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"A Microsoft representative has contacted Joystiq to inform us that the public availability of the Gears 2 Gold Lancer was made in error. Yesterday we reported that the exclusive Collector's Edition weapon had appeared on the Xbox.com Marketplace for all to wield.
According to the rep, everyone that obtained the Gold Lancer from the Xbox.com Marketplace will have the item removed from their games in an upcoming fix, in order to keep the weapon exclusive to Gears 2 Collector's Edition consumers. "We're currently attempting a fix that will expire all codes that were unexpectedly released in error through Xbox LIVE Marketplace," the Microsoft rep told us.
How Microsoft will remove (or possibly disable) the art asset file and differentiate between legitimate owners and those of us who scooped up our guns form the heap that fell off the back of the truck is not clear. A request for clarification on how or when the fix would be implemented has gone unanswered, and we'll update you as soon as we know more."
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