Free Borderlands 2 giveaway turns into review bombing over “spying” on Steam — gamers recall the scandal once again

The Borderlands 2 promo campaign has once again reignited a “pocket of resistance” within the Steam community.

After the Borderlands 2 giveaway kicked off, gamers once again recalled the scandal surrounding the franchise's games. Earlier, changes were introduced to the user agreement that some view as the legalization of “spying” (various data is collected, and part of the community feels it is excessive).

In the end, it all turned into a new round of review bombing on Steam: gamers are criticizing the developers and the policies of publisher 2K (Take-Two).

Earlier, the head of Gearbox explained that this was a purely formal change to the agreement made by lawyers, and from a software standpoint nothing had changed — nobody added any “spyware.” However, practice showed that not everyone was convinced.

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Cover author: Gearbox, 2K. Image source: store.steampowered.com

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Screenshot author: Steam. Image source: store.steampowered.com