Hey, guys. Remember when SEGA got robbed for all they were worth when Gearbox stole the majority of the A:CM budget for borderlands 2 while outsourcing and quickly slapping together the game they were paid to make? Some guy decided to fight "for the consumers" and get everyone who bought that mess refunds.
Hey, Damion. I know you care about consumer rights and I know you want to help, and I'm not saying SEGA was justified in holding back reviews, but could you maybe take your refund demands to the people that fucked up the game and not the publisher? SEGA's suffering enough already.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/sega-and-gearbox-targeted-in-aliens-colonial-marines-lawsuit/Gearbox Software and Sega have both beennamed in a class action lawsuitalleging that the two companies knowingly misrepresentedAliens: Colonial Marinesin trade show demos.
After the game was released to negative reviews, some players and critics claimed the game's trailers and demonstrations didn't match up to the final product. The lawsuit's plaintiff, Damion Perrine, and the law firm of Edelson LLC have decided to take the matter to court for consumers.
The suit cites a tweet from Gearbox head Randy Pitchford, who called initial complaintsover the delta between demo and final game "understood and fair." The legal action also suggests demos were misleadingly labeled as "actual gameplay," and that Sega embargoed press reviews until the early morning of Colonial Marines' release date, preventing early buyers from discovering the differences. Accordingly, the suit asks for class action damages for anyone who pre-ordered the game or bought it on release day.
The next step in a class action suit like this will be for the courts to certify the class. Unless Sega and Gearbox fight for a settlement right away, Edelson will next need to figure out how many players were mislead in the way described in the lawsuit. Once determined, the class will be notified of the suit, and the case can move forward.
Hey, Damion. I know you care about consumer rights and I know you want to help, and I'm not saying SEGA was justified in holding back reviews, but could you maybe take your refund demands to the people that fucked up the game and not the publisher? SEGA's suffering enough already.