{
  "id": 11210923,
  "title": "Ace Combat 8 developer apologises for Belkan War pre-order backlash, explains why it happened and vows to explore possible solutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ace-combat-8-developer-apologises-for-belkan-war-pre-order-backlash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:55:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/ace-combat-8-the-belkan-war-pre-order-bonus-backlash-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The early access launch of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve kicked off on a down note due to some confusion regarding one of the game's pre-order bonuses. Pre-orders of the flight action game include a copy of 2006's Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War , but early adopters discovered it was not a standalone product, contrary to what they were lead to believe when they pre-ordered the game. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}