Steam selling fraudulent EA game keys ?

[madmax2069]

Here is the topic http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1872298

 

I wonder If this is real or a well made up plan to get steam to register a pirated game ?

 

If this is true this marks a new low for EA

Edited May 5, 2011 by madmax2069

[cimerians]

EA sucks.

 

EA is notorious for their DRM practices. They are also pushing their own download service for their games, they WANT to sell you their games digitally.

 

I wouldnt doubt someone's trying to steal their stuff but it looks like Valve took care of it.

[madmax2069]

EA sucks.

 

EA is notorious for their DRM practices. They are also pushing their own download service for their games, they WANT to sell you their games digitally.

 

I wouldnt doubt someone's trying to steal their stuff but it looks like Valve took care of it.

 

Yeah it just seemed rather weird that EA would say that Steam is selling illegal keys. but i am glad Valve stood by what they sold. That just goes to show you that Valve/Steam is a company that deserves your business and EA is not

Edited May 5, 2011 by madmax2069

[iswitt]

EA games is bad business. I have not bought an EA title in yeeeaaars. I have played them if someone let me borrow them or bought one as a gift, but I have never handed over my money for their shit.

[Video]

Last EA title I got was Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for the 360 and that fucker needed a key. You want to avoid people selling fake keys? Don't require them to play the damn game. Seems to be pretty simple to me.

 

Funny thing is, I bet EA wouldn't offer those people who bought the fraudulent keys a refund or anything. Way to stick it to the few idiots who put up with your shit.

 

Oh wait, Crysis 2 was an EA game....oh shi~~~

[ATARI7800fan]

Last EA title I got was Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for the 360 and that fucker needed a key. You want to avoid people selling fake keys? Don't require them to play the damn game. Seems to be pretty simple to me.

 

Funny thing is, I bet EA wouldn't offer those people who bought the fraudulent keys a refund or anything. Way to stick it to the few idiots who put up with your shit.

 

Oh wait, Crysis 2 was an EA game....oh shi~~~

 

Good thing the Mass Effect series does not require keys to work, can't wait for the third one.

[cimerians]

Mass Effect and Crysis are not EA games though in my eyes, they have the right to stick their name on the box and at the start of the game because they "publish" Bioware's and Crytek's games. What the deal includes, none of us know. Do they own the name of the game when and if Bioware can ever split from EA? How much does Bioware make before EA takes a cut? How much money does EA throw at Bioware and for how long and for how many sequels? etc etc.

 

Sadly most publishers completely own a developer and run them to the ground and in 10 or 20 years they dont exist. Many times faster than that. Then EA and Activision are left holding the naming rights.

 

It's kind of like the record industry the way I view these things. The band and the label that "owns" them.

[ATARI7800fan]

Mass Effect and Crysis are not EA games though in my eyes, they have the right to stick their name on the box and at the start of the game because they "publish" Bioware's and Crytek's games. What the deal includes, none of us know. Do they own the name of the game when and if Bioware can ever split from EA? How much does Bioware make before EA takes a cut? How much money does EA throw at Bioware and for how long and for how many sequels? etc etc.

 

Sadly most publishers completely own a developer and run them to the ground and in 10 or 20 years they dont exist. Many times faster than that. Then EA and Activision are left holding the naming rights.

 

It's kind of like the record industry the way I view these things. The band and the label that "owns" them.

If I remember correctly from interviews and what I have read, Bioware still owns all the IP's it had before EA teamed up with them. Also I think that might included IP's after too but only owns Bioware makes, like Bungie's agreement with Activision.

[cimerians]

Mass Effect and Crysis are not EA games though in my eyes, they have the right to stick their name on the box and at the start of the game because they "publish" Bioware's and Crytek's games. What the deal includes, none of us know. Do they own the name of the game when and if Bioware can ever split from EA? How much does Bioware make before EA takes a cut? How much money does EA throw at Bioware and for how long and for how many sequels? etc etc.

 

Sadly most publishers completely own a developer and run them to the ground and in 10 or 20 years they dont exist. Many times faster than that. Then EA and Activision are left holding the naming rights.

 

It's kind of like the record industry the way I view these things. The band and the label that "owns" them.

If I remember correctly from interviews and what I have read, Bioware still owns all the IP's it had before EA teamed up with them. Also I think that might included IP's after too but only owns Bioware makes, like Bungie's agreement with Activision.

 

 

Very cool to know....I'm also waiting for Mass Effect 3!

[A_Locomotive]

I'd believe that EA sold fraudulant keys to Steam before I'd believe Steam sold them. I've never had nothing but positive experiences with Steam and Valve. Best customer support of any gaming company I've ever dealt with. So positive in fact that even though I am staunchly anti-digital distribution I will occasionally buy games from Steam, because I feel they likely won't screw me over. EA on the other hand... I can't recall recall much in the way of good experiences. Actually only 1, when they unlocked the M1 Garand for me in Bad Company 2. But even then it was their fault I couldn't unlock it like I was supposed to be able to because their own website didn't work properly in the first place.

Edited May 15, 2011 by A_Locomotive