


I didn't buy the game myself but do appreciate it when a developer can be honest and accept that they're wrong for what they've done which is a rare thing these : It's even easier: Stop signing contracts for limited time licenses! They're just stupid! Car manufaturers don't need to be afraid that some video game developer gets filthy rich selling a 10 years old computer game with "free" Porsches and Ferraris (or Fords and Subarus, since this is a Rally game).Ĭopyright and licensing is important, but limiting the time you're allowed to use the brands in a video game is bullshit. Steam user "James_UK" wrote: "Thanks for doing this. We hope this goes some way to restoring any lost faith and thank you as always, for your continued support."

"To process a refund, please go to your account transactions page and you will see a 'Refund' button for Colin McRae Rally. The ability to refund will be available until the 19th August. "Furthermore, as an act of good faith, we have worked with Valve to enable anyone that bought the game to claim a refund. We have now updated the product description for clarification. "We understand that some people who bought Colin McRae Rally on Steam are upset and feel that it isn't the game they thought it would be. "At Codemasters, we care about our customers and pride ourselves on listening to our community," read a statement posted to the Steam forum by community manager Lee Williams.

What they got was a port of the mobile phone version released last year with, in Codemasters' words, touched up audio and graphics.įollowing a raft of negative reviews, Codemasters has offered customers a refund and updated the Colin McRae Rally product page. Some said they had expected a high definition remake of the 1998 original. Codemasters is offering refunds on Colin McRae Rally on Steam.Ĭolin McRae Rally drew criticism after it launched last week when some players said it was not the game they had expected based on the product description.
