When we first told you thatsomeone had nabbed a copy ofBioShocka bit early, some were doubtful, but as the day went on, more and more lucky gamers got their brag on. We knew then that some retailer really did break the street date. For shame, Toys R Us, forshame!
2k Games made an official comment on the situation on theCult of Rapturemessageboards. In an attempt to settle some of the confusion, Ryan Jones, Senior Account Executive at Access Communications said:
Later, Elizabeth Tobey, Community Manager at 2K Games added:
the pre-release was a mistake on a retailer’s part. i promise you with all my heart 2K did not do anything on purpose to mess with PC gamers or give the 360 a leg up or anything. it was a sad, sad mistake. PC will activate for the US on august 21st. and you’ll want to wait till then anyway because new drivers will come out.
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