For those of us who picked up Braid at the discounted price, we were duped. Apparently there was an “issue” that caused all the purchased to deduct the normal 1200 MSPs instead of the 800 MSPs advertised in the Deal of the Week promotion. I didn’t even notice the problem until I received the following email in my inbox this afternoon. Don’t get me wrong, this issue has nothing to do with the quality of the game and you should play this game if you have ever loved video game art or artsy games.

Dear Xbox LIVE Gold Member:

We launched Deal of the Week program on Feb 23rd, 2009 as an added benefit to your Gold membership and we are very excited to see the overwhelming response we have received from our loyal users such as you.

As a result of the increased transactions we know that you experienced an intermittent Xbox LIVE issue, which resulted in you being charged full price of 1200 points for the ‘Braid’ deal instead of the discounted price of 800 points. We sincerely wish to apologize for the
technical glitch and would like to take this moment to thank you for your patience and understanding as our team worked around the clock to fix this problem.

We will not only be crediting back the 400 points that were overcharged, but also be crediting an extra 100 points as a token of our appreciation and as a thank you for your loyalty during this period. You will see a credit of 500 points in your account in the coming weeks.

With unlimited online gaming, instant streaming of Netflix movies*, early access to game demos and now the exclusive discounts of Deal of the Week, we hope you continue to enjoy your Gold membership!

Sincerely,

Xbox LIVE Team

*Netflix sold separately

Now that I have a hundred extra points, what the hell am I going to buy. I think I will probably save them up for the Battlefield 1943 release soon. Thanks again Microsoft, more free stuff for your gaffs! No problem, keep up the good work.

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