Green Man Gaming Denied Allegations Of ‘Gray Market’ Keys; Statement Released!
Green Man Gaming, an online game retailer store, has denied any allegations that it has sold "gray market" keys to customers, according to Gamespot.
In the past, Green Man Gaming was involved in an issue with "The Witcher 3" keys. Executive Paul Sulyok released a statement that he approached the creators of "Witcher 3," CD Projekt RED, so that they would work together, but they instead chose to focus on its own platform which was GOG.com. This denied the players the chance to have more options for where they could buy the game.
This time around, the chief executive of the company has responded to the claims that it has been selling unauthorized game keys for several game titles from Ubisoft and Activision. It has sourced its games in a responsible way through authorized third parties, according to sources.
"Some customers received a ROW [non-region locked rest of the world] copy of Black Ops III," stated a post by a mod on Reddit. "Others received ROW+Nuketown (pre-order DLC). And others received invalid keys. This is often the result of buying unauthorized keys."
"Stores will often obtain the keys through different sources to meet the number of sales, but can't assure the customers are getting the same product, or if it's even valid," continued the post.
Sulyok defended the company with a statement he provided to Gamespot, according to PC Gamer.
"Over the past year, we have been repeatedly asked to supply sensitive information regarding contracts between us and publishers, which for legal reason we simply cannot share, nor should we be expected to," read the statement. "We believe that other retailers featured on Reddit Game Deals have not been afforded the same level of scrutiny and investigation that we have endured, and that ultimately, customers will be missing out on information and deals."
Sulyok repeated that the source of Green Man Gaming's keys come from a range of over 400 publishers, developers and distributors so that it can meet the customer's demands, according to VG247. He also clarifies the difference between being an authorized retailer for some titles and being a retailer selling keys that have been sourced responsibly through authorized third parties.
