Vault Dweller
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Every time a developer releases a game, he gets emails from the fastest growing industry - key resellers. Some folks are lazy and go with "Imma famous youtuber, gibe keys now", other show surprising creativity and even construct elaborate fake sites.
This attention is probably overwhelming for many indie developers who secretly believe that their game is the best ever and it's just a matter of time until it's discovered by a youtuber with 8 million followers. So when they get an email from famousyoutuber@hotmail.com, they send 5-50 keys (you can't say no to a famous youtuber who wants to give away your keys to his followers, can you?) and anxiously wait for the video.
We got over 50 fake requests last week. Got this little gem this morning:
This attention is probably overwhelming for many indie developers who secretly believe that their game is the best ever and it's just a matter of time until it's discovered by a youtuber with 8 million followers. So when they get an email from famousyoutuber@hotmail.com, they send 5-50 keys (you can't say no to a famous youtuber who wants to give away your keys to his followers, can you?) and anxiously wait for the video.
We got over 50 fake requests last week. Got this little gem this morning:
They sent it to a bunch of other developers (cc'd them openly) and got a reply within an hour from a developer who just hit reply to all:Subject: Best for Developers!!!
email: info@gamesradar.com (spoofed, of course)
Good day!
Welcome GamesRadar+.
We liked you game. We want to offer cooperation. You probably know that on our website daily visited by millions of players.
So games that we write, or remove reviews are rapidly becoming popular.
If you want your game has been widely publicized,
you provide us please press kit and a few keys on Steam.
Send your answer here: gamesradarplus@gmail.com
Because we have given a dispute with the company that is hosting it and we limited the number of messages we receive.
Thank you very much!
We will thank you, but everything depends on you !!!
http://www.gamesradar.com/
https://www.twitch.tv/gamesradar
More legit-looking attempts:Hello GamesRadar,
Thanks for getting in touch Below are three Steam Keys you can use for review or promotion:
[3 keys]
[name of the game] is a short game… One play-through takes about 15-25 minutes, though there are 12 different endings to discover and multiple choices to make.
For more information and assets, please check out our press kit: [link removed]
Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or if there’s anything else you need!
I'm Daniel Muller, a leading manager of the gaming portal Gggmanlives.
We have a new section in the show, for which we select the interesting games that come in every day.
We really liked your game, and we would be happy to do a review on it. If you are not difficult, could you share with us a press kit and a pair of keys to our testers?
We would be happy to cooperate with you.
My channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/Gggmanlives/featured
Sincerely,
Daniel
George Denev <business.gameboxbg@gmail.com>
Hello,
I am George from gamebox.bg and i am glad to contact you. My team would like to make review of your new game Dungeon Rats and show it to our community. If you can to prove us 1-2 or more copies of the game we will be really, really happy. At GameBox, we're all about having fun, but when it comes to reviews we take things seriously. Reviewing games is the most important thing we do, because this is when we help you make a decision about how to spend your money. Our goal is twofold: Offer a critical view of how a game succeeds or fails at what it’s trying to do, and to give you all the info needed to determine if a game is worth your time and hard-earned cash. We will try to contact you for the review soon as its possible.
Regards,
George
Greetings!
I would like to suggest cooperation. I am a game journalist. I make reviews on PC games and post them on a popular gaming portal. I saw some gameplay videos of your game "Dungeon Rats" and it really trilled me. If you give me some copies of the game for me and my teammate, I would write a review on your game and publish it on a site. Afterwards, I will send you the links on my review. Also I will be grateful if you include me into your press list of your future
projects.
Best regards - GameReviewBomb - team
Daniel
Greetings!
I am writing you to suggest cooperation. I am an editor on a site devoted to PC games. I saw some material videos of your game Dungeon Rats and it seems quite interesting to me. If you give me some copies of the game for me and my partner, I would write a review on your game and publish it on a site. Afterwards, I will send you the link on my review. Also I will be grateful if you include me into your press list of your future projects.
Best wishes,
Blasting Games
Hi,
I'm a big fan of computer games. Sorry for bad english. I have heard that developers sometimes fissile their games, so I wrote to you. I really liked your game The Age of Decadence , and I wanted to play it, but I don't have money. Please share with me, and if possible with my two friends the keys to the game or gifts. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please
We will post the review in Steam for you game
Sorry if prevented.
Yours faithfully,
Hello my name is Dragan and i am very interested in your new game Dungeon Rats,but i do not have enought money to buy it,would you mind sending me 1 key so that i can try it out???
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