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Say What GameStop? Power to the Corporation

  Imagine being ecstatic about purchasing a sweet new game for your PC, only to get home and discover that you don’t have the necessary OnLive code that was promised with your game as part of a free promotion.  Well if you purchased Deus Ex: Human Revolution from GameStop, then that’s pretty much what you could expect this past Tuesday.  GameStop has always been a source of controversy in the gaming community.  And this latest tactic might just be the straw that breaks every gamer’s back, making them weary of shopping at the store in the future.    According to reports, when Deus Ex: Human Revolution launched on Tuesday August 23, GameStop employees were instructed to open new PC copies of the game remove the free OnLive version game codes.  In response to the uproar this action created in the gaming community, GameStop issued this statement on its Facebook page:   “Regarding the Deus Ex: Human Revolution OnLive Codes: We don’t make a habit of promoting competitive services without a formal partnership. Square Enix packed the competitor’s coupon with our DXHR product without our prior knowledge and we did pull these coupons. While the new products may be opened, we fully guarantee the condition of the discs to be new. If you find this to not be the case, please contact the store where the game was purchased and they will further assist.”       Responding to the fiasco, publisher Square Enix issued this statement Wednesday:   “As part of Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s boxed offering on PC, Square…

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