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GOG.com are DRM-free champions that's for sure, and since they support Linux now we can join in on the fun. They have now announced DRM-free movies, but they will also be removing some games.
DRM-free Movies
This is one thing especially interesting, but it will mostly be smaller films right now while Hollywood shies away from DRM-free films.
They have films like Indie Game The Movie, and a few others that I've never heard of that will probably get a lot of attention now.
If you do check out any of the films be sure to let us know if they are worth it.
On removing some games
Their actual news post wasn't detailed, but a forum post from a staff member was:
On the surface it may seem like some developers & publishers simply weren't willing to give up their $1=£1 pricing, but if they have contracts signed with other stores then they wouldn't want it changed elsewhere, so removing them from GOG until those contracts are up is the only way to go about it. Sad, but it happens. Luckily none of the games being removed are Linux compatible games.
Their new website seems to kill my Chrome, but luckily Firefox saves the day for me. Is this happening for anyone else? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
GOG.com are DRM-free champions that's for sure, and since they support Linux now we can join in on the fun. They have now announced DRM-free movies, but they will also be removing some games.
DRM-free Movies
This is one thing especially interesting, but it will mostly be smaller films right now while Hollywood shies away from DRM-free films.
They have films like Indie Game The Movie, and a few others that I've never heard of that will probably get a lot of attention now.
If you do check out any of the films be sure to let us know if they are worth it.
On removing some games
Their actual news post wasn't detailed, but a forum post from a staff member was:
QuoteNow, this is not your standard approach to pricing - just like our DRM-Free policy is not a standard approach to digital goods ownership. We did our best - and so did all of our partners, to keep all of the games in our catalog and offer them in the pricing scheme we've figured out, that we think is fair to all of you guys. Unfortunately, some of our developer and publisher friends had other obligations that made it impossible to reach a common ground. So, despite our combined efforts, the only sensible thing left to do, was to withdraw the problematic titles from our offer for the time being.
On the surface it may seem like some developers & publishers simply weren't willing to give up their $1=£1 pricing, but if they have contracts signed with other stores then they wouldn't want it changed elsewhere, so removing them from GOG until those contracts are up is the only way to go about it. Sad, but it happens. Luckily none of the games being removed are Linux compatible games.
Their new website seems to kill my Chrome, but luckily Firefox saves the day for me. Is this happening for anyone else? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Anxious to get some cheap Linux games, The Kid clicks through and finds not a single game being removed from GOG is actually a Linux game.
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I can't say that I am that fond of the new layout - it seems to subscribe to the whole Windows 8 style of having few or no hard edges that quite frankly I despise. A real shame considering that the old GOG layout was probably the best one I have seen for a web store.
Still, it does at least work for me with Chromium (Version 36.0.1985.143 (287914)), and the Linux icon is now a little penguin, which is indeed an improvement.
Still, it does at least work for me with Chromium (Version 36.0.1985.143 (287914)), and the Linux icon is now a little penguin, which is indeed an improvement.
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Luckily none of the games being removed are Linux compatible games
Errm, that's not really true.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Penumbra series are very much GNU/Linux-compatible games. Maybe not on GOG.com, but that's not something to smile about.
Hell, the first Penumbra game was released, on GNU/Linux, before GOG even existed.
I'm actually quite surprised and shocked that they're on this list. :(
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@Dr, re-check their store those do not support Linux. So, currently it isn't a loss for us.
Edit > Just noticed you did say not on GOG, so yes it's not actually an issue right now anyway as they didn't have their Linux versions on there.
Edit > Just noticed you did say not on GOG, so yes it's not actually an issue right now anyway as they didn't have their Linux versions on there.
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What? No.
No, it's not not an issue.
Quite the contrary.
It's even worse of an issue!
"These have no Linux support and therefore it's not an issue"?!? NO!
These games should have had GNU/Linux on GOG from the beginning, since they had GNU/Linux from the beginning. In the case of Penumbra: Overture, it had GNU/Linux support for 7. Damn. Years.
No, it's not not an issue.
Quite the contrary.
It's even worse of an issue!
"These have no Linux support and therefore it's not an issue"?!? NO!
These games should have had GNU/Linux on GOG from the beginning, since they had GNU/Linux from the beginning. In the case of Penumbra: Overture, it had GNU/Linux support for 7. Damn. Years.
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It's a big shame that wishlisted games are no longer indicated when browsing the list.
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And their video section supports HTML5 streaming from their server. Kudos to GOG.
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I also suspect that general slowness of Linux resales on GOG (of already existing titles) was due to them ironing out these pricing contracts and problems. Hopefully stuff should go quicker now.
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GOG Announce DRM-free Movies, And Some Games Are Being Removed
Might want to change the title. It looks like they are removing DRM free movies. Not technically incorrect due to a well-placed comma, but still confusing. I suggest substituting But for And.
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News about games being removed are always bad news, however their decision to not give into the publishers raises my <3 for GOG.
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The website works fine in Chrome for me Version 37.0.2062.94 (64-bit)
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Plintslîcho Aug 28, 2014
I'm not very fond of the new design. But I like the new payment options. The addition of movies I find pretty nice too. That they can be streamed online just tops this new offer off. I've already picked Indie Game: The Movie SE up.
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commodore256 Aug 28, 2014
Do you think any of these games will be back? Who knows, the publisher might reconsider or be bought by another publisher that would comply with GOG's policies.
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commodore256 Aug 28, 2014
Anyway, I hope these games do come back because I don't like DRM. This is the only kind of DRM I like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager
But, Steamworks isn't that bad, I find it easy to crack on windows and because it is, I find it more tolerable than always online DRM and Console DRM. Though, I wish I could find cracks for Linux games I bought on Steam, I feel safe knowing even if Valve doesn't deliver on their promise of giving everybody the master key if they ever go under, I have a backup plan.
But, Steamworks isn't that bad, I find it easy to crack on windows and because it is, I find it more tolerable than always online DRM and Console DRM. Though, I wish I could find cracks for Linux games I bought on Steam, I feel safe knowing even if Valve doesn't deliver on their promise of giving everybody the master key if they ever go under, I have a backup plan.
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Do you think any of these games will be back? Who knows, the publisher might reconsider or be bought by another publisher that would comply with GOG's policies.
They can return when contracts between their developers and retailers will expire. Then there will be no one to demand regional pricing, so developers can put games back on GOG.
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