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Gamer's Bill of Rights
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As mentioned above, Edge Online has a story on a new "Gamer's Bill of Rights" proposed by Stardock and Gas Powered Games. Hear hear! And here goes:

We the Gamers of the world, in order to ensure a more enjoyable experience, establish equality between players and publishers, and promote the general welfare of our industry hereby call for the following:

Gamers shall have the right to return games that don't work with their computers for a full refund.

Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.

Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game's release.

Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.

Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will adequately play on that computer.

Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won't install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their express consent.

Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.

Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.

Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.

Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.

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Aug 29, 2008, 14:41

Wowbagger_TIP

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Aug 29, 2008, 14:41

Wowbagger_TIP

This bill of rights could really make a difference in the PC gaming arena. I don't think they're saying that this is what every developer has to do for their customers. They're saying "this is what we're going to do for our customers." Others can follow suit or not. But I know who I'd rather buy games from.

I'd like to see more companies agree to this and follow through on it. It could be a great way for some good companies to distinguish themselves further and gain a loyal following of customers that will appreciate them as much as we appreciate Stardock and Valve for their standards and support.

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell (I think...)