Gearbox issues a public ultimatum to G2A amid backlash over their partnership
Amid backlash over their deal, Gearbox has delivered an ultimatum to retailers G2A. And they'll need to implement some big changes.
Gearbox in hot water after partnering up with key resellers G2A
Gearbox have found themselves with some unwanted attention after teaming up with shady key reseller website G2A.
G2A wants to pay developers a cut of third-party key sales
G2A is willing to pay deveeopers up to 10% royalty on key sales, but it al sounds more like hush money than a real solution.
One dev urged gamers to pirate his game instead of making use of “shady resellers”
Lex Dercauw, Action Henk dev and co-founder of RageSquid, would rather have people pirate his game than make use of resellers such as G2A.com. An extreme, but understandable resolution when consider TinyBuild lost almost $450,000 to resale's on G2A.com.
G2A have once again been accused of failing to pay sponsorships
G2A are off to a great start in 2016 once again under fire for missing sponsorship payments for American team Complexity Gaming.
G2A says League of Legends sponsorship ban is “heavy handed and potentially damaging.”
G2A says that Riot has launched an aggressive attack directed towards the entire global e-sports community in a failed attempt to dominate and control the industry.”
G2A could be the next brand to bail on eSports
It's a sad day for eSports when fly by night companies don't pay out their hard working ambassadors. Could G2A.com be the next brand to bail?
Riot Games has banned prominent sponsor G2A from League of Legends eSports
Riot Games has taken a strong stance on sponsers who contribute to their growing Elo Boosting problem, banning prominent sponser G2A from their eSports scene.
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