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Players who were denied refunds between November 24th, 2018 and June 1st, 2019 can now apply again
Read More »Zenimax must refund unhappy Fallout 76 players says the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
[UPDATED] Unknown Worlds’ claim for G2A refund described as ‘slander’ by online marketplace
"You now owe us $300,000. Thanks"
Read More »Sony Europe taken to court for allegedly breaching Australian consumer laws
"Consumer guarantees do not expire after a digital product has been downloaded"
Read More »Sony amends policy to permit refunds on digital pre-orders right up until release day
Refunds are also permitted up to 14-days post-release provided the game hasn't been downloaded
Read More »Activision launches refund scheme for Guitar Hero Live players after it withdraws its song library
Refunds are currently only available in the US
Read More »Developer offers to refund and double Patreon payments as thanks to those who contributed to his game’s success
"I can hardly believe what I am reading"
Read More »Law firm invites unhappy Fallout 76 PC players to report their experiences
PC players report an "unplayable experience"
Read More »Streamer criticised for beating and refunding a Steam game live on air
Twitch streamer WeeGeeTheGod has been criticised for what some are calling an abuse of Steam’s refund policy. Polygon reports that WeeGeeTheGod, whose real name is Cade McKown, recently streamed a complete playthrough of recent Sega release Sonic Forces. McKown was clearly not enjoying the game, and upon completion then streamed …
Read More »Rust has refunded over $4,000,000 in Steam sales
While the dust has largely settled regarding the disagreements over Steam’s refund policies, the extent of their impact has been illustrated by Garry Newman. The developer has revealed that his sometimes controversial survival sandbox Rust has revealed that the game has in total been refunded 329,970 times, which in total …
Read More »Microsoft is trialling digital game refunds
Xbox One and Windows 10 gamers may soon get the option to refund digital purchases. The functionality was first spotted by Xbox One alpha testers and posted to Reddit. It looks like it could operate in much the same way as Steam, where gamers can get a no questions asked …
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