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General discussionRegional Locked Games on GOG(743 posts) (743 posts) 
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Posted February 26, 2015
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EBToriginal: If you do a significant business or presence in a country, you are considered to be doing buisness there. Before e launch of the German language storefront gog could claim the sales were incidental. Now that they have a dedicated storefront their lawyers have advised them to do this or risk being sued. And gog isn't anywhere the size of steam and really probably couldn't absorb another suit right now.
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PaterAlf: Well if that's the case they should turn off the German version of the site immediately. Don't know why it should be neccessary anyway. About 90% of the Germans should understand enough English to have no problems with any English storefront.
Too late, once you commit to an action the concept of due diligence would require you to keep doing it. German language storefront or no GoG has admitted they do significant (or want to) buisness in Germany. Beyond that not having the web presence would not be a slam dunk defence anyway, depending on the actual volume and % they sell.

Basically a government can fuck with you if they feel like it with impunity. I for example can't enter floridia due to a lot of my home brew porn being "gender ambiguous" "overly violent" and "sacrilegious".
Post edited February 26, 2015 by EBToriginal
Posted February 26, 2015
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IAmSinistar: Yes, but not available in all regions.
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blotunga: And discounted only in Russia.
Exactly, even though it's made in France.
Posted February 26, 2015
I wonder if this is a poorly done transition into region locking movies, like the post Barry suggested a while back.
Posted February 26, 2015
I just wonder, did anybody tell GOG that Commandos 2+3 were never banned in Germany? If they put a regional lock on these games, they have to lock many more games as well.
Posted February 26, 2015
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ShadowWulfe: I wonder if this is a poorly done transition into region locking movies, like the post Barry suggested a while back.
Honestly, many of us expected movie region locks out of the gate. It's a surprise to see it hit games first. Though, since they haven't released a movie in over a month, maybe there are other considerations at work.

EDIT: Better phrasing, hopefully.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by IAmSinistar
Posted February 26, 2015
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jtsn: Just like with printed books (yes, those get banned, too).
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IAmSinistar: But not burnt. So, progress!
Well, apparently "Mein Kampf" will be re-printed in Germany again after 75 years. But obviously a "fascistic murder-simulator" like Commandos must be kept away from the so easily-influenceable German people at all costs.
I for one am surely sleeping easier tonight knowing that GOG won't turn some German boy into a maniac mass murderer.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by FrasierWCrane
Posted February 26, 2015
And to think that once I actually considered moving to Germany. No way... or even if I'd move I'd leave a router and VPN behind.
Posted February 26, 2015
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IAmSinistar: But not burnt. So, progress!
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FrasierWCrane: Well, apparently "Mein Kampf" will be re-printed in Germany again after 75 years. But obviously a "fascistic murder-simulator" like Commandos must be kept away from the so easily-influenceable German people at all costs.
I for one am surely sleeping easier tonight knowing that GOG won't turn some German boy into a maniac mass murderer.
I wonder if it will be a censored version.
Posted February 26, 2015
I don't feel like reading through 20 pages.

1 reason to ban Commandos in Germany would probably be the symbol within the games, used during the 1940's. If not mistaken it is banned in Germany and the game has it.
Posted February 26, 2015
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IAmSinistar: It's a surprise to see it hit games first.
Yeap. Almost 4 years since the first regionally locked title appeared in GOG. Time sure does fly.

To clarify, there were (unsure if still are) 2 versions of The Witcher 2 on GOG. The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 2 (AU). The (AU) version was only purchasable from Australia (maybe NZ as well? Not sure) and wasn't available in the other countries. The other version was unavailable in Australia. I think there was at least one user who managed to have both in their shelf, but I'm not 100% certain about that.
Posted February 26, 2015
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PaterAlf: It's not forbidden to import banned games or to buy uncensored versions from foreign shops. Unless they are not located in Germany there is not much that could happen to GOG.
sure about that?
afaik, what you said is true if the game was banned for excessive violence. But Commandos was banned by court order for its use of nazi symbols. In this case the import is illegal as well.
At least, thats how I remember it (too lazy to check right now)
Posted February 26, 2015
This is... disappointing. Very much so. GOG used to be the cool place I'd recommend everyone I met, where I would buy several copies of games just to promote. Today, it's one more step further from it.

I won't start boicoting it, as I have long decided that I will stop buying in its entirety when they don't allow me to download/play(through galaxy) my games on a specific location. The whole reason to buying them is to have them available anywhere, after all, and if that is put into question I'm done with the site.

Beyond that, it's just my enthusiasm waning. Fuck this shit, makes no sense.
Posted February 26, 2015
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Klumpen0815: I wonder if it will be a censored version.
It will be a children's book, along with a companion book.


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JMich: Yeap. Almost 4 years since the first regionally locked title appeared in GOG. Time sure does fly.

To clarify, there were (unsure if still are) 2 versions of The Witcher 2 on GOG. The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 2 (AU). The (AU) version was only purchasable from Australia (maybe NZ as well? Not sure) and wasn't available in the other countries. The other version was unavailable in Australia. I think there was at least one user who managed to have both in their shelf, but I'm not 100% certain about that.
Before my time here, and thus I plead ignorance and the mercy of the court.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by IAmSinistar
Posted February 26, 2015
The games are DRM-free on Desura and DotEmu, can anyone confirm if they are region locked there?
Post edited February 26, 2015 by jcoa
Posted February 26, 2015
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FrasierWCrane: Well, apparently "Mein Kampf" will be re-printed in Germany again after 75 years. But obviously a "fascistic murder-simulator" like Commandos must be kept away from the so easily-influenceable German people at all costs.
I for one am surely sleeping easier tonight knowing that GOG won't turn some German boy into a maniac mass murderer.
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Klumpen0815: I wonder if it will be a censored version.
Probably it won't be but it will have another 100 pages of explanation and analysis before you can read it. I checked the original reprint out in our local library and to today's world unless you are totally insane that book has no meaning whatsover.
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