I would be remiss if I didn't mention that one of the best parts of my job is receiving mysterious packages in the mail from various developers and publishers. Sometimes we know to expect them, and other times they're a wonderful surprise.
This morning, I came into work to find a cryptic box from 2K games on my desk with only the word "Destructoid" written on it. Knowing it had to be related to The Darkness II, I opened it with a fervor strong enough to actually tear the plastic cover of the game. Guess I'll have to be more careful next time!
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So glad YOU got this... I could really gauge your excitement for this game after watching your piece on the demo.. I liked the demo for it, myself, even though I never really got into the first game.. ENJOY!
I can't believe somebody stole her extra content code. In the words of Dennis Hopper from Blue Velvet, "FUCKER, FUCKER. I'LL SEND YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL FUCKER. FUCK YOU, YOU FUCKING FUCK"
Yep. Not 2 minutes after posting this video, someone already redeemed the bonus content code. Noob mistake on my part, but really - what's the point of redeeming bonus content for a game you DON'T EVEN OWN YET?
hello I notice that when you unboxed this statue you received a copy of the game. I want to know if this was for everyone that received the statue because I got mine today but no game :( please help thanks
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3:45 PM on 01.31.2012 | 
The world makes me cringe sometimes.
Yeah, I've learned to cover up codes well myself ever since I started doing unboxing videos.
Someone stole ur code? No way!
Oh well, karma is A BITCH!
U should let 2k know, I'm sure they'll send u another...
I'm really pissed.
At least you have the Darkness 2 to play! Also, 2K should hook it up with some more.
Still sucks.