Originally Posted by
Bojay1997
I don't know anything specifically about this copy, but Microsoft does offer publishers the option of doing a run of games with that yellow banner on the front for promo and internal distribution purposes. I know I have seen it used on other US release games that I have received from the publishers as courtesy copies. In any event, it looks like one just sold on Ebay last week...not sure if this is the same copy you bought. I personally don't think it's worth much more than a regular copy as it's just a cover variant, but variant collectors may have a different take on it.