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YouTube video by Mellow Online1 Authorised Chaos | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.5)

Authorised Chaos | @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep 5)

This week, we’re talking fake store pages, broken games, and @valvesoftware.com's vanishing oversight.

From the 'Scarface' (2006) fiasco to free games being rendered unplayable.

#Steam #Gaming #Podcast

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Like I said, always best to exhaust official channels first.

Pleased you got the issue resolved!

The ban you've shown isn't a community ban. A community ban is when they ban you from posting in forums.

This appears to be a trade ban preventing you from buying games, trading items etc.

Best thing is to follow due process with Steam Support first, but do please keep me posted.

SteamWatch - Game Developers Start Revoking Game Files for Previously Free Games In the past few weeks, several Steam games that originally launched as free titles have seen their game files quietly revoked from user libraries following their transition to paid products - effectiv...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article:

Some games that were once free to keep have had their files quietly revoked after going paid, leaving early claimants with unplayable licenses.

Read the full breakdown:

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Try contacting Steam Support and lemme know what they get back with :)

"Keep activism out of games"

9/10, what people mean when they say this is "keep activism I disagree with out of games."

If you want good games, you're an activist.

If you want ethics in game development, you're an activist.

Activism is everywhere. It's just that if you agree with the message.

Publisher Pre-emptively Publishes an Unauthorised ‘Scarface: The World is Yours’ Store Page Scarface: The World is Yours - a classic licensed game which is held in high regard was going to be unauthorisedly released onto Steam. There's been a lot of buzz over the last couple of days, at leas...

A 'Scarface: The World is Yours'' @steampowered.com page briefly went live this week - but the publisher has since admitted they didn’t have the rights to release it.

We’ve broken down what happened, how it slipped through, and why storefront checks matter.

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Steam Search

The developer has a VERY large collection of games that should give you plenty material.

(P.S. The Search for MR Fimple is free if you install it via SteamDB if you want one to sample.)

store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...

steamdb.info/app/1835640

I'm sure it'll be right up your street good sir!

Let's byld me some cytys

YouTube video by Mellow Online1 Creativity Locked | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.4)

Creativity Locked | @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep. 4)

This week, Mellow, Ratchet, and @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social are back with a mix of nostalgia and critique as we look at how creativity and control collide in modern gaming.

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Curator Problems + New Discussion Forums + Roadmap Updates Hello folks! It’s been a while since the last mini status update, so here’s what’s new. Curator Problems Unfortunately, we’re currently unable to post new Steam Curator reviews. This appears to be a S...

Curator Problems + New Discussion Forums + Roadmap Updates

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Curator Problems + New Discussion Forums + Roadmap Updates Hello folks! It’s been a while since the last mini status update, so here’s what’s new. Curator Problems Unfortunately, we’re currently unable to post new Steam Curator reviews. This appears to be a S...

Curator Problems + New Discussion Forums + Roadmap Updates

steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

My take on Valve's Changes (Since the Start of Steam Direct) Hey folks! SirViolentDeath here with another intermittent article while our fearless leader Mellow is out on a tea run. Back in 2019, I wrote a retrospective on the changes Valve had made back in 2017...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article!

"My take on Valve’s Changes (Since the Start of @steampowered.com Direct)” by @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social.

From Greenlight to trading cards to key limits - what actually changed, and who paid the price?

Read: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

#Steam

YouTube video by Mellow Online1 The Price of Play | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.3)

Steam Sentinels Podcast - Episode 3: “The Price of Play”

We’re back to talk #PolishOurPrices, @xbox.com Game Pass price hikes, and transparency in AI-driven games.

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#PolishOurPrices Recently there's been a lot of discussion ongoing regarding the #PolishOurPrices movement, and I wanted to take an opportunity now to talk to you all about what is going on with it, why it's important...

Our latest @steamsentinels.bsky.social article is now live!

#PolishOurPrices

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Copyright/Legal/Trademark Issues :: Sentinels of the Store The Sentinels of the Store is a group founded on the core values of transparency, fairness, and consumer protection. Our journey began when we saw the urgent need to address the growing concerns withi...

If you could @tuuwa.bsky.social, it would be great if you could make a post in our forums about this issue, and we can see about ensuring this case is documented.

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This case highlights how @steampowered.com's refund system fails to reflect consumer law.

Undisclosed AI use is misrepresentation under UK law. Valve's offering only a “goodwill” wallet credit sidesteps accountability. Steam needs a clear refund path for misleading or changed content.

The 'Bride Horror Game' dev has confirmed all revoked keys are now restored.

They cite issues with DIG and free giveaways and pledge not to sell via third-party sites again.

Positive outcome - but buyers should never have lost access. Transparency matters.

#Steam #Sentinels

YouTube video by Cobra Code They Stole My Game To Scam Him...

The 'BlockBlasters' story just took another turn - the game that housed the malware wasn’t even original. It was a stolen title from Cobra Code.

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everyone says there should be fewer podcasts. however, every smart person i've ever heard of who has a podcast says cool things on it. can we get some economists on this? in order to maximize how many people get to hear and say cool things?

An inquiry into my personal details fails from some random on the internet.

Must be Sunday!

But my name, according to their reliable sources, is apparently Jack Morby.

Have fun with that assumption.

Some very exciting news!

We've started a podcast!

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We discuss @steampowered.com scams, malware, and Payday 2's new subscription model.

Something exciting is coming!

@sirviolentdeath.bsky.social

Steam Community :: Group :: Sentinels of the Store The Sentinels of the Store is a group founded on the core values of transparency, fairness, and consumer protection. Our journey began when we saw the urgent need to address the growing concerns withi...

We’re only 19 members away from hitting 4,000 Sentinels!

If you haven’t already joined (or know someone who’d love what we do), now’s the perfect time – help us cross this milestone together! 🛡️

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#Steam #SteamScam #SteamWallet #PCGaming #Valve #ScamAlert #OnlineSafety #ConsumerRights #AccountSecurity #FraudPrevention #GamersUnite #StopTheScam #ProtectPlayers #ClickAdventureScam

Click Adventure: How a Banned Steam Game Drained Wallets and Dodged Steam Guard Over the past couple of weeks I've been indulging in what some may call "investigative journalism" with regards to a since removed Steam game ' Click Adventure .' What I didn't expect was th...

In protest to Steam's decision not to refund the users, we have launched a GoFundMe for the victims of this scam. Any and all donations and shares of both the article and the GoFundMe would be greatly appreciated!

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We talk about 'Click Adventure' and how it abused Steam marketplace tools to drain hundreds of dollars out of Steam users' wallets.

New article on @steamsentinels.bsky.social!

This is a biggy - we donned our investigative journalism hats again and we covered what is, in my opinion, the biggest Steam marketplace scam I've come across in my time on the platform..

I have been gone for a short while for a separate project from here, but I will be hitting the ground running again very shortly, particularly on hammering the review manipulation issue on @steampowered.com.