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Can we say "told ya so" now? After the mess that befell Fallout 3's "The Pitt" DLC last month, we had hoped that the two-week delay for "Broken Steel" would result in a worry-free launch today over Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE. How wrong we were.

PC users that have purchased the content have been reporting the following error upon installation: "Not a cryptographic message or the cryptographic message is not formatted correctly. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8009200D)."

In other words: That's not good. Bethesda's Pete Hines responded to the complaints, saying: "We're seeing the same error folks have reported, which is a Games for Windows Live DRM install error. Microsoft is working on fixing it, and we'll let everyone know once we've verified it. "

Ah, yes, a Microsoft error. In the meantime, Xbox 360 users have reported numerous bugs from the inability to prompt and activate the "Project Purity" quest, to Achievements not popping up when earned. Microsoft say that they are currently working on ths issue.

Bugger. Doesn't that frost your radiated cookies? Somehow, the name of the DLC is a bit ironic.

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