GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...-game-code.ars


Facebook post admitting it: http://www.facebook.com/GameStop/posts/265828886770378


Does this mean Moogle can get free copies of Deus Ex for everyone?

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Well, you took the high road because my post was titled "Fuck you GameStop" so you beat me. But yeah, what the hell?

This is some of the shadiest shit Gamestop has done, and they have a big dirty grocery list of shady shit.

I hope this becomes a legal issue and Square Enix craps all over GameStop.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Yeah, GameStop is acting like they were wronged because Squeenix didn't tell them about the OnLive coupon.

How is it any of their God damn business? How did they find out that the coupons were in there?

Come on now, this is ridiculous.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

The question is: what is GameStop going to do with the coupons. I would think reselling them would turn this into a legal issue? I figured tampering with a product is a legal issue...

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

I assume they trash em.

From a business standpoint, I get the logic. They are essentially selling access to a competing product, but it is a shady and dirty move.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

This and/or the employees steal them.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Whoa hold up kids.

1st you can't steal them, they were tied to the game. Plus that shit is grounds for being fired at gamestop. About the only thing they don't care about is all the marketing stuff they release with games. Giant posters and cutouts and shit.

2nd This wasn't every gamestop. Field Operations Manager Josh Ivanoff here probably only covers about 15-20 stores out of the almost 7000 gamestops.

They're like fancier regional managers who usually cover like 2-3 regions with specific stores in mind. Like in our region, the morehead store is the only store that is PC ready. Which means we're the only store who actually stocks PC games. There are only about 100 stores in all of gamestop who are PC ready. Which basically means they get a lot of pre-orders for new PC games, or they sell a lot of new PC games when they are released.

So he probably is the operations manager over a few regions, more if he's in a larger area like say NYC, and he probably might have told maybe 15-20 stores to dump the on live thing.

I did the store closing the day before Deus Ex was released and I was there most of the evening yesterday and we never received an email about it.

However you're right, it's really shitty what they did.

Also no, I don't shop at gamestop, ever, not even with my 15% discount. Amazon still manages to beat gamestop on everything.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

It must be several regions if they actually announced in on their Facebook, I would think.

I actually do shop at Gamestop... I hate the corporation, but the guys at the local one I go to are super friendly. I'm even on a first name basis with the regional manager here in Lexington - he gave me a Jack Sparrow Lego a few weeks ago. :lolz:

They're really the only reason I go there though, if it wasn't for them I'd be preordering and buying all my stuff on Amazon.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

They are called Game Stop.

Wait, they don't resell PC games, right? Why does anyone shop there again? Let alone for PC games?

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Well you can't resell a PC game as they all have codes. Which is the biggest reason gamestop hates PC gamers and PC games in general.

I cannot stress enough how evil gamestop actually is.

I mean I knew it beforehand, but actually working there... Well it really opens your eyes to straight up how evil they are.

I hope they get incredible blowback from this and a lot of trouble honestly.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

I hope it's not too personal of a question, but why would you continue to work there? Security, or inability to be able to find another job?

I only ask cause I wouldn't really like to continue working for a company that's clearly giving itself a bad name now and in past incidents.

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Gamestop is now pulling Deus Ex HR (PC) from shelves, and is sending them back to SquareEnix.

Not exactly a good move, but better to not sell the product at all than to tamper with it then sell it.

http://videogamewriters.com/exclusiv...troversy-21768

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

Haha this is getting silly. :D

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

I hold Moogle, as our representative of GameStop, personally accountable for this atrocity.

Burn him at the stake!

Re: GameStop opening new copies of Deus Ex HR, removing online coupons, and resealing
 

This. is. sooooo true! I only buy things at game stop if they have some really good and exclusive game deal. You have to make like 15k points on your reward card to get a good $10 to $20 discount on anything. With amazon, you buy something and they either give you a discount of $20 on the pre-order or $20 credit on your next purchase. Now 15k is a whole lot of money spent on games unless you buy them all pre-owned which cuts that amount by half since you get twice the points for buying pre-owned stuff. But still you save way more with amazon.