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Update 19.05.2014:

Added:

ArmA 2 (because I'm a fucking idiot and left it out all this time)
Planetary Annihilation (confirmed by Nordic Games to have no DRM)
Risen 3 (now definitively confirmed by Deep Silver to be DRM-free)
Battle Worlds: Kronos (Germany)
Deponia (Germany)
Chaos on Deponia (Germany)
Goodbye Deponia (Germany)
The Whispered World (UK, Germany)
Game Dev Tycoon (Germany)

Question marked:

The Walking Dead Season 2 (all of Telltale's stuff to date has been DRM-free on disc, although that ended with the release of Season 1 with the 400 Days DLC - was the DRM for that only related to the DLC?)
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Wasteland 2 (announced to be available DRM-free upon release, will this apply to the retail version?)
Divinity: Original Sin (announced to be available DRM-free upon release, will this apply to the retail version?)
Moebius: Empire Rising (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Emergency 2014 (all the Emergency games to date have been DRM-free)

Other news:
Broken Sword 5 confirmed to require Steam at retail unfortunately.
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jamyskis: Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Moebius: Empire Rising (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Nice! Now I'm seriously contemplating getting those.
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jamyskis: Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Moebius: Empire Rising (available widely DRM-free as download version, and Crimson Cow's stuff has been DRM-free to date)
Just to let you know, I contacted Crimson Cow about these two releases and they confirmed that they will be DRM-free. :)
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jamyskis: snip
Here is another question to mark; Will Jagged Alliance: Flashback be DRM-Free? After some outrage from the backers at the developers wanting to add Steam activation to the retail disc, they backtracked and will include both DRM-Free and Steam functionality to the disc. But will this extend to a general retail release, or be limited only to the backers?

By the way, you may want to update Far Cry 2 to the whole Europe and not just Germany.
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fronzelneekburm: Just to let you know, I contacted Crimson Cow about these two releases and they confirmed that they will be DRM-free. :)
Awesome :) Thanks for checking that! Added.
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Grargar: Here is another question to mark; Will Jagged Alliance: Flashback be DRM-Free? After some outrage from the backers at the developers wanting to add Steam activation to the retail disc, they backtracked and will include both DRM-Free and Steam functionality to the disc. But will this extend to a general retail release, or be limited only to the backers?
No idea, but I'll certainly keep a close eye on it.

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Grargar: By the way, you may want to update Far Cry 2 to the whole Europe and not just Germany.
I'm assuming there's a physical release that doesn't have to be patched outside of Germany then?

The point was that the original release of Far Cry 2 required activation, which could be eliminated by means of a patch. There was a new version, released by ak'tronics in Germany (aka "Software-Pyramde"), that was patched to the most recent version - I'm not sure where else this version can be found.
Post edited May 22, 2014 by jamyskis
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jamyskis: I'm assuming there's a physical release that doesn't have to be patched outside of Germany then?

The point was that the original release of Far Cry 2 required activation, which could be eliminated by means of a patch. There was a new version, released by ak'tronics in Germany (aka "Software-Pyramde"), that was patched to the most recent version - I'm not sure where else this version can be found.
Yes, as part of the Ubisoft Exclusive series and as part of a compilation that also contains the original one.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry Collection
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Grargar: Here is another question to mark; Will Jagged Alliance: Flashback be DRM-Free?
The current alpha version doesn't need steam running to run. So it's already DRM-Free on steam, and there will be a DRM-Free release as well. So I'd say the retail disc should be DRM-Free as well.
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JMich: The current alpha version doesn't need steam running to run. So it's already DRM-Free on steam, and there will be a DRM-Free release as well. So I'd say the retail disc should be DRM-Free as well.
We're not talking about digital releases that require online connection to download anyway, but about a retail disc. If the retail disc demands Steam activation, it doesn't matter if you can backup the game afterwards or not, as you can't install the game without online connection, neither can you lend/resell the disc afterwards. The reason I'm asking is because, following your thread on the game's development, the developers originally wanted to make the retail disc Steam-only along with a DRM-Free key (similar to Divinity: Dragon Commander where the disc itself is Steam-only, but it also includes a GOG key), but complaints from the backers forced them to include both versions on the disc. But, will there be a guarantee that this will extend towards the general retail release? I will wait and see.
Post edited May 22, 2014 by Grargar
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Grargar: But, will there be a guarantee that this will extend towards the general retail release? I will wait and see.
I can ask Shanga or Flugente to forward a question, though I don't think they have given it much thought yet. Still, my views on the most probable way to do it.

Have the game with a setup program on disk, with the option to install it in a steam directory. Include a steam code in the box, which allows you to redeem it on steam. You can either install it from the disk, then verify cache from steam, install from steam, or install from disk. All three will result in having the exact same files on your computer.

Having to create one disk for backers and a different one for general retail will probably be more hassle than it's worth, but that is just speculation on my part.
If you look at this AmazonReview, the GameOfTheYear-Edition of WalkingDead (Season I+400 Days) seems to be DRM-free too...
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2AYIMZTO5LXWA/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B003BW0IGU&nodeID=468642&store=videogames
Ordered the german Version now, so I might find out whether this is true or not...
Negative Part: NinjaBlade definitivly got Securom in DiskVersion on Retail, so it shouldn´t be marked as DRM-free...

(don´t know about Iceberg Interactives Version, but that´s the case for BitComposer!)
Post edited May 30, 2014 by RadonGOG
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RadonGOG: Negative Part: NinjaBlade definitivly got Securom in DiskVersion on Retail, so it shouldn´t be marked as DRM-free...

(don´t know about Iceberg Interactives Version, but that´s the case for BitComposer!)
Not negative at all. It doesn't require online activation. (Which is the point of this thread).
Hmm, taking a second look, I do indeed have the Iceberg Interactive version. Not sure if the BitComposer requires online activation.
Post edited May 31, 2014 by Grargar
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Grargar: Not sure if the BitComposer requires online activation.
It doesn't.
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RadonGOG: Negative Part: NinjaBlade definitivly got Securom in DiskVersion on Retail, so it shouldn´t be marked as DRM-free...

(don´t know about Iceberg Interactives Version, but that´s the case for BitComposer!)
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Grargar: Not negative at all. It doesn't require online activation. (Which is the point of this thread).
Hmm, taking a second look, I do indeed have the Iceberg Interactive version. Not sure if the BitComposer requires online activation.
That´s about how you define DRM. If you got the "closest"/ "hardest" definition, it´s EVERY form of restricting usage of a game...
And really, everybody who´d try to sell a game with DiskProtection as a DRM-free game would be shitstormed to hell...
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RadonGOG: That´s about how you define DRM. If you got the "closest"/ "hardest" definition, it´s EVERY form of restricting usage of a game...
And really, everybody who´d try to sell a game with DiskProtection as a DRM-free game would be shitstormed to hell...
jamyskis has already said what the thread is all about in the first post:

"To avoid pissing contests about the definition of DRM-free, I'll lay it out here and now:

DRM-free for the purposes of this list is defined as a game that does not require any form of phoning home (for example by means of a internet connection or telephone call) for single-player gaming. Games that are inherently online multiplayer will not be included. Disc-based copy protection and locally authenticated keys do not count as DRM. Having to register for patches does not count as DRM, unless the game cannot be played without the patch."

Otherwise, many games in this list would be invalid (like Overlord 2 which uses SecuROM). The idea is that many retail games, 2008 and onwards, are resorting to online authentication nowadays and this list points out what games don't require it. Maybe the title is misleading, but for that, you'll have to complain to jamyskis. :P