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Sections such as "G2A is a member of the Merchant Risk Council[22], emphasizing its commitment to a secure marketplace." are biased Random kittens (talk) 22:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+  |2=http://kotaku.com/how-the-controversial-steam-key-marketplace-g2a-got-so-1784669708
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+  |4=http://www.pcgamer.com/digital-marketplace-company-g2a-hosted-a-reddit-ama-and-it-was-heated/
+  |5=http://www.pcgamesn.com/scott-hartsman-g2a-fraud
+  |6=http://www.pcgamesn.com/punch-club/g2a-tinybuild-suspicious-key-sales
+  |7=http://www.pcgamer.com/g2a-responds-to-fraudulent-key-complaint/
+  |8=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/g2a-tightens-seller-verification/
+  |9=http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/gearbox-draws-controversy-after-g2a-partnership-with-bulletstorm-full-clip-edition
+  |10=http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/7/15223622/g2a-gearbox-bulletstorm-ultimatum-collectors-edition
+  |11=http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/6/15212382/bulletstorm-gearbox-g2a-ultimatum
+  |12=http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/21/14987002/g2a-direct-developer-publisher-partner-interviews
+  |13=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-07-gearbox-cuts-ties-with-g2a-after-game-key-reseller-fails-to-meet-demands
+  |14=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/08/gearbox-preparing-ending-partnership-g2a-bulletstorm-fiasco/
+  |15=http://www.pcgamer.com/gearbox-demands-major-changes-from-g2a-threatens-to-scuttle-partnership-if-theyre-not-met/
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+== NPOV ==
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-{{DYK talk|5 February|2016|entry= ... that [[Riot Games]] banned '''[[G2A]]''' from sponsoring teams during the [[2015 League of Legends World Championship]]?|nompage=Template:Did you know nominations/G2A}}
-{{refideas|1=[http://kotaku.com/g2a-scammer-explains-how-he-profited-off-stolen-indie-g-1784540664 a case study on why people abuse the G2A system and impact on developers]}}
+Sections such as "G2A is a member of the Merchant Risk Council[22], emphasizing its commitment to a secure marketplace." are biased [[User:Random kittens|Random kittens]] ([[User talk:Random kittens|talk]]) 22:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
-== Edit re Owner ==
-Wikimedia received an email from a representative of the company, requesting the addition of Dawid Rożek to the sidebar. However, I checked the template, and did not not see a “founder” entry. He is one of the two co-founders. I have not seen a reference identifying the owner(s). I removed the entry from the infobox, and corrected the lede.--[[User:Sphilbrick|<span style="color:#000E2F;padding:0 4px;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">S Philbrick</span>]][[User talk:Sphilbrick|<span style=";padding:0 4px;color:# 000;font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light">(Talk)</span>]] 13:57, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
-== As the keys sold were not always bought directly from the developer, sometimes the companies would not receive any money from the sales.[7] ==
-The statement that developers not always receive some money is really false. No matter what the origin of the keys is, they always come from the developer at the end and it was developer who produced the keys in the first place. These keys are not randomly generated in Excel using =rand() or something, they are sold by developers to distributors (to be used in boxed editions), to online distribution platforms (like GMG) to be resold, to bundle selling platforms (e.g. Humble Bundle) or other places but are always sold somewhere to someone first and then they're redistributed via G2A. The very same example can be made for used cars. While a person can sell a car they owned to someone else, it was the car's manufacturer who sold the car first and that's when their money came.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/91.189.30.69|91.189.30.69]] ([[User talk:91.189.30.69|talk]]) 11:18, 8 February 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-== hpHosts listing ==
-Is it notable that G2A is blacklisted by hpHosts by their own administrator?  Source:  hosts-file.net/?s=g2a.com  [[User:BFeely|BFeely]] ([[User talk:BFeely|talk]]) 16:12, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
-* G2A has been reported for selling pirated Malwarebytes keys on multiple occasions - https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/168469-are-these-legit-mbam-keys/ [[User:BFeely|BFeely]] ([[User talk:BFeely|talk]]) 16:15, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
-== Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2016 ==
-{{edit semi-protected|G2A|answered=yes}}
-G2A itself does not sell the keys and software on the site, the users do
-Should be corrected to
-G2A itself does not sell the keys and software on the site except for the pre-orders, the users do.
-G2A currently sells all pre-order products on their website, under the same 100% feedback untraceable account
-That specific user is the only one who you can't either pull their profile or feedback from the product page or checkout page.
-[[User:Thefinalwar|Thefinalwar]] ([[User talk:Thefinalwar|talk]]) 08:57, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
-:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' please provide [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> -- [[User:Ferret|ferret]] ([[User_talk:Ferret|talk]]) 15:02, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
-== Article Bias ==
-This article is biased in that it makes no mention of all the shady things G2A is known for, such as making it extremely difficult to unsubscribe from their premium "Shield" service, claiming that they offer refunds for faulty keys — but in reality simply spin the customer around in circles and never actually refund any money — and their lies about not selling stolen keys, and lies about purported "key verification" that is supposed to test whether a key is real or not but in reality does nothing.
-These facts should be included in the article so as not to paint a false positive picture of the company, when such a picture is dishonest. [[User:Biglulu|Biglulu]] ([[User talk:Biglulu|talk]]) 08:11, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
-:{{ping|Biglulu}} There's nothing stopping you from adding it yourself. There's already a controversies section, so it's not like it doesn't include anything on that. '''<font face="Papyrus">[[User:Anarchyte|<font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte</font>]] <font color="#000"><small>([[Special:Contributions/Anarchyte|<font color="#247018">work</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:Anarchyte|<font color="#247018">talk</font>]])</small></font></font>''' 08:21, 3 February 2017 (UTC)