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Posted November 07, 2014
What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?

Rocket Ranger, a 1930s Sci-Fi movie-inspired action-adventure game about World War II and its unlikely jetpack-wearing hero, is available on GOG.com, for only $5.99.

Rocket Ranger takes us back to the war-shaken 1940s, as the Axis built a base on the moon and plan to use a mysterious substance called Lunarium to reduce people's intelligence. However, in the 21st Century time travel has been mastered, as have jet-propulsion backpacks, plus some cataclysmic weaponry and advanced code-breaking equipment.Thus, you are sent some special equipment from the future to change the result of the war. Use this technology to find five rocket ship parts and destroy the moon base! Action sequences linked by cinematic animations set the scene for this Cinemaware classic. There's also a strategic element, as you move your spies around to gain information and avoid detection, and decide how much Lunarium to use at each stage of the game. Action sequences include hand-to-hand combat with an Axis guard, and flying through the air shooting either hordes of enemy planes or the Zeppelin itself.

Strap on a jet engine to your back and blast off for 16-bit Amiga glory in Rocket Ranger, for only $5.99 on GOG.com!
Posted November 15, 2014
Thank you for dropping in here today, Cinemaware!
Posted November 15, 2014
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Phc7006: I second yyahoo's question on the impact of the Anthology's release on Steam. It's all very nice to give Steam such a sweet deal, but the message you've just send us is somewhat different. Some will feel ripped off, others think they're "rat labs" ( For all I know Tommo/ Nightdive did that to us : test the interest for their games on GOG then go full "Steam" ahead ) , others will simply consider it as puzzling.
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Cinemaware: This release on Steam is being handled again by our publisher, and is NOT being done correctly. It will be fixed shortly. We will ensure all our GOG fans get handled in a fair matter, just give us some time.
Thank you for the quick reply and reassurance!
Posted November 15, 2014
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Bigs: "Fixed" - does that mean I should buy the Anthology now while its available?? >_>
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madth3: Since it's on Steam, it might get fixed retroactively.
I don't remember any case where price mistakes were retroactively fixed on Steam, if you buy it, you can keep it is generally the case.
Posted November 15, 2014
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madth3: Since it's on Steam, it might get fixed retroactively.
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Pheace: I don't remember any case where price mistakes were retroactively fixed on Steam, if you buy it, you can keep it is generally the case.
Maybe the act of bundling was the mistake?
Posted November 15, 2014
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Pheace: I don't remember any case where price mistakes were retroactively fixed on Steam, if you buy it, you can keep it is generally the case.
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yyahoo: Maybe the act of bundling was the mistake?
That would be odd given that it's called an Anthology. I'm assuming the price was the mistake here.
Posted November 15, 2014
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Pheace: I don't remember any case where price mistakes were retroactively fixed on Steam, if you buy it, you can keep it is generally the case.
I was thinking of the recent update to GTA
Posted November 15, 2014
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yyahoo: Maybe the act of bundling was the mistake?
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Pheace: That would be odd given that it's called an Anthology. I'm assuming the price was the mistake here.
Well, just thinking that maybe Kalypso bundled the games together for a release on Steam without running it by Cinemaware first. Maybe they were supposed to be individual releases?
Posted November 15, 2014
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Pheace: I don't remember any case where price mistakes were retroactively fixed on Steam, if you buy it, you can keep it is generally the case.
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madth3: I was thinking of the recent update to GTA
That was a case of editing the game people had access to rather than anything to do with the purchase/price of it though.
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yyahoo: Well, just thinking that maybe Kalypso bundled the games together for a release on Steam without running it by Cinemaware first. Maybe they were supposed to be individual releases?
Perhaps, though then there's still a good likelyhood that if you have the games in your account already your purchase will stand.
Post edited November 15, 2014 by Pheace
Posted November 15, 2014
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madth3: I was thinking of the recent update to GTA
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Pheace: That was a case of editing the game people had access to rather than anything to do with the purchase/price of it though.
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yyahoo: Well, just thinking that maybe Kalypso bundled the games together for a release on Steam without running it by Cinemaware first. Maybe they were supposed to be individual releases?
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Pheace: Perhaps, though then there's still a good likelyhood that if you have the games in your account already your purchase will stand.
Agreed...

I wonder, would it be beyond Steam to refund purchasers for the anthology and remove it from their account instead? I admit, I don't believe I've heard of such a thing happening before, but this seems to be a rather odd situation in and of itself...
Posted November 15, 2014
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Pheace: That was a case of editing the game people had access to rather than anything to do with the purchase/price of it though.

Perhaps, though then there's still a good likelyhood that if you have the games in your account already your purchase will stand.
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yyahoo: Agreed...

I wonder, would it be beyond Steam to refund purchasers for the anthology and remove it from their account instead? I admit, I don't believe I've heard of such a thing happening before, but this seems to be a rather odd situation in and of itself...
Perhaps if the publisher specifically asked for it. Steam has removed certain games in the past from Steam keys, like the Gamersgate mistake where they accidentally had Warlock II (I think) on sale for 0.00. Those games got revoked and people refunded on Gamersgate. Though at the moment, it would seem likely it was the publishers fault to begin with, which, if it comes down to an argument between Kalypso and Cinemaware is probably something that will (or should) be handled internally rather than putting it on the customers.
Post edited November 15, 2014 by Pheace
Posted November 15, 2014
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yyahoo: Agreed...

I wonder, would it be beyond Steam to refund purchasers for the anthology and remove it from their account instead? I admit, I don't believe I've heard of such a thing happening before, but this seems to be a rather odd situation in and of itself...
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Pheace: Perhaps if the publisher specifically asked for it. Steam has removed certain games in the past from Steam keys, like the Gamersgate mistake where they accidentally had Warlock II (I think) on sale for 0.00. Those games got revoked and people refunded on Gamersgate. Though at the moment, it would seem likely it was the publishers fault to begin with, which, if it comes down to an argument between Kalypso and Cinemaware is probably something that will (or should) be handled internally rather than putting it on the customers.
Oh yeah, wasn't there a Gamersgate pricing mistake on a Bethesda Anthology a few years ago where it was sold at a ~99% discount and everyone that purchased it had their games removed on Steam?

Not that I think that is likely in this circumstance, but you're right, there have been a couple precedents set in the past.
Posted November 15, 2014
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yyahoo: Oh yeah, wasn't there a Gamersgate pricing mistake on a Bethesda Anthology a few years ago where it was sold at a ~99% discount and everyone that purchased it had their games removed on Steam?

Not that I think that is likely in this circumstance, but you're right, there have been a couple precedents set in the past.
Not sure if they were removed from Steam but they did stop/freeze orders after a while (ran out of keys 'supposedly', despite them still being sold soon after for the games being sold on their own) and I remember them compensating their customers who still had an open order with a year long discount on purchases over it, since I had one of those myself ;)

Games getting removed from Steam keys do happen from time to time, sometimes because of theft of keys etc. But games bought on Steam itself though, I can't remember any examples (aside from fraud cases where the games ended up not paid for, like CC chargebacks etc)
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Posted November 15, 2014
Steam has always honored price mistakes. Publishers can revoke keys if they believe an unauthorized re-seller is selling game keys. Also, if no price was paid then the retailer can revoke keys. But legally a retailer can't cancel keys if even one cent is payed.

The publisher KISS recently had a price mistake with the Gold Rush Anniversary Upgrade edition where you could get the special edition for $4.24 which was 88% off. The upgrade gave you the sub but not depot access, meaning when I purchased it I could see the game in my library but not download the game. Later, they altered the sub and altered the store page to identify that the app as an upgrade and not the game. A week later Kiss added the game sub to the mis-priced special edition upgrade that people had bought.
Posted November 15, 2014
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yyahoo: Oh yeah, wasn't there a Gamersgate pricing mistake on a Bethesda Anthology a few years ago where it was sold at a ~99% discount and everyone that purchased it had their games removed on Steam?

Not that I think that is likely in this circumstance, but you're right, there have been a couple precedents set in the past.
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Pheace: Not sure if they were removed from Steam but they did stop/freeze preorders after a while and I remember them compensating their customers with a year long discount on purchases over it, since I had one of those myself ;)

Games getting removed from Steam keys do happen from time to time, sometimes because of theft of keys etc. But games bought on Steam itself though, I can't remember any examples (aside from fraud cases where the games ended up not paid for, like CC chargebacks etc)
Good point about where it was purchased being meaningful. It should be interesting to see how all of this will be resolved. Nothing more fun than blindly speculating about it though. :)

Edit: Yeah, I guess what it was is that some people had their Bethesda Anthology orders cancelled and were upset about it. I remember there being a thread on these forums with people complaining about it and others telling them that they should have known that considering the price they were trying to take advantage of a pricing mistake and shouldn't complain when it was corrected. Out of curiosity, do you recall how much it was being sold for. My fuzzy memory suggests that it was around $100 and was supposed to be 5% off, but was set inversely as 95%, so people were buying it for $5...
Post edited November 15, 2014 by yyahoo
Posted November 15, 2014
GamersGate posted the Bethesda Complete Collection which included: Dishonored, Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Morrowind, Oblivion, Brink, Rage, Doom 3, Hunted and Rogue Warrior at a jaw-dropping $26. To give some that number some perspective, GamersGate currently has Dishonored available for $40.
http://truepcgaming.com/2012/12/30/gamersgate-ceo-responds-to-recent-pricing-errors/
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