Dude paid over $300 for a chance to win that truck... I agree... he DID NOTHING WRONG!

Seriously, I was coming here to say this exact thing. Austin Clagett did nothing wrong here and is just being screwed over by two companies that were too cheap to cover their offered prize.

No one in this story seems particularly likable...

It’s funny, but I’m also pretty sure they mean they agree with her stuff about “please buy the game anyway” and “don’t harass people online” in particular 

PlatinumGames: We agree with Jennifer Hale.

I believe her, but I also don’t believe he’s changed like she thinks he has. I watched two of my sisters go through cycles of abuse with the same men for *years* before they were finally able to break away from it, and it wasn’t because the guys finally changed and saw the error of their ways, it’s cause my sisters…

All of the people saying this is suspect how quickly its gettin resolved can fuck right off. Dude is in the spotlight - he is going to absolutely act different than the years he made it seem like he didnt even exist.

On the outside looking in, for sure. But as is very common with abusive relationships, one reason people stick around for so long (besides fear and Stockholm syndrome) is often a genuine love of their abuser.

And since the commenter in question dismisses every sensible criticism to the contrary:

Here we are again, a flood of comments not believing the victim.

They covered A Plague Tale:Reqium, two weeks ago:

Wow, it took less than an hour for the chodes to roll right on in, still calling her a liar.

People saying “wow, the rapid change in circumstance is suspicious! from someone capitalizing on their fame and life for profit too!” can fuck off.

They’ll often act like they’ve given in and given up when caught though.

It’s a little odd but one thing that’s a common trend with these kind of abusers is they’ll act very quickly to cover their tracks. They’ll put on their nice face and make amends and say they’ll get help when they’re caught. And sometimes they do... and sometimes it’s just a ploy to keep their victim from actually…

Do you ever bother listening to women?

I don’t know much about the situation, but given that he just got outed as an abuser in headlines around the world, of course he’d give her back control of everything. There are a lot of eyes on him.

Im so sick of these aggressively stupid and narcissistic comments. They have 8 million subscribers. It says that in the article you’re commenting upon. But sure... “derp derp, they have 8 million subscribers but I personally dont know of them so therefore theyre irrelevant and nobody cares” is a super intelligent and…

They have 8 million subscribers (individuals that liked their videos enough to actually click the subscribe button). They are easily in the 99th percentile for that platform.

so, you never hearing of something makes it irrelevant? shit dude, I’m glad I speak the same language as you, I don’t wanna go into the void :-(