Be sure to claim it before the offer ends.
Be warned, these games have turned into literal spyware. Installing them gives 2K/Gearbox root access to your computer and collects a ridiculous amount of info.
Borderlands 2 is free to claim on Steam for the next two days
Submitted 3 weeks ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
https://store.steampowered.com/app/49520/Borderlands_2/
Comments
Dagamant@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
But can they if you are using Linux to run it?
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes everyone go and claim your free spyware so whiny bitchford can data mine your PC.
brsrklf@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Out of the loop. What did gearbox do that time?
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The resaon its free is because they added a data miner with root level access.
Goretantath@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Good thing 🏴☠️’d copies exist of before the malware.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
But how do you play with friends again
lath@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hitachi
But wait, does it even work anymore?
mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Don’t claim it is a free trojan
atlien51@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
We should have the Lenny version of a subreddit where we just post what games are free this week
And009@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Signing up for revolution
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Nah
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It also requires root level access and is listed as such in their TOS.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How do terms of service give them root level access?
Dagamant@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t, installing the game does. The terms of service just let you know that you are willfully infecting your computer with spyware.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
By indicating that root access is required to play the game, and that you agree to this by agreeing to the TOS. Without agreeing, you can’t play the game.
EnsignPacts@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
People seem to not understand how TOS works. The game exe does not request admin permissions at all. There is no kernel level anticheat. It does not install Battleye or EAC or anything of the sort.
The TOS is not specific to this game. It just means there is at least one game by Take Two Interactive that requires this (though when I skimmed through I couldn’t find mention of it).
The game has not been updated since 2022 and I highly doubt it will get any more.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Add it while it’s free, worry about root later. :)
I’m going to try it on my Steam Deck, I just naturally assume they already have root access.