Hotel Galactic was recently revealed at the PC Gaming Show, a cozy management game inspired by Studio Ghibli's classic pictures and they're giving away one fancy looking Steam Deck.
More about it: "Hotel Galactic is a cozy management game where you transform a rundown intergalactic hotel into a thriving tourist destination. Inspired by the enchanting worlds of Studio Ghibli, Hotel Galactic blends wholesome nostalgia with modern fairy tale magic, ushering you into a new era of simulation games crafted by Ancient Forge."
Check out the trailer:
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They announced today they're "throwing a special giveaway to celebrate Hotel Galactic's announcement and our presence at Pyrkon 2024". It really does look lovely too:
Presumably, this means it will have good Steam Deck support. Be a bit weird doing this if it didn't. You can enter the giveaway on Gleam with the top prize being the customized 512 GB OLED Steam Deck, and some Steam keys for runners up. Winners will be picked on July 8th.
You can follow the game on Steam.
Quoting: pbWhat a nice idea. BTW do the skins fit both OLED and original SteamDecks?
Based on what Liam said in the article, it's a custom fitted 512 GB OLED Steam Deck, and based on the picture it's not just a skin, it's also got colored face buttons. I don't know if they're selling the skin separate but I would imagine they aren't.
Quotewholesome nostalgiaEhhh, nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Now in my day . . .
QuoteBy entering this content (e.g., photo, video, text, etc.), You understand and agree that the Sponsor and anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor or its respective licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.Surely that can't be legal? Signing over the rights to one's name, likeness and voice in perpetuity in order to enter a contest?
Quoting: CybolicUhm, those terms.... (emphasis mine)They just mean they want the right to re-post your Twitter/Insta/Tiktok on their socials pages. This is strictly a publicity tactic, and I'd be quite surprised if the winner of this isn't the one with the highest profile social media accounts with the most followers who makes the best post advertising the game. Hence why I never bother with Gleam giveaways as I don't use twitter/insta/tiktok, I'm a faceless anonymous gamer: my chances of winning are dead in the water. If I won, they'd simply say "congratulations chickenb00 on winning a custom Steam Deck!" and they couldn't even @ me.
Surely that can't be legal? Signing over the rights to one's name, likeness and voice in perpetuity in order to enter a contest?
Edit to add: This is quite a nice custom deck, though a bit bright... The game looks nice though. Spirited Away, The Game, basically
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Quoting: CybolicUhm, those terms.... (emphasis mine)When I was running my retail computer store 20 years ago, a local TV studio wanted to film some footage in the store. They presented me with a waiver/contract to sign that was worded exactly like this. I balked and refused to sign. My business partner was quite upset with me. All he saw was the potential free publicity. I was not willing to give up my sovereignty for some cheap media attention.
QuoteBy entering this content (e.g., photo, video, text, etc.), You understand and agree that the Sponsor and anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor or its respective licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.Surely that can't be legal? Signing over the rights to one's name, likeness and voice in perpetuity in order to enter a contest?
This kind of waiver/contract is pretty standard with the News & Entertainment Media corporations. It is slimey, I agree. The fact that the terms allow them to use the material for any purpose, not just the original one, deeply erodes my trust in them.
QuotePresumably, this means it will have good Steam Deck support.Yes, yes it will 😎
Quoting: CybolicUhm, those terms.... (emphasis mine)These are the default terms for each Gleam.io giveaway. Gleam.io is a platform for creating such giveaways and it allows for designing actions such as "record yourself saying why you love our brand best". Rest assured, nothing like that is the case here. What is collected first and foremost are emails to send info about prizes won as well as social media profile names to confirm that the action was performed (follow on Twitter etc.)
QuoteBy entering this content (e.g., photo, video, text, etc.), You understand and agree that the Sponsor and anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor or its respective licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.Surely that can't be legal? Signing over the rights to one's name, likeness and voice in perpetuity in order to enter a contest?
Quoting: hardpenguinI understand the intended purpose, I'm just fairly surprised that the conditions don't say something along the lines of "shall have the right [...] to your name, [etc.] within the context of the Campaign" instead of a blanket statement that could include anything.Quoting: CybolicUhm, those terms.... (emphasis mine)These are the default terms for each Gleam.io giveaway. Gleam.io is a platform for creating such giveaways and it allows for designing actions such as "record yourself saying why you love our brand best". Rest assured, nothing like that is the case here. What is collected first and foremost are emails to send info about prizes won as well as social media profile names to confirm that the action was performed (follow on Twitter etc.)
QuoteBy entering this content (e.g., photo, video, text, etc.), You understand and agree that the Sponsor and anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor or its respective licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.Surely that can't be legal? Signing over the rights to one's name, likeness and voice in perpetuity in order to enter a contest?
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