They absolutely are because they own the resale market too and get a cut of all those sales. They don’t have to actually do the scalping themselves, just not get in the way.

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/

I was so excited for Powerslide Slipstream, then Midway had to buy Ratbag and immediately fire everyone :(

I still have a Powerslide CD though and it still plays great. You can also buy it on GOG, not sure if they got the music working on the GOG version, since the original plays music from CD.

Dean Browning did it for real https://www.inquirer.com/politics/clout/dean-browning-twitter-20201110.html

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.