Posted July 24, 2015
cogadh: Possibly, I don't remember them leaving Steam, but it was a while ago. Either way, the point still stands: if whatever may have forced the games removal from GOG and Steam was some kind of legal shenanigans, why are they now back on Steam and not on GOG? Obviously whatever facilitated their removal in the first place was something that could be corrected, otherwise if they were removed from Steam, they never would have come back. I can't imagine GOG would refuse the games they launched the site with, so I can only assume Bethesda (or their lawyer) is the one at fault.
It's hard to say, but it sure seems like Bethesda is enamored of Steam now (even though the games are DRM-free there, it may just be a matter of momentum for them at this point). Maybe they found negotiating with Valve was easier than GOG? Maybe they found Valve's terms better than GOG's? Perhaps it's something contractual such as a period of exclusivity for Steam. Who knows? The point being, I guess, that unless we know the real reason the Fallout games aren't offered here, it's silly to draw any kind of inference, good or bad. But I will say it's decidely odd that there are no Bethesda games here at all. Seems the Falout games would have been an excellent stepping stone to get Bethesda's games on here.