Comment on The Verge Under Fire For Publishing Info About ‘Deadlock,’ Valve’s Secret Shooter

ccunning@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s not clear if he got access from Valve or from a friend or someone else. The article simply states

  Earlier today, I received a no-strings-attached invite to play Deadlock on Steam.

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  • ccunning@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ok - but they all originate from Valve, right? They couldn’t just put it behind a paywall or “NDA”wall?

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    • edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      From my understanding users of the beta can then invite others to join as well, Valve isn’t necessarily directly choosing who has access. So if Valve didn’t send the invite themselves they wouldn’t know to specifically put someone under a more strict NDA or whatnot because they’re a journalist. Could they have done more to restrict all users from sharing information? Yes, since apparently you just have to hit escape to bypass the agreement pop up, and there’s no other sort of NDA or contract or w/e in place upon joining.

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      • ccunning@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s all I’m saying. Valve is the gatekeeper and left the gate wide open. They blew it and they’re looking for someone else to blame.

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