Terminator Salvation Game Launched, PC Version Recalled

On Tuesday, the video game tie-in to the Terminator Salvation movie was launched for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Most reviews pegged the game as solidly mediocre; IGN said, "the action is fairly tame throughout and the cutscenes are stunningly ordinary. And yet despite the poor presentation, there are some clever gameplay elements that make Terminator enjoyable. Too bad that joy only lasts a handful of hours before the credits roll." However, customers who had purchased the retail PC version ran into installation errors, leaving them unable to play the game. Now, publisher Evolved has issued a recall for that version of the game, saying, "a defect occurred during replication," and promising a replacement plan for people who had purchased it.

Comments

Re:ummm... patches?

[TinBromide]

I doubt that they're gonna do much more than come up with a new gold copy. Its not like they're gonna drop a big boss battle into the game as part of an install fix.

unprecedented

[senorpoco]

A mediocre movie spin off game? I have never heard of such a thing, I am shocked I tell you, shocked.

Re:Download and play or buy and wait

[Spit]

the entire QA process that any competent business would undertake.

What, like the one outlined in the story? Shipping a busted installer doesn't sound too competent to me...

Re:Download and play or buy and wait

[SharpFang]

Considering they DID release (and shipped out, and sold, without anyone from QA noticing) the actual _game_ that does not install on _any_ PC, your, your neighbors' nor your development test systems, and it hasn't killed their business yet... I don't think a patch that doesn't work on 10% of affected systems would mean suicide to their business.