My Library Gave Me a Free Steam Game

Whaaa? I wish NYPL has any games at all. /moves

Got to feel sorry for others though. Going to rent that and can't use it :P

lucky

What in the hell....how does that happen? Wha....O_O

That's pretty awesome. The only downside is, someone unscrupulous could use that game after you've returned it to contact steam support and take control of your account

Once complaints come in that people can't use the game I have a feeling that they're going to stop buying PC games.

Your taxes payed for that game.

Which library is this?

I think you should tell the library that it isn't possible to lend a game like that. As Incog said, people could even steal your steam account using that key now that you've activated it. It would be in your interest I guess to remove the key from the box before returning it to the library.

To be fair you should inform the library staff about how games with steamworks work. They might not be aware and buy more of them for you ant other to grab for free, instead of getting some other works that more people could have use of.

Where is this library?!

if you don't go back and tell the library how steam keys work what do you think the library's reaction will be when the next borrower finds they can't use it and they trace it back to the only other one being you who took it out and permanently bound it to your account? sure you return the disk but no good to them that way without the code.

edit- (I'd bet left alone they treat it the same as returning just the dustjacket of a book and bill you. tell them now they'd be understanding, keep quiet hoping no one notices you got it and not so much. only worse if you go back looking to do it again like that last sentence implies.
even if they don't you should still warn them how it works before they waste more $ on pc games they can't actually share)

What kind of library has games like these?!?!?!?!

Your local library has video games? Wow, mine doesn't. :P

my library has video games only for ps3 and xbox

I like your library.

Wow, my library only gives console games, no pc games.

I think the last game I checked out from my library was a Putt Putt game. That was ages ago.

I'm sure everyone who pays taxes in your town will be delighted to hear about this... :)

Assuming it's not just a cool story bro, please try to explain to these library people how steam works, before they waste any more money buying games for your sole use... :)

Cool lawl :P

Soooo.. You stole it?

Dick.

I know you're not going to do it, but I feel that I should say it anyways. You should pay them back for the game. They didn't know what they were doing, but you obviously did with the intention of getting a free game and also of "watching the library system" so you can take advantage of their system even further in the future. Now say what you want but that's just wrong.

And scratching the code off of the box? Way to be a dick, ruining the game box. Either way, they have no use for the CD anyways, so might as well keep the entire thing.

Just pay for it. You're married, both you and your husband probably have jobs. $60 isn't going to kill you.