Kickin' uP a litte GameSpot DuST.

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#1 UnRiders
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Ok guys, I love gamespot, don't get me wrong... but recently I've become a gamespot plus member and there's a few things that just seem to suck. Upon becoming a gamespot plus member i was offered free magazine subscriptions, where i thought: "Sweet! my benefits as a plusee have started already!" WRONG! I'm from Canada and therefore in-elegible to get a free magazine, much less two. Just recently I tried to play GameSpot's Scavenator, and hopefully score myself a ticked out 360, but again my canadian status left me wanting... what gives guys? Why can't I get some cool GameSpot stuff to show off to all my friends and brag about how much better GameSpot is than the other game review sites out there? I paid for my membership too ya know? I feel the only benefit of a GameSpot plus account is I get to download files faster than non-plus members, who don't care cuz they just get it off Bit-Torrent anyways. 'Nuff said. Could we please just throw the Great White North a bone? Please.

Sticking up for Canadians everywhere, UnRidaz.

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#2 Ryo_Kensen
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Even though I'm not Canadian, I support this. Everyone everywhere should get the benefits of a paid service.
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#3 UnRiders
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According to the reply I got in the customer support forum this issue is caused by the trade agreement between the United States and Canada. Therefore I will be contacting my province's MP and the Prime Minister to lobby for a better defenition of what trade is. Thanks all for your support and keep checking back, there may be a petition going up soon.
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#4 yian
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Good luck lobbying. Keep us updated. Also, when you do, please do something about the law that does not allowing people to sell the maggots to the fishing supply store; this whole "wild lives belong to the government" thing is preventing my friends from making some extra cash in Canada.
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#5 OhhSnap50893
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If it was up to Gamespot, I'm sure they would. Unfortunately it's a legality issue more than anything else. Some states in the US are ineligble as well because of different laws.
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Even though I'm not Canadian, I support this. Everyone everywhere should get the benefits of a paid service.Ryo_Kensen
agreed - u shud all get the same stuff if ur all paying. or they shud reduce the cost 4 non us peeps
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#8 Sharvie
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True, we outside the US should get the same benefits but law prevents us from these privileges and you can't automatically change the law.
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#9 Zeke129
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Can someone explain to me the laws behind this? I've purchased stuff from the US. On other sites, I have even WON stuff from the US.

Is there some law that prohibits only Gamespot from doing this, or do they just not want to cover the duty and shipping... 

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I am afraid the law is law. It is unfair to you guys outside the US.
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Ok guys, I love gamespot, don't get me wrong... but recently I've become a gamespot plus member and there's a few things that just seem to suck. Upon becoming a gamespot plus member i was offered free magazine subscriptions, where i thought: "Sweet! my benefits as a plusee have started already!" WRONG! I'm from Canada and therefore in-elegible to get a free magazine, much less two. Just recently I tried to play GameSpot's Scavenator, and hopefully score myself a ticked out 360, but again my canadian status left me wanting... what gives guys? Why can't I get some cool GameSpot stuff to show off to all my friends and brag about how much better GameSpot is than the other game review sites out there? I paid for my membership too ya know? I feel the only benefit of a GameSpot plus account is I get to download files faster than non-plus members, who don't care cuz they just get it off Bit-Torrent anyways. 'Nuff said. Could we please just throw the Great White North a bone? Please.

Sticking up for Canadians everywhere, UnRidaz.

UnRiders
I'm canadien too and I wish they did like Us/Canada and some other country I support this