

Go to a bundle/3rd party key reseller and buy a ton of game keys.Get ahold of a database of stolen credit cards on the darkweb.He said his core business model was thus: They say they spoke with a successful merchant on G2A, who makes about $3-4 thousand a month. tinyBuild's issues with G2A are only the most recent in a long line, but they do serve as a great background for a discussion into why G2A is a terrible thing for the gaming industry and consumers.įor further information on G2A, their shady services and shady dealings, check out our article here about their clash with Gearbox. Not only illegally obtained, but the way in which they obtain them directly hurts developers/publishers. However, what G2A is often used for, very often in fact, is selling illegally obtained keys.

On the surface, sounds like a good idea to let us all make a couple bucks back on codes we would otherwise do nothing with. Essentially, G2A is a third-party site where anyone can come and sell their unwanted, or extra copies of, game keys, whether it's leftover from some bundle you bought or what have you. If you've been paying attention to the gaming world, specifically the industry news, you'll no doubt have heard about the rumblings developer and publisher tinyBuild has been making in regards to G2A.
