[–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

Just one note - Valve don't care whether or not Steam keys are provided - if you sell on Steam then you can't sell anywhere else cheaper.

That's the whole basis of the lawsuit Wolfire Games brought against them.

Valve are just saying that you can't treat their customers as second class citizens when it comes to pricing.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Seems easy to see why it sold well - The Witcher 3 was very successful and then they attached Keanu Reeves to it.

    As for the game itself, it told some petty good stories, had some excellent characters, and managed to do this while still feeling like a game, not an interactive movie. It delivered well enough on the setting as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I think the issue here is that the game developers may not have any contract with PRS. Historically they wouldn't have had to - they'd license the music from the big music labels, stamp their game onto a CD and sell a product. Now they're not just selling a product - they're licensing access to a "performance" of it. Valve is the playing an active part in this by "performing" the works on demand. It seems stupid to me, but that's the world of content licensing.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Most travel insurance policies exclude cover once you're in your third trimester. The article mentioned that they'd be clarifying this in their policy as well.

    Insurance policy limits are dictated by profits, not doctors' recommendations.

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