The company apologized to the people that weren't able to claim the Directors' Cut. Many find it strange that it wasn't acknowledged anywhere other than that social media website.Īccording to the apology, an intern at Epic had accidentally set Death Stranding Director's Edition for the giveaway instead of the Standard Edition. The game distribution platform has finally acknowledged the issue and apologized on a Chinese social media app Weibo. Also read: Digital Images Show the Incredible Size Difference Between Prehistoric Animals and Today's Descendants It was either due to the change to the Standard Edition or the sheer number of users trying to claim the game. IGN India staff members noticed that the Epic Games Store website crashed minutes after the giveaway was live. Some players managed to claim Director's Cut while some reported that the game was removed from their library. But that was promptly changed to the Standard Edition without a reason. At the beginning of the giveaway, Death Stranding Director's Cut was available for free. It was planned to be a Christmas giveaway, but it didn't turn out to be very Merry for some.

Epic Games Store recently gave Death Stranding, one of the best titles for free during its 15-day holiday giveaway event.

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