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Post by Dan @ 06:21pm 17/01/13 | 19 Comments
![]() GMGAU-3J9MF-MUINW2K Games had reportedly insisted the retailer jack up prices for their games being sold to Australian and New Zealand visitors, as is customary for Australian publishers, and not wanting to lose their distribution access, Green Man sadly obliged. However, the discount code nullifies the markup in most instances (and actually exceeds it in a couple), so everybody wins. Green Man gets some good will (and the opportunity to charge the occasional wealthy, apathetic customer the higher price), 2K gets their regular gouge price, and customers using the coupon get a fair deal. The retailer claims the code will be valid for the next 10 years, a gesture somewhat muted by the caveat that it's "subject to change", but we imagine that tune could change quite fast if other major publishers take notice and request the same treatment. Head over to Green Man Gaming (disclaimer: affiliate link that throws a few dollars AusGamers' way for any subsequent purchases made) to take advantage of their generosity. Search for "ANZ" to browse price discrimination affected titles.
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Posted 11:17am 18/1/13
Posted 11:26am 18/1/13
Dick move from 2k games, would love to blast them on twitter.. but whats the point.
Posted 11:36am 18/1/13
Pretty sure the reason they haven't had other publishers available to Australians that they have available to US and UK customers is because they were asked to price gouge and stood their ground on. Hopefully this does mean they may become available, because I'd rather do all my game shopping at a store that supports Australians than have to give anything to those that are apathetic to us like Steam or Origin.
The more people that buy from them the more clout they will have in the industry and they will be able to make a bigger difference than they already are.
Posted 11:47am 18/1/13
Posted 11:54am 18/1/13
No one is complaining about the fact that 2K games are doing this to begin with?
What happened about the price gouging investigation by the govt?
Posted 12:00pm 18/1/13
Posted 03:38am 19/1/13
Posted 08:26pm 18/1/13
Posted 12:32am 19/1/13