abolat: Lol... Was about to buy some games on gamers gate when I noticed my prime membership discount was no longer working... My cute red lion had also disappeared. :( I think that really got me more than the discount... Anyway a quick search led to this:
http://www.gamersgate.com/gametutor?issue=240300 apparently the word "permanent" means (according to GG) that you don't have to enter the code each time you want the discount (see further down where the customer rep's email is posted) and not that the discount itself is permanent :) lol... Anyway not to get off topic here but I thought I would share incase someone else doesn't know it :)
Ubivis: hmm, I got a mail a few days ago, that the discount expires.
I am not sure, if the discount was promoted as "permanent", but if it was, I am sure that there will be some legal cases soon :)
It would all come down to what was written on the terms of services on "IGNs" agreement. The discount was honored by Gamersgate but everything was through IGN. Everyone keeps giving GG the flack when who knows what was going on behind the story. Maybe because it was abused, IGN decided it did not want to pay gamersgate whatever fees they had agreed upon so GG closed it down. Who knows, but everything will have to be taken up with IGN as that was where the deal was worked out and agreed upon. Not too mention the majority of the people will not have a foot to stand on since they probably did they trial and cancelled anyhow and thats where the whole mess started. I doubt this "agreement" would have been cancelled if everyone who signed up stayed on as members and IGN actually got some money out of it. GG is not going to take a 15% hit on everything if they are not getting something from IGN in return. There is more to the story than...
"OMG, GG screwed me over and took away my discount, lets burn them down" probably no one mentions IGN because 90% of the people who have the GG discount just signed up for the trial and instantly cancelled.
Since the majority pretty much got 15% off for nothing for this time, they should be happy instead of bitching...but whatever...
Now those who actually ARE current IGN subscribers because of the discount, they have something to be pissed about....HOWEVER...direct it towards IGN as that is who you agreed to the deal with...