Hello,

I would like to know why some games aren't available anymore in the german GOG store? Mortal Kombat and Commandos are examples.

It is a shame GOG jumps on the we can't sell this in Germany train. German laws don't count for GOG because GOG isn't store placed in Germany so would you be so kind and let german customers decide what to buy and what not.

gog has to abide by the law in the countries they sell in
its why hot line miami 2 isnt for sale to australians
the game is unrated and there for illegal to buy in australia

it sucks but t'laws are the laws

But the problem here is, that it is not against the law. Mortal Kombat has been taken from the "Confiscated" games list since 2005 which means it is allowed to be sold to adults.

but is that germany or switzerland ?

Germany of course.

Woah, I didn't realise GOG was adding German regional locking to its list along with the Australian lock... This is way worse than the regional pricing. I miss the old days of GOG, when they treated everyone as if they were from the same country.

maybe we should roust judas or ciris to see what they have to say about this

Guess they're all in hiding.

Are you sure this is true??? Obviously you know more about your own country than I do, but, for instance, it's illegal for me to buy marijuana. Even though it's legal in several US States now, I can't go online and buy it from, say, Colorado or Washington, and have it shipped to me here. These type of restrictive laws usually apply to the point of delivery, not the point of sale.

hence the rousting !

gather your pitchforks and flares !

What?!

Fuck! I better go cancel that order!

yeah just look at this piece of european tax fuckery
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2014/12/everything-web-designers-need-to-know-about-vatmoss/

I am not sure if it is legal. It comes down to this: Does buying digital games from a store not located in Germany count as import. If yes gog would be allowed to sell the games here to Germans.
And even if the answer is no, this only applies to confiscated games and not to games that are on the Index (like Mortal Kombat), which just means it is not allowed to be sold to minors.

True, but if it is still indexed it cannot be advertised. I am no lawyer, but I assume putting up a page for purchase counts as advertising. In retail you wouldn't be allowed to place it on the shelf either. Which makes the "it may still be sold" part pretty pointless.

It's illegal for you to buy marijuana, that's the difference.
In Germany it's not illegal to buy or own a banned game (except in quantities that imply trading), but it's illegal to sell (or even gift) it. Since GOG is in Poland, they can sell it. And I can buy it. But are at risk getting their site "indexed" for offering material illegal in Germany. This would mean they would disappear from all German search results (google.de, bing.de...) and could lead to problems for German sites linking here.