$35 game add-on costs more than the title, turns out to be a printable certificate

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by Sindy Cator on June 22, 2016 at 7:47 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, games, gaming

If you’re told that you’re being scammed while you’re being scammed, is it still a scam? That’s the question Hadean Lands’ downloadable add-on raises. The Windows-based game is a text adventure with no graphics. To play, you have to read about scenarios, and type in commands to explore rooms and solve puzzles. It costs about $13.50. Its only piece of downloadable content (DLC) will set you back by $35. And unlike DLC for other games, which usually bring mission expansions, new costumes, weapons or vehicles, this one is a single PDF. The file contains a printable certificate that states that…