Gas Bandit wrote on Jun 11, 2019, 20:13:
You hear that? That crumbling, cracking sound? That's kickstarter collapsing after all confidence in it being undermined by this.

RIP Crowdfunding.

I think Kickstarter is a thriving thing... just not for video games except for rare exceptions.

You hear that? That crumbling, cracking sound? That's kickstarter collapsing after all confidence in it being undermined by this.

RIP Crowdfunding.

"In January 2013, Deep Silver announced a special edition of their then-upcoming game Dead Island: Riptide, titled Zombie Bait Edition, which would include a statuette of a mutilated female torso in Europe and Australia. After strong criticism over the item, Deep Silver initially offered an apology, stating that they were "deeply sorry" and promising consumers that something like that would not happen again. However, when the game was released in April that year, the bust was still included, generating further backlash."

"In January 2019, Deep Silver partnered with Epic Games on a one-year exclusivity deal for the personal computer (PC) version of their upcoming game Metro Exodus on Epic's digital distribution storefront, the Epic Games Store. Through this deal, Metro Exodus was removed from Steam, another digital distribution storefront, where Deep Silver had been selling pre-orders for the game since August 2018. Additionally, the deal was made and announced less than three weeks prior to game's release, causing criticism and confusion among critics and fans of the Metro franchise. Valve, the company behind Steam, labeled the move as unfair to consumers, while fans review-bombed previous entries of the series on Steam."

"In June, Suzuki announced that the release date had been postponed again, to November 19 2019, and that the Windows version would be exclusive to the Epic Games Store; earlier updates had suggested that it would be available on Steam. This prompted a large backlash from backers who feel betrayed and scammed by having their platform of choice switched without prior knowledge."

It's clear now Deep Silver operates an unabashed shameful business.

Nobody should buy anything from them. Send a loud message as money appears to be the only thing they understand.

Acleacius wrote on Jun 11, 2019, 09:38:
Damn, glad I stopped buying deep silver games after metro.

Metro Exodus $1 American dollar for a month on Microsoft Store.

Watching Paint Dry a Epic Exclusive, you can have it. Matches up with a lot of their free games.

Backers denied refunds over Shenmue III Epic Games Store exclusivity

They used backers as a bank loan then tossed them under the bus when they no longer needed them. Very classy Suzuki.

I don't really care, I don't mind the EGS at all. Still think this is a shit way to go about doing a shitty thing.

Darks wrote on Jun 11, 2019, 10:46:
Just read through the comments on the KS page, man are the backers pissed off. I hope they report this as a fraudulent misleading KS and all get their money back. If they still refuse, I would be doing a charge-back on my card for sure.

Consumers need to stand up and put an end to this kind of BS.

apparently refunds have already been refused, but for many people it's probably too late to charge back.

I can see the appeal for the developer - if they're already using an Unreal engine for the game, selling it on EGS makes sense sicne they get to keep a much larger share of revenue than on Steam. That exclusivity thing is a real kick in the pants though. Lucky for me, I don't back stuff!

Just read through the comments on the KS page, man are the backers pissed off. I hope they report this as a fraudulent misleading KS and all get their money back. If they still refuse, I would be doing a charge-back on my card for sure.

Consumers need to stand up and put an end to this kind of BS.

Damn, glad I stopped buying deep silver games after metro.

Wow. I don’t hate EGS... but this does annoy me because I have 1 and 2 on Steam.

It just seems... wrong to have it there.

Phoenix Point backers (i'm one of the original fig supporters) at least still get a steam key once it releases on steam.

Jesus, guess they didn't see the Phoenix Point kickstarter doing the same exact thing.

Damn, this looks like a total clusterfuck and a HUGE slap in the face to all the people who backed this and selected PC (being promised Steam). They are saying no refunds which is basically them telling backers "tough shit, we got your money hahaha".

I hope everyone does a charge back on their CC. I sure would.

I had no interest in this game anyway but that statement is so insulting.

Yea sure, buying the game on EGS will automatically make it more fun than if it were bought from somewhere else. Does EGS provide a tool that runs a 'fun enhancement' algorithm through the game assets, altering code to fix bugs and add desirable features to the game automatically?

People might give a shit if they ever expected this game to actually come out.