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5 ways in which the Gaming Industry is screwing you over

Rune Ripper | May 30, 2008 | Blog | Misc 
Game publishers appear to be getting closer and closer to crossing the line, here's 5 innovative ways in which the Gaming Industry is screwing us over.
With any exciting and new industry, there are all sorts of previously unheard-of ways to screw the customer. Video games are no different. As the technology changes, the rules start to get blurry, and publishers are eager to see just how much they can get away with.
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    chautemoc | May 30, 2008
    #2.
    EA Sports Creates A Mini-Monopoly

    Real-life Equivalent:

    If McDonald's got an exclusive patent on the hamburger, and the only way better restaurants could sell them would be if they left off the top bun.

    Hahhahaha.
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    Donnelly | May 30, 2008
    The only sports game I get isn't made by EA.
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    Fatal Error | May 31, 2008
    EASports only has a deal with the NFL. Doesn't 2K sports have on with the NBA?
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    BANDITO ATTACK | May 31, 2008
    the first thing that comes to mind:
    (one) ways in which (you) is screwing (the gaming industry) over.

    gamespot's payed-off reviewers isn't the gaming industry, btw. :}

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