The difference being that, on the Paradox store, Paradox gets a higher share of the price than they'd get on Steam.
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Doubt it is, they sell Blizzard keys which is not allowed by that company.
As a general rule of thumb, if a website has been caught/suspected of selling grey market and stolen keys, most likely it isn't a reputable site and should be avoided. Some sites will falsely claim they are partnered with Publishers, you're best reporting these to the Publishers so they are aware and can take appropiate action. As mentioned in an earlier post if you are tempted to buy these keys (which usually appears to be abnormally cheap due to their nature) the Publisher reserves the legal right to revoke keys through Steam and you will lose the money paid for them.
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My answer, so nothing official, is yes. G2A is in what we can call "grey market".
Buying from this site is a great risk, as the key could be deactivated by the editor of the game (it happens a few times in the past).
It's not only for Paradox, I recommend to avoid G2A whatever the game is.
Important Piece of Info from Paradox's Distribution Manager regarding GOG and PDX Launcher.
"If you are a bargain hunter and want to scour GOG for sales as well, this will work fine using the PDX Launcher (after activating the code you get on your PDX account page) but GOG ownership does not, alas, transfer over to Steam."
"If you are a bargain hunter and want to scour GOG for sales as well, this will work fine using the PDX Launcher (after activating the code you get on your PDX account page) but GOG ownership does not, alas, transfer over to Steam."
Very helpful as always, Sanny is a great person. These forums are better off thanks to you. Thanks
Added the Italian based "IndieGala" to list of resellers, as far as I'm aware they are a legitimate partner of Paradox, as stated on their website. The Paradox sales look similar to what other resellers are offering.
Word of warning based on reviews, buy only from IndieGala's store and do not participate in the trade section of the website which is 3rd party selling.
Word of warning based on reviews, buy only from IndieGala's store and do not participate in the trade section of the website which is 3rd party selling.
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I've removed them from your post pending official word from Paradox. Hopefully on Monday.
Hello, we are Cube Game, a distribution operator from China. We work with many of the world's best game publishers, such as ATVI，Plug in Digital, 505 Games. We are very interested in your products, so we want a contact method, thank you.
Hello, just wondering what is PDX view on the Epic Game store platform ? Will you put your games available over there at some point ?
Care to comment on the heart attack I suffered when I saw Cities: Skylines titles on E.A.'s Origin store? Please don't tell me Paradox has fallen to the darkside.
And are no longer associated with them, and haven't been for quite some time.
I know, and this is quite unusual as one should think they might maintain some good relations enough to allow theml to sell their products.
GG and Paradox first split ways, then GamersGate got sold.
Completely different owners than before, as far as i know.