Earlier today, told you about how Microsoft will be replacing Xbox 360s that fall victim to disc errors. It was originally believed that these errors were going to occur in a small number of Xbox 360 consoles once the dashboard update starts to roll out tomorrow. Microsoft has since clarified the issue and stated that the “disc unreadable” and “disc unsupported” errors don’t have anything to do with the upcoming update.

The next Xbox 360 dashboard update is scheduled to begin tomorrow (May 19, 2011). Among the new features is the console’s ability to use a new disc format. This new format lets Xbox 360 discs use an extra gigabyte of data. Beta testers were given copies of Halo: Reach in April that was using this new disc format. As with any console update, there is the possibility that everything won’t work out as planned. Microsoft has gotten ahead of this situation and will compensate users whose consoles can’t read discs after installing the update.

If you’ve got a copy of Atlus’ latest DS game, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, chances are you’ve discovered the bonus CD soundtrack has some issues. Or, you could be like me and dove right into the game, not realizing anything was wrong with the soundtrack until you started hearing murmurs online about a CD that won’t play. Atlus has acknowledged that some of the SMT: Strange Journey CDs aren’t right and is stepping up to make things right.

The problem (which I’ve encountered firsthand) is that the CDs will not play in standard CD players. If you put it into, say, your car’s stereo, it will state that there is only a single, long track instead of the 10 that are actually there. If you put it into a computer, however, you are able to open the CD and play the tracks in a program like Windows Media Player…

Good news! Atlus has begun it’s Demon’s Souls deluxe edition strategy guide replacement program. As mentioned earlier on Gamertell, some of the Demon’s Souls Official Strategy Guides had faulty covers. The ink was wearing off and smearing for no reason. Not all guides were effected, only some. But Atlus immediately stepped up and announced it would start a trade in program so customers would get exactly what they paid for. And now, that program has begun.

Step by step instructions, with images, are provided at the Demon’s Souls Official Strategy Guide Replacement Program website. You just fill out a Strategy Guide Replacement Form, rip off the damaged cover and first page of your strategy guide, stick everything in an envelope and mail it out to Atlus. To make things even easier, Atlus included a return address slip with the replacement form, so you can just tape that to the front of your envelope to ensure it arrives safely at Atlus headquarters.

After that, you just have to be patient and wait…

Atlus has recently discovered that some owners of the Demon’s Souls deluxe edition are experiencing a problem with their purchases. Apparently, some of the strategy guides that came with said edition aren’t in pristine condition. The covers are fading and wearing away, even when carefully and properly used and taken care of. Atlus has decided that it will not stand by idly while its fans are troubled, and is going to begin a strategy guide replacement program.

Atlus isn’t sure why some of the strategy guides’ covers are fading, and not all the strategy guides are showing the wear. If yours is one of the damaged ones, you’ll want to keep an eye on the Atlus U.S.A. Forums. Next week the company will post instructions for filing for a replacement strategy guide…

When Terminator Salvation was released on May 19, 2009, PC owners were in for a nasty surprise. While the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions booted up just fine, retail PC copies of the game were shipped with an error that wouldn’t allow players to install the game on their machines. We entertained the idea of Skynet corrupting PC’s so we wouldn’t learn how to take down the machines but it turns out there was a defect during the disc replication process.

Once word of this error started to spread, Evolved Games issued a recall of all Terminator Salvation PC discs across North America. Copies purchased via digital distribution were (and are) not affected by this error. Evolved Games is currently making new copies of the game and it expects to arrive in stores in a few days.