Black Ops 2 will most likely be the biggest game release this year. Despite Halo 4’s current grasp on that title, fan bases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC mean that Black Ops has a much larger install base to sell to.
However, PC gamers who have bought the disc release of Black Ops 2 have run into a surprising error. It seems that the second install disc doesn’t have the Black Ops 2 files on it, but instead the game files for Mass Effect 2 are present.
There have been posts appearing on the official Call of Duty forums and the Steam forums with users reporting the problem. Videos have also started appearing online showing the problem in action. Youtube user Zeroiez has uploaded the sequence in full.
Now, this isn’t a case of Activision promoting an EA product over their own intentionally. Instead it is most likely that both Activision and EA use the same disc manufacturing plant, and somewhere along the line someone has put the wrong files into the system resulting in this error.
PC users can get around the rather strange error by activating Black Ops 2 via Steam and downloading the game that way.
We’ve contacted Activision for a response, and we’ll update should they reply.
Source: CoD Forums/ Steam/ Youtube
Tuffcub
Oh dear, oh dear, and indeed, oh dear. Wonder if EA will respond by giving away free copies of Blops 2:)
XisTG
Oh, this one will be remembered for a while!
cc_star
At least it wasn’t MoH: Warface
Taylor Made
Ha!
Tuffcub
Oh that would have been priceless – insert COD disks and get MOH :)
Youles
That is a huge fuck-up, someone’s getting their P45 for sure! And for the biggest release of the year! :O
leeroye
LMAO, how is that possible.
Sympozium
Well least its a better game in its place.
MadBoJangles
Hahahaha love this comment! :)
Was thinking the same!
wirralsman
Call of Duty: Mass Effect. Theres never been a better time to jump on the COD bandwagon. Will rush out to Tesco and pick up my copy straight away!
ron_mcphatty
Priceless! Out of interest does anyone know if the second disc the whole Mass Effect 2 game or just half of that too?
cc_star
Just installation files, nothing playable.
ron_mcphatty
Ah shame, truely a cloud without a silver lining.
Sab7786
oh dear haha that’s gotta be their biggest cock up yet
Sympozium
Why does it even have Mass Effect data, so odd.