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Proving once again why they are as beloved by gamers as they are, Valve Software have not only unbanned 12,000 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players on Steam, but they’ve also given them something for the hassle: two free copies of Left 4 Dead 2.
As GamesIndustry.biz reports, a bug in Steam cropped up recently that tricked the system’s anti-cheating measures into thinking non-cheating players were in fact big, stinking cheaters. This error resulted in a slew of bans that Valve, at first, said they weren’t responsible for. However, after doing some digging, Valve realized it was in fact an error on their end.
This prompted Valve head Gabe Newell to send out a personal message to all afflicted players that admitted, “This was our mistake, and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you.” To smooth things over even more, Newell also informed players, “We have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn’t already own the game.”
Valve: Always keeping it classy.
Source: GameIndustry.biz
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xRaymond9250
what a nice thing for valve to do.
-John-
Okay, I just have one thing to say on the subject;
No Valve game lets you lean.
Then again, most of them have dedicated servers, so...
Oh yeah, and Valve is awesome for doing this.
mechudo90
I really can't think how valve can become more of the opposite of "a**hole company" (e.g. Activision). Thank you Valve/Valve employees. Keep being awesome.
g4fan247
Good job Valve for correcting the problem you found.
Chupacabras_X
good for VALVE....you watching Activision?
assassinsODST
God i love valve.
Arkanthiel
This is why we love you, Gabe, you fat huggble monster, you!
RampagingAcorn
So, anybody have a copy they wanna give me? hahaha ;)
drux2x ShowHide(7 Replies)
So..Valve bans people that are playing a game inappropriately, most likely cheating, and they get a reward for it?
Where do I sign up?
Mr.Rager
Am I the only one that wants Valve to make a console
middlefingers
props to valve for making right.
boo to valve for making me fork 40bucks for an expansion to the original l4d.
Keaton_man
I find it somewhat ironic that Valve is finding a way to be the Jesus of gaming while people are playing a game by activision, the Nazis of the gaming world.
chantler
You see why Valve is the King, they mess up and the fix their mistake. Do you get it Apple?! They owned up for their faults and the people love them for it. Are you taking notes Apple? You should be.
crimsonkinge ShowHide(2 Replies)
let them cheat god its a game no one is going to die from cheating
bolo73
Nice to see a company that not only own up to a mistake but give something to the players what were effect by the error.
pranabowjake
@kikook
i dont think you get it. thoes 12k that were banned, where wrongfully banned by an error in the server, not because they were cheating. you should reread the article. they are compensating for wrongfully banning people because of a glitch.
dontknow6
sorry to inform you kikook but PC gaming is far from dead and far from even the extent of dying. Gaming machines are still huge both in the market place and and fanboys. I guess you dont pay attention to the profit margin or how many computer games are on shelves everywhere. Get a clue then comment.
SirCitadel
and for all the people waiting for episode 3... what do we get?
kikook ShowHide(9 Replies)
This is stupid...so what? The people who were banned for cheating are now able to play CoD again AND get rewarded for cheating? This is BS...they were banned for a reason, it's online, they will cheat again. Valve needs to stop focusing on the dying PC genre and focus more on their Platform games such as Team Fortress on the Xbox, those reviews on the Ps3 version vs the xbox version are such lies. The Ps3 is far better to play if you want to play TF2, no hacking, no character glitches ect...
The only reason I'm pissed about this is because they are rewarding cheating, AND they still aren't updating their console games, which IS their money maker. PC is dying, Valve needs to start getting on good terms with the Console genre.
Connor53
Valve as usual goes above and beyond for their customers. I am not surprised by their generosity.
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