Quote Originally Posted by bend View Post
They've been doing this forever. If anyone is into records, they've seen a lot of punched holes usually through the top of the corner. I've seen them on jewel cases also, but it's the first i've heard of them on a game. Sometimes it's not a hole, but a slit like someone took it to the edge of a grinder.

I've seen them used on discounted items, promos, and non-returnable stuff. It usually means for whatever reason, this item shouldn't be traded, returned or whatever.
This is more what I have heard. I see it on music cds all the time. It is very common for the barcode to be hole punched, however a little rare for the actual jewel case to be punched. A common reason to do it is all cds with a punch are on sale or clearance.