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Added by Gauss on 13.04.2012 |
Online Pass DLC warnings...
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Thanks to a class action settlement, GameStop stores in California will now have a warning about Online Pass schemes for used games...
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Thanks to the result of a class-action settlement by law firm Baron & Budd, GameStop stores in California will have to put warning labels on used games, when they come with one-time-use online passes or additional fees for downloadable content. Well, at least for the next two years...
For the next two years, GameStop will be forced to put up signs both online and in California retail stores to warn that customers who buy used versions of games like Batman: Arkham City and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will have to pay for online codes to access the advertised "free DLC." This DLC is only free to customers who buy new copies of each game.
"We are pleased that as a result of this lawsuit, we were able to obtain complete restitution for consumers, with actual money paid out to people who were harmed by GameStop's conduct," said Mark Pifko, Baron and Budd attorney and counsel in the lawsuit, in a press release.
"The in-store and online warnings are an important benefit under the settlement as well, because if GameStop discloses the truth to consumers, it is unlikely that they will be able to continue selling used copies of certain games for only $5 less than the price of a new copy. In fact, we already know that not long after the lawsuit was filed, GameStop lowered prices for used copies of many of the game titles identified in the lawsuit."
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Apparently, customers will also be able to recover "the additional $15 they would have been required to pay to access the downloadable content" in the form of checks and GameStop credit.
Keep in mind this only apply to the California US State... but at least its a start!
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Kotaku
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