Google is offering refunds for players who bought new Stadia freebies

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Google had some good news to share with Stadia streaming's early adopters yesterday: their $10/month Stadia Pro subscription will grant access to two new titles-Farming Simulator 19: Platinum Edition and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition-starting next month.

That didn't come as welcome news to all Stadia owners, though, because those games had already been on sale as Stadia launch titles for the week leading up to the announcement. That means a fair number of Stadia Pro subscribers had spent $49.99 (for Farming Simulator) or $9.99 (for Tomb Raider) on games that would be free in less than two weeks' time.

Google, to its credit, has not ignored these players. "Because of the proximity between the launch of the platform, and the announcement of these titles in Stadia Pro, we're happy to assist you if you'd like to request a refund if you have purchased either or both of these titles, even if it's outside of our normal policy," a Google community manager wrote yesterday afternoon.

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