The Eurogamer article says that digital pre-orders should get it, but I've not seen confirmation from anyone here. Possibly because the digital price is silly at £55.
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Activisions mis-information on Nuketown Exclusivity to Game.co.uk in the UK
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The Eurogamer article says that digital pre-orders should get it, but I've not seen confirmation from anyone here. Possibly because the digital price is silly at £55.
Charles Brandon
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It annoys me but it doesn't surprise me. They are the only major specialist retailer left. They push pre-orders so the distributors love them and want to keep them sweet.
I am surprised that people still buy enough stuff from them to keep them going.
mangochutney
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More likely is that, as with previous bonus maps - Nuketown 2025 and also Freefall in Ghosts (which was IWs attempt to make a Nuketown-like tiny chaotic map) get released free for everyone around March time.
ThePeoplesBureau
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What a mess.
constantstatic
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I hope so this is extra scummy of activision I feel bad for you guys. I thought all digital versions came with nuketown if you preorder not sure if thats only in the US or what.
toweringinferno
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If you have the code and don't want it, I'll gladly take it off you.
Agent Gibbs
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So activation send out a mass email to all retailers saying, we'd like one of you offer to exclusively buy the most popular map for a game and hold it to ransom on standard physical copies for as long as you are willing to pay for?
Or did GAME go to activision and throw money for an exclusive content deal of some description? so they'd have an advantage of the competition and draw in customers to pay their prices
False advertising surely lies at Activisions lazy ass door, but the issue stems from retailers effectively tying to gain some sort of a monopoly on a game
Retailer exlusives are terrible, but in the UK GAME are the only ones to ever get them and the also happen to be the most expensive retailer on the high street
furthermore they are the only high street retailer due to aggressive purchasing of competitors to gain that monopoly
I feel sorry for all who work for them, you want the company to survive for your sake, but consumers have voted with their wallets, its why GAME's always in some sort of trouble
It comes with all digital versions.
Pegasus Actual
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Of course my Nuketown doesn't work even though it's installed. Just another point to add to the shittiness of this kind of exclusive map practice. Jump through the hoops to make sure to get the trinket and the mechanisms that are meant to exclude the other people get me anyway.
It's kind of like how every movie and TV show is pirated at its native resolution from broadcasts or blu-rays, so clearly HDCP isn't accomplishing much, yet a couple times a week HDCP screws up and I have to reboot my cable box.
It's kind of like how every movie and TV show is pirated at its native resolution from broadcasts or blu-rays, so clearly HDCP isn't accomplishing much, yet a couple times a week HDCP screws up and I have to reboot my cable box.
Nexus Zero
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Just learned there's a difference between support and ambassador chats...
Stallion Dan
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Supermarkets do midnight releases for every single game. GAME does nothing special by doing it only for a select few games per year.
My partner works nights at Tescos, said was a long queue of people and some started getting angry when realised no code, after a few started arguing with the counter staff and slowing the line down she and a few others had to go announce it to the entire queue, they were not happy and kept saying all pre-orders should have it.
Doesn't seem like this GAME only thing was general public knowledge.
Just learned there's a difference between support and ambassador chats...
WE NEED MORE GAMMERS LIKE THEM
Doctor_Thomas
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CUSTOMER SEERVICE DUDEJust learned there's a difference between support and ambassador chats...
Calibur
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Gameseek have Call of Duty Black Ops 3 with Nuketown Bonus Map Included - PS4
http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/videogamesjnq4mxq5ar/ps4-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-iii-with-nuketown-bonus-map-included#desc
But was this listed before release?
http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/videogamesjnq4mxq5ar/ps4-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-iii-with-nuketown-bonus-map-included#desc
But was this listed before release?
ultratruman
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Just learned there's a difference between support and ambassador chats...
Is this amazon.co.uk??
>-Baron-Spamedi-<
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I bought a standard copy for my son from Gameseek.co.uk and it contained a code for Nuketown.
Much cheaper than GAME's ludicrous prices too.
This is a crappy move by Activision. It's not really surprising to know they still allow corporate greed to trump any kind of responsibility to their customers.
Edit> incidentally, the game and code worked fine but the box contained a leaflet (in English) for PSN Plus which only had Scandinavian pricing.
I suspect Gameseek have gotten around this by using a European supplier or something.
Activision are a greedy joke.
Much cheaper than GAME's ludicrous prices too.
This is a crappy move by Activision. It's not really surprising to know they still allow corporate greed to trump any kind of responsibility to their customers.
Edit> incidentally, the game and code worked fine but the box contained a leaflet (in English) for PSN Plus which only had Scandinavian pricing.
I suspect Gameseek have gotten around this by using a European supplier or something.
Activision are a greedy joke.
With new EU law you can take back any game within 30 days for full price. I paid £42 at Tescos and I am considering returning it.
Visualante2
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This is a little misleading. Sure they are open but they don't always have staff on the media desk, or have it out on shelf. I have been to two ASDAs at midnight and there was nobody to go back and get it because they hadn't even been put in security boxes yet. It really depends on the store's priorities. I do think some publishers are better at nudging supermarkets into better treatment.
GetDigitized
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My digital deluxe pre-order had nuke town - I got 50% off psn so I was paying less than retail.
Yes, but would of cost me £2.50 recorded delivery to send it back, only lost a quid by selling to cex....rock and a hard place
Q
Queen of Hunting
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My shop to standard edition on pc came with nuketown
Don't think pc was affected... Games physical PC sales compared to console would be tiny, so they probably did not lock those down
thechemist
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Just got a nuketown code myself!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/possible-free-black-ops-3-nuk3town-map-code-activision-2318885
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/possible-free-black-ops-3-nuk3town-map-code-activision-2318885
StWilson85
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Chat worked for me to get a code. Took forever to actually get an agent, but when I did it was straightforward.
Mister Wilhelm
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They did it with Black Ops 2 as well.
I'm so happy I stopped buying this series with that one. They're still making the same mistakes.
Just learned there's a difference between support and ambassador chats...
Pffft, another boilerplate canned response.
Nexus Zero
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No the Activision Ambassador chat, thought I was on support.
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