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General discussionGames that are *unofficially* confirmed for release on GOG in the future part 2(13909 posts) (13909 posts) 
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Posted October 11, 2014
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Crosmando: Wings is now officially out if anyone is interested, backers can download the DRM-free version off their website. I asked them about GOG version and got this reply:

"A GOG release is likely, but it's not scheduled as of this moment.

Although we won't promise this, we will try to work at getting GOG codes for backers in the future."
Strange, I wonder why there would be a problem. It's not like the game is integrated into Steam.
Posted October 11, 2014
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Crosmando: Wings is now officially out if anyone is interested, backers can download the DRM-free version off their website. I asked them about GOG version and got this reply:

"A GOG release is likely, but it's not scheduled as of this moment.

Although we won't promise this, we will try to work at getting GOG codes for backers in the future."
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tfishell: Strange, I wonder why there would be a problem. It's not like the game is integrated into Steam.
Actually, that's much more promising than their statement in the Defender of the Crown release thread.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_defender_of_the_crown/post269
Posted October 11, 2014
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tfishell: Strange, I wonder why there would be a problem. It's not like the game is integrated into Steam.
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yyahoo: Actually, that's much more promising than their statement in the Defender of the Crown release thread.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_defender_of_the_crown/post269
I ... okay. Very strange.
Post edited October 11, 2014 by tfishell
Posted October 11, 2014
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yyahoo: Actually, that's much more promising than their statement in the Defender of the Crown release thread.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_defender_of_the_crown/post269
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tfishell: I ... okay. Very strange.
Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing they're paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated, though I can't imagine why it would be more likely to be pirated off of GOG than it would be by individual backers downloading their copy directly.
Post edited October 11, 2014 by yyahoo
Posted October 11, 2014
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yyahoo: Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing their paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated.
LMFAO

Cause, y'know, games from other places never, ever get pirated... no Sir
Posted October 11, 2014
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tfishell: I ... okay. Very strange.
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yyahoo: Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing their paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated.
Ah, that kinda explains it. Assuming the game doesn't get a release on Steam first, GOG versions are more likely to be pirated because people know their version has been updated to be compatible with modern machines.
Posted October 11, 2014
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yyahoo:
Interesting, so developers still genuinely believe that kind of garbage.
Posted October 11, 2014
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yyahoo: Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing their paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated.
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tfishell: Ah, that kinda explains it. Assuming the game doesn't get a release on Steam first, GOG versions are more likely to be pirated because people know their version has been updated to be compatible with modern machines.
Just to be clear. I'm talking about the remastered version. There shouldn't be any "updated for modern machine issues" with that one, obviously. But, regarding, the classic version, in the same thread, they stated that they would release the emulated Amiga version on GOG "soon".

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_defender_of_the_crown/post302
Post edited October 11, 2014 by yyahoo
Posted October 11, 2014
It could be that they want to maximize sales of the original here before they sell the remake.
Posted October 11, 2014
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tfishell: I ... okay. Very strange.
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yyahoo: Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing they're paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated, though I can't imagine why it would be more likely to be pirated off of GOG than it would be by individual backers downloading their copy directly.
Seriously I can't believe that piracy is their excuse when every drm protected game on Steam, Origin or Ubisoft is pirated in less then an hour after release. Its really strange for them to think that people will automatically pirate a drm-free game. I mean everybody knows that every an each game gets pirated regardless of drm.
Post edited October 11, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted October 11, 2014
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tfishell: I ... okay. Very strange.
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yyahoo: Hmm, looking at the email announcing the release of the game, well, this might be the answer:

"Also, we kindly request that you do not share your login details with anyone - piracy is one of the reasons that the original Cinemaware had to stop developing games in 1990."

The bolding was theirs, not mine. I'm guessing they're paranoid about releasing a "new" game on GOG for fear of it being pirated, though I can't imagine why it would be more likely to be pirated off of GOG than it would be by individual backers downloading their copy directly.
oÒ Ok, those guys don't seem to be in touch with reality at all.

Did some company named after vaporized water or something start a propaganda machine that has gotten out of hand, stating that GoG encourages piracy or something like that (while for real it's doing something against it)?
Post edited October 11, 2014 by Klumpen0815
Posted October 11, 2014
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Matruchus: Seriously I can't believe that piracy is their excuse when every drm protected game on Steam, Origin or Ubisoft is pirated in less then an hour after release. Its really strange for them to think that people will automatically pirate a drm-free game. I mean everybody knows that every an each game gets pirated regardless of drm.
According to some stories I've heard, sometimes the developers themselves crack and release the game for piracy purposes, in order to screw their greedy publishers and to allow the maximum of people to know their game (in poor countries piracy is often the only means to play some games).
Posted October 11, 2014
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Matruchus: Seriously I can't believe that piracy is their excuse when every drm protected game on Steam, Origin or Ubisoft is pirated in less then an hour after release. Its really strange for them to think that people will automatically pirate a drm-free game. I mean everybody knows that every an each game gets pirated regardless of drm.
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karnak1: According to some stories I've heard, sometimes the developers themselves crack and release the game for piracy purposes, in order to screw their greedy publishers and to allow the maximum of people to know their game (in poor countries piracy is often the only means to play some games).
This is quite common with more or less unknown bands in the music business too.
Posted October 11, 2014
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Matruchus: Seriously I can't believe that piracy is their excuse when every drm protected game on Steam, Origin or Ubisoft is pirated in less then an hour after release. Its really strange for them to think that people will automatically pirate a drm-free game. I mean everybody knows that every an each game gets pirated regardless of drm.
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karnak1: According to some stories I've heard, sometimes the developers themselves crack and release the game for piracy purposes, in order to screw their greedy publishers and to allow the maximum of people to know their game (in poor countries piracy is often the only means to play some games).
Yes, I think that might be quite true. I can remember when I was still a child most games that I saw were pirated since nobody could afford the games at those prices - today its a bit different but still quite expensive (at least AAA titles) for our income.
Posted October 13, 2014
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Matruchus: Yes, I think that might be quite true. I can remember when I was still a child most games that I saw were pirated since nobody could afford the games at those prices - today its a bit different but still quite expensive (at least AAA titles) for our income.
Indeed, neighbor :)
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