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The marketplace of resale announces today that after an internal investigation, stolen game keys have indeed been sold on its site.
In accordance with the promise made last July, G2A then undertakes to compensate the victim developers up to ten times the value of the keys sold on its platform.
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Only one developer concerned … yet?
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Let’s rewind. Last summer, when the marketplace finds itself in turmoil, G2A responds to developer Mike Rose (No More Robots) that if evidence is found regarding the resale of allegedly stolen keys, the company is committed to compensate for the loss this caused to developers. A proposal in the form of a bet, for a marketplace accused for years of opacity regarding the source of the licenses put up for sale.
But G2A may not have expected a developer to take up the challenge. Wube Software, studio behind the title Factorio, managed to convince G2A to conduct an internal audit in order to shed light on the origin of the keys to its game.
A gamble met … which today forces G2A to publish a message on its blog, claiming that no less than 198 keys Factorio ” were sold illegally on the site” In accordance with its promises, Wube Software will be compensated up to ten times the value of the 198 keys.
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G2A does not apologize for that
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While the platform has been accused for years of selling stolen game keys and tooth and nail, the insistence of an independent developer would have been enough for G2A to find – finally – evidence of the embezzlement that s ‘operate before his eyes.
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As we wrote above, only Wube Software is currently concerned by the compensation promised by G2A. There is nothing to suggest that the company is currently investigating other games. Suspicious developers must approach the company and convince them – once again – to conduct an independent audit on its marketplace .
Also in its new blog post, G2A opts for a surprising posture. You’ll never read a word of apology to developers. Nomea culpafor players who thought they could support the studios they love with their purchase.
“Lfraud hurts players, hurts game developers, and ultimately hurts G2A because we are forced – as a sales intermediary – to cover the costs of the sale” A moralizing discourse that will probably be difficult to swallow for those who, for years, denounce the practices of G2A.
“Starting today, we will compensate developers up to the value of the keys sold on G2APromises the site, while finally abandoning the idea of paying back ten times the value of the keys. And to conclude “if they are able to prove that they were illegitimate“
Source: G2A
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