo5630d ago

Another reason to kick pre-release DLC to the curb.

roblef5630d ago

Why? I think pre-ordering anything is stupid, to be completely honest. It's gonna still be good next week, and the week after that. rank consumerism is what it is.

gamer01234565630d ago

its called directions.....people these days....why is this news.

ME 2 is a AAA game 10/10 5/5 goty/goty get over it.

Crimsonite5630d ago

This isn't about scores. It's about people who found themselves in a predicament because they simply wanted access to something that they got for pre-ordering.I usually download pre-order incentives first before starting off most games. Hopefully EA finds a solution to give access to those who got the code.

gamer01234565630d ago

no im not stupid i did everything right and it worked just find....unlike these stupid people

crck5630d ago

The problem was the lack of directions. Just because you lucked into doing it right makes you special huh? BTW calling something game of the year in January is just stupid. Kids these days...

SuperSaiyan45630d ago

According to the official forums this is also affecting the 360 users so should be under both 360 and PC.

Leafs1175630d ago

I fell to this problem. The instructions said to go to EA.com to register and then to redeem the code afterwards. I assumed it meant to redeem the code online, so when I did so, it gave me the "Normandy Crash Site" DLC. I put the game in and then entered the code for the Cerberus Network but it told me the code was already in use. The instructions were very unclear and were very vague. I am pissed off now.

DigitalHorror815630d ago

What a shoddy way of screwing your pre-ordering fans.

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman199d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast199d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine199d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast199d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman199d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast199d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman198d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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The 7 Best Western RPGs: Immersive Adventures

RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.

SimpleSlave447d ago

"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!

How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera

And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

DustMan447d ago

Loved Alpha Protocol in all it's glorious jank. Great game.

SimpleSlave447d ago (Edited 447d ago )

Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.

Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.

Pity.

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The Best Video Game Romances of All Time

Wealth of Geeks explores some of the best gaming romances that have stolen our hearts over the years.

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