Partnership Gearbox - G2A on the chopping block

G2A, a platform that sells digital keys, has been struck by bad publicity several times now and some of the Youtubers who initially backed the site, have now turned their backs.

Recently, Gearbox and G2A teamed up for an exclusive deal: a sale of the physical collector’s edition of Bulletstorm.

Consequentially, Youtube creator John Bain said he wouldn’t cover Gearbox releases anymore. Now Gearbox has statedG2A has to change policies or they will halt their cooperation.

Gearbox wants a public statement before the Steam launch of Bulletstorm:

- G2A makes a public commitment to this: Within 30 days, G2A Shield(aka, customer fraud protection) is made free instead of a separate paid subscription service within terms offered by other major marketplaces. All customers who spend money deserve fraud protection from a storefront. To that end, all existing G2A Shield customers are notified by April 14th that fraud protection services are now free and they will no longer be charged for this.

- G2A makes a public commitment to this: Within 90 days, G2A will open up a web service or API to certified developers and publishers to search for and flag for immediate removal, keys that are fraudulent. This access will be free of charge and will not require payment by the content holders.

- G2A makes a public commitment to this: Within 60 days implement throttling for non-certified developers and publishers at the title, user ID, and account payable levels for a fraud flagging process. This is to protect content providers from having large quantities of stolen goods flipped on G2A before they can be flagged.

- G2A makes a public commitment to this: Within 30 days,G2A restructures its payment system so that customers who wish to buy and sell legitimate keys are given a clear, simple fee-structure that is easy to understand and contains no hidden or obfuscated charges. Join the ranks of other major marketplaces.

In the end, it comes down to whether you buy a product that isn’t verified for less money or you buy a product that is verified at a higher price. It's your choice.