Broken Steel is well…Broken

I guess you can Break Steel after all.

According to multiple reports, the PC version of Fallout 3 DLC Broken Steel isn’t working as it should.

The download throws up the error during installation:

“Not a cryptographic message or the cryptographic message is not formatted correctly. (Exception from HRESULT: 0×8009200D)”

There also appears to be a difference between the reported file-size (510Mb) and the file you actually download (471.6Mb).

Bethesda are also aware of the problem as one of the developers wrote on there forums:

Also Ill just say it here. We are looking into it. Sorry for the inconvenience for all the fans and players out there.

Note I am even getting the same issue

The last DLC that got released, The Pitt, also suffered errors on the Xbox 360. I guess they worked harder to make sure the 360 version worked correctly but forgot about the PC this time.

-UPDATE 1-: Broken Steel has been removed from the PC Marketplace whilst Bethesda look into the issue.

-UPDATE 2-: Looks like the PC version is the only one having Issues, The 360 Achievements don’t add to GamerScore, Microsoft are sorting the issue.

-UPDATE 3-: Broken Steel’s PC installation issues are “a games for Windows Live DRM Install error”, a Bethesda representative said. “Microsoft is working on fixing it, and we’ll let everyone know once we’ve verified it.”

Regarding the Xbox 360 achievement anomalies, “The Xbox Live servers don’t seem to be fully synched yet with the additional achievements. This should fix itself automatically soon. People won’t lose any achievements.”

I’ll update more as this unfolds.