(Almost) All "Madness" giveaways are deleted and game removed from giveaway selection list

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Apparently this happened around 7 hours ago. Almost all giveaways of "Madness" are deleted:
https://www.steamgifts.com/archive/search?q=madness
The reasons for deletion are almost all the same--

At the moment, beta keys, guest passes, and free games are not allowed to be given away.

This includes not only the ones with just a few copies but the "featured" ones (50+ copies) as well. The only ones remaining are either group/region restricted or invite-only and most of them are from developers. At this moment the game has already been removed from the giveaway selection list, suggesting it being recognized as a free game now.

I checked both here and other free game info sources and don't see anything about this game being free. Did I just miss something?

7 years ago*

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MattsPeppers

Also curious. Bump.

7 years ago

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talgaby

Considering all deleted giveaways were multi-copy ones, I smell leaked/stolen keys sold en masse, or a really nasty regional price glitch exploited to death.

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PlyrStar93

There is also a 1-copy giveaway of that getting deleted, though almost all giveaways are multiple copies per se. Also note the deletion applies to giveaways created since the release date, and the game is already blocked from the giveaway list. If there's a price glitch there is a bundle list that counters the effect; If there are leaked keys I haven't seen any news about it yet.

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Slyfon

This is madness (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

7 years ago

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madnessnewb

¯\(ツ)/¯

7 years ago

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