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Posted November 29, 2012
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PenutBrittle: Presumably the IFK still holds a percentage of unsold codes (they didn't sell 10,000 copies, which is what they ordered the devs to originally supply) so the developer doesn't want them to use said codes in another Steamgifts thing or something. It was Desura, and I don't even think you can revoke a Desura code. I assume this was meant as any unredeemed codes would be rendered void, but if you haven't redeemed your code you can get a new one.
That makes sense, particularly in light of the Turba/Steamgifts thing you mentioned.
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mondo84: There always seemed to be controversy surrounding these guys. I can't remember the details of what happened before their launch, but there was a huge blog post detailing various issues.

edit - found the articles

http://www.backlogjourney.com/2012/03/dangers-of-being-kicked-in-face.html

http://www.backlogjourney.com/2012/03/face-kicking-follow-up.html
That's PenutBrittle's blog unless I'm mistaken. ;)
Post edited November 29, 2012 by SirPrimalform
Posted November 29, 2012
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PenutBrittle: Presumably the IFK still holds a percentage of unsold codes (they didn't sell 10,000 copies, which is what they ordered the devs to originally supply) so the developer doesn't want them to use said codes in another Steamgifts thing or something. It was Desura, and I don't even think you can revoke a Desura code. I assume this was meant as any unredeemed codes would be rendered void, but if you haven't redeemed your code you can get a new one.
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SirPrimalform: That makes sense, particularly in light of the Turba/Steamgifts thing you mentioned.
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mondo84: There always seemed to be controversy surrounding these guys. I can't remember the details of what happened before their launch, but there was a huge blog post detailing various issues.

edit - found the articles

http://www.backlogjourney.com/2012/03/dangers-of-being-kicked-in-face.html

http://www.backlogjourney.com/2012/03/face-kicking-follow-up.html
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SirPrimalform: That's PenutBrittle's blog unless I'm mistaken. ;)
Oh, really? I wasn't aware that was PenutBrittle. We have a celebrity in our midst.

Yea, I just remember seeing those blog posted around the net when IFK appeared. Never a good idea to endorse potentially fraudulent Steam keys when you're making an indie bundle.

;)
Posted November 29, 2012
Upon rereading your articles PenutBrittle, I remember now just quite how dodgy GATT is. I've lost almost all of the limited sympathy I had for them.
Posted November 29, 2012
Shady bundle publisher meets shady game developer, now both are involved in public mudslinging about who scammed whom off.

I'm not surprised.

I do hope that the other devs who had games in the IndieFaceKick bundles, and the customers who bought them, don't end up taking collateral damage.

Like others, I believe that this is probably not the only bundle to close doors. I'm not surprised that IndieFaceKick is the first one though. It seems to have been managed in a somewhat amateurish way - which is not bad per se, but they then tried to make up for their lack of professionalism with aggression, and this just doesn't work.
Posted November 29, 2012
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SirPrimalform: That's PenutBrittle's blog unless I'm mistaken. ;)
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mondo84: Oh, really? I wasn't aware that was PenutBrittle. We have a celebrity in our midst.

Yea, I just remember seeing those blog posted around the net when IFK appeared. Never a good idea to endorse potentially fraudulent Steam keys when you're making an indie bundle.
Celebrity? Hardly! But indeed, that is my site and my posts. Neither are all that relevant to this current controversy, but it does show that the GATT people are pretty deceitful.

Indeed, that was the part that ticked me off the most. They made a big deal in their launching post that they wanted to be fair to developers and ensure they got proper compensation for their game while simultaneously promoting a site that does the exact opposite. And they didn't see a single problem with it. Ugh.

But in the end, they got exactly what they deserved. Just a shame for any customers or devs caught up in the mix.
Posted November 29, 2012
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mondo84: Oh, really? I wasn't aware that was PenutBrittle. We have a celebrity in our midst.

Yea, I just remember seeing those blog posted around the net when IFK appeared. Never a good idea to endorse potentially fraudulent Steam keys when you're making an indie bundle.
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PenutBrittle: Celebrity? Hardly! But indeed, that is my site and my posts. Neither are all that relevant to this current controversy, but it does show that the GATT people are pretty deceitful.

Indeed, that was the part that ticked me off the most. They made a big deal in their launching post that they wanted to be fair to developers and ensure they got proper compensation for their game while simultaneously promoting a site that does the exact opposite. And they didn't see a single problem with it. Ugh.

But in the end, they got exactly what they deserved. Just a shame for any customers or devs caught up in the mix.
I wasn't really interested in the bundle in the first place, but when I read your posts on the matter I was quite shocked that the GATT guys wouldn't think such an association would be a bad thing. I figured this was how it would end.

Actually now I remember some discussions with you in the Steam forums.

You ARE a celebrity...and a master detective!
Posted November 29, 2012
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Psyringe: Shady bundle publisher meets shady game developer, now both are involved in public mudslinging about who scammed whom off the most.
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More accurate?
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