Tag: australia
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Humble Australia Fire Relief Bundle
Help out Aussies by buying this bundle!
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Australians will be charged 10% more for Steam games soon!
Starting July 2017 all Aussies are going to pay 10% more for their Steam games. The report comes from Kotaku, following an email reportedly sent to developers by Valve. “The VAT tax amount will be included in the advertised price of your product, just like VAT is currently treated in the EU … the customer will pay the price…
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Valve hit with $2.1 million USD fine by Australian courts
This has been on the net for a while now but due to holiday season I didn’t have much time to post this, anyway Valve lost its legal battle against Australia’s competition watchdog earlier this year. It’s all because of refunds. An Australian court has ruled that Valve must pay $2.15 million USD fine following…
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EA changes refund policy in Australia
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has successfully pressured EA into changing its refund policy in the country. EA had previously refused to offer refunds for games purchased through Origin. Anyone with a faulty game purchased through Origin can contact EA for help. This applies to games bought from January 2012 and later. “Businesses such as EA…
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Valve is being taken to court by The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is alleging that Valve has not fulfilled mandatory consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law. While neither Valve or Steam has any physical presence in Australia, the company must observe Australian law when it provides goods or services to Australians. “It is a breach of the Australian Consumer Law…
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Green Man Gaming: 30% off for Australia and New Zealand
Since being pressured by 2K Games into raising the price on Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown for ANZ customers, Green Man Gaming haven’t been sitting quietly on their hands. Their solution: a voucher that gives 30% off on all titles where publishers have forced them to gouge Australians unfairly. “We have thought long and…
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Green Man Gaming explains Australian/New Zealand pricing
Here’s a friendly message from Green Man Gaming with some information about price differences in Australia and New Zealand. Hi – we have had a number of enquiries about price increases on Borderlands 2 and XCOM Enemy Unknown in Australia and New Zealand. This was done at the request of the publisher based…
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Gabe Newell in Australia
Sorry I’m posting this so late but I didn’t have much time. Here’s the presentation from Australia – with Joe (the creator of Fly Gabe Newell campaign) and Gabe Newell. Unfortunately Joe did not ask a question from our group (at least not on the video) which simply was “why do Europeans have to pay…