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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Game » consists of 19 releases. First released on Apr 13, 2010

Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise. Sam Fisher breaks apart from the Third Echelon in order to find the people responsible for the death of his daughter, only to find that not everything is what it seems.

I thought buying this game for $10 was a steal until...

#1 Posted by NTM (6421 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

I noticed that the CD-Key didn't work because someone had already used it before I bought it. Fuck, I shouldn't have bought it! Anyone know of somewhere I can buy or get a CD-Key? I've checked on the Ubi site and all I see is the game in general that sales for $29.99. And I'm not going to buy the damn game again. I already have it on 360, and I just want to play it on PC. GAHHH! This happened to my brother the other day when he bought Madden 11. I'm getting pissed that creators do this with their games. I don't usually buy used games, but this was a good purchase.
#2 Posted by Zidd (1775 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Don't buy PC games that look like they have been opened and don't buy used PC games.

#3 Posted by RavenX302 (208 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Was it brand new? maybe you can call Ubisoft and see if they will give you another CD key. I had to call EA when my new Spores game's key didn't work and was already in use. They just emailed me a another key.

#4 Posted by NTM (6421 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago
@RavenX302:
How did you get a new Spores with a used CD-Key?
#5 Posted by CaptainTightPants (2776 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Well it was a steal..... 

#6 Posted by CharleyTony (922 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

where did you buy the game?  
If you bought it at a store, return it, they basically sold you something that is broken.

#7 Posted by harvey_the_pooka (271 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I bought mine from Amazon a while back for €14.99 including tax

#8 Posted by VanillaPlant (130 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago
@NTM said:
" @RavenX302: How did you get a new Spores with a used CD-Key? "
Manufacturing mistake.
#9 Edited by Daiphyer (1202 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Use a universal CD-key?? Seems to be the only option you have now. 
 Edit: unless you want to buy the game again.

#10 Posted by Ivos (79 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Don't ever buy used PC games. CD-keys have been in effect since the 90s.

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