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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:10 this Saturday (GMT):
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* Subnautica 2 has a nasty EULA https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/subnautica-2s-eula-is-so-severe-that-even-this-news-story-breaks-it/
I mean, all games have awful EULA (End User License
Agreements; that hundred-page long text you blindly
click-through before installing any game). But the
"Subnautica 2" EULA has a few clauses that make even the
ordinary legalese seem a bit tame. Like the bit that says
that you can't do anything that would harm the reputation
of the publishers or the game (so no bad reviews?). Or
that any videos or screenshots you make of the game are
themselves subject to the EULA (so don't show them to
anybody else without getting a written agreement first!).
Also, VPNs are forbidden. And arguably streaming the game
from one device to another is also against the rules.

Of course, a lot of the EULA restrictions are boiler-plate,
and despite the fierce sounding language, many aren't
enforceable anyway. A lot of the legalese was probably just
copy-pasted into the form, and --at least with some of the
text-- has been specifically disavowed by the developer
(although even better would be for them to push out a new
license to users that doesn't include that language). Still,
it shows how greedy and pushy (and lazy!) publishers can
be if they're not closely watched

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Not suprised from the publisher that tried to screw over all the devs
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From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

On Sat, 09 May 2026 11:26:17 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> said this thing:

* Steam Controller Is Making Its Way Back

Well, Valve's gotta be happy. The first batch of the new Steam
Controllers sold out almost instantly, and received rave reviews.

There was news that the Steam Controller was back in stock, giving
hope to many they'd get their hands on one of these elusive devices.
But new reports indicate that new orders probably won't be filled
until 2027 earliest.

I do though wonder; is there really so much demand for the device
itself or is it just that Valve's hardware is one of the only ways you
can 'cash out' of Steam, and that a lot of these devices are being
scooped up by online-casinos (for later resale) so they can convert
all those Steam funds into real cash?




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