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Halo: Campaign Evolved early adopters were unable to play the game on Steam as it kept forcing them to look at the art book instead
Early purchasers of Halo: Campaign Evolved on Steam were reportedly unable to launch the game because the platform repeatedly opened its accompanying art book instead. The issue mattered because it prevented customers from accessing a newly released title they had paid for, turning a bonus digital extra into a launch-blocking fault.
The problem appeared to affect Steam users rather than the game’s campaign itself, with attempts to start the title directing players to the art book. The article’s headline does not indicate how many users were affected, how long the fault lasted, or whether a fix had been issued.
In short
- Steam users were redirected to Halo’s art book instead of the game.
- The fault stopped some early purchasers from playing.
- The scale and resolution of the issue were unclear.
Explained simply
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a newly released game that launched on Steam, Valve's digital platform for purchasing and playing computer games. The title came packaged with a digital art book as a bonus extra for purchasers.
When the game launched, some early buyers found themselves unable to actually play it. Instead of launching the game when they tried to start it, Steam repeatedly opened the accompanying art book, preventing players from accessing the actual title they had paid for.
The issue meant that customers could not use what they had purchased at launch, though it remains unclear how widespread the problem was, how long it persisted, or whether a fix was subsequently released.
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