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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight could be one of this month's most interesting big releases - or at least that's what we thought after previewing it - but Warner Bros. Games is facing some pre-launch difficulties.

During the last weekend, two surprising bits about TT Games' new Lego game have arisen. First, we've learned via Reddit some Walmart pre-order codes for Xbox Series X/S have gone live early, with players reportedly playing for a few hours already. Second, the divisive Denuvo DRM has been quietly snuck into the PC version of the game by the publisher (which reminds me of Pearl Abyss pulling the same move with Crimson Desert back in March ).

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Looking at the players who are already dispensing justice in the streets of Gotham, more people than just one lucky user have reported the same findings : at least yesterday, the Walmart Xbox digital pre-orders were unlocked, allowing…