Seems like buying games to remove them from your competitor is a scummier thing to do.

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[–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Did they explain why moving to another country ment anything?

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    There was a time when the swastika was not allowed to be shown in games because of a law in Germany, causing Wolfenstein (the uncencored version) to be banned. Maybe the country in question has similar laws?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    I suspect Germany was the reason Kane and Lynch 1/2 was so heavily censored. They even got a bright orange bulletin on the Steam store page claiming that German citizens were unable to purchase or play the game.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Some countries have huge taxes on entertainment while others have nearly none. I'd guess he moved to a county with a higher tax rate and Valve can't just have people using a VPN to circumvent their local taxes. Valve is left without a way to determine where you were when you'd purchased the game so they geo lock the titles to where you purchased them.

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