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Posted February 25, 2015
A haze of neon carnage.



<span class="bold">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number</span>, a conclusion to the psychotic saga, is now available to pre-order for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, DRM-free on GOG.com with a 10% discount.

Limbs strewn everywhere, pulsating to the rhythmic thumping of a haunting (hauntingly good) mixtape. <span class="bold">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number</span> is a conclusion to the maddeningly good saga that's conquered so many of our hearts, then left them bleeding out in the corner of a musty motel room. A quiet end, we should count ourselves lucky. Should have, because Hotline Miami is back with a thick, bloody vengeance. If there is one thing to love about the series (other than than the incredible soundtrack and gritty neon-laced setting), it's the precise, fast-paced gameplay which just got better and a bit more varied. There are new unique mask abilities like dual wielding or chainsaws (maybe dual-wielding chainsaws, if we're lucky), and seven new playable characters to make up this twisted part-prequel, part-sequel story of Jacket's aftermath.

If there was ever a good reason to pick up the bigger package, the <span class="bold">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Digital Special Edition</span> comes with the Remix EP and 6 unique tracks. An absolute treat, if you're into the Hotline musical stylings. Nothing's lost if you don't want to make the commitment just yet. You can always get the standard edition, and get the upgrade pack when it becomes available later on.

Once it's complete, all versions of the game will also come with a DRM-free Custom Level Editor to create your own maps and share them with friends. While you're waiting, make sure to grab the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Digital Comics for free!



Ring ring. It's <span class="bold">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number</span>. Will you pick up? The pre-order is available now on GOG.com, with a 10% discount.











Why is Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number not available for pre-order in Australia?
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was refused classification by the Australian Classification Board - the classification and censorship body formed by the Australian Government - this means that we are legally unable to sell the game to our Australian customers. We hated to hear it as much as you do, but after thoughtful consideration we felt that by refusing to sell the game worldwide, we would effectively apply the Australian censorship to 190+ other countries in the world. That would be unfairly punishing not just to our customers, but also the developers who took a stand against censoring their game.
By preventing purchases from IP's located within the borders of Australia, we make sure that the smallest number of people are affected by the ban. It sucks, but we believe it's the least of all evils.
Post edited February 25, 2015 by Konrad
Posted February 26, 2015
It's that bad in Australia? Wow.

I was expecting something like that from the German authorities. Like their swastika ban - because of that mustachioed
Austrian all swastikas everywhere must be banned, even if said swastikas have nothing to do with the goose-stepping idiots of the Third Reich.

As a Finn who likes to play strategy games and flight sims, it's a pet peeve of mine.

Edit: Typo.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by Turjake
Posted February 26, 2015
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HunchBluntley: http://youtu.be/RybNI0KB1bg
The adults. actually.
Posted February 26, 2015
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javihyuga: What is the point of the deluxe version here, as it seems to only consist on shit for Payday 2? 6 tracks? Wow.
Exactly!!

$5 just for 6 remixes? gog seriously needs to get more bonuses for that price increase!!!

Gog should just change the price of the "Digital Special Edition" (gog version) to $15, and then do away with the non-DSE version.
(everyone that all ready bought the $15 base game gets free upgrade, and everyone that bought the $20 pos DSE get store credit)

Gog is letting the pub/devs walk all over them. Did gog just let them release the game without even looking at it?



Next we will see "Digital/Special/etc." versions of games here on gog, that have NO additional bonuses/content.
It will happen.
Posted February 26, 2015
Excellent! One of my most wanted games of the year, great to see it available for pre-orders, can't wait for it's release! Thanks GOG, Dennaton, and Devolver!
Posted February 26, 2015
I get the feeling my Kiwi cousins are going to be screwed here as well... since publishers tend to combine Aus/NZ into one publishing region - despite different governments / ratings systems...
Posted February 26, 2015
I just find it odd that a vocal subset of GOGers have the following mindset:

"GOG allows the sale of a game [for 194 of 195 countries]. I'm so ANGRY!"
Posted February 26, 2015
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thuey: I just find it odd that a vocal subset of GOGers have the following mindset:

"GOG allows the sale of a game [for 194 of 195 countries]. I'm so ANGRY!"
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Posted February 26, 2015
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GOG.com: By preventing purchases from IP's located within the borders of Australia, we make sure that the smallest number of people are affected by the ban. It sucks, but we believe it's the least of all evils.
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bansama: And you'd be wrong. It's banned in AUS because the publisher refused to appeal the rating board decision. You shouldn't be using their apathy as an excuse to start regionally restricting. GOG, you would have earnt my respect again if you had simply refused to sell the game worldwide. But now, you've shown you're just like every other store.
Well said.

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bansama: They've already managed to screw with #2. Now they're starting to do the same with #3. If customers don't voice their concerns in this respect and don't call for GOG to stick to their founding principles, then it won't be long before GOG waiver on #1 too.
I'm afraid that despite claims to the opposite they've stopped listening - even to themselves:
Don't worry: we're devoted to those three core values that we mentioned above, and we know that if we ever abandoned them we'd quickly become just another digital distributor. Our goal is to become the best alternative digital distributor out there: the guys who do it differently, who respect their customers, and who can help change what the industry is doing as a result.
Source: http://www.gog.com/news/gog_coms_plan_for_the_future_gets_some_news
The moment we’ll betray our values the whole GOG will explode and that’s the end of it.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6P3yOTR2Vc#t=30m12s

Oh how the mighty have fallen...

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stg83: The other two principles were apparently only valid until GOG was a young idealist now they have sadly just become jaded with a corporate mindset judging by all these changes and lack of any communication on them without hardly putting up any resistance for said principles.
Sad but true. GOG used to be such a game changer...

I just pray that Palloka's satirical prophecy never comes true:
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/announcement_big_preorders_launch_day_releases_coming/post1306
Post edited February 26, 2015 by Lemon_Curry
Posted February 26, 2015
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Austrobogulator: What does this mean?
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deonast: I'm curious how that would work as well. Steam do region checks on payment method as well, paypal or credit card with Australian address etc.
Think they stopped doing it when many publishers went down regional pricing, but in 2006/7 when I was in Korea I had a transaction declined. An email to support made it so that by manually adding the Australian region store link, and having an address in said country allowed me to purchase from that region.

Of course that had the (unintended) advantage of working on OTHER regions ...

As for payment method... maybe it's CC dependent? All I know is that my current bank's debit card still allows me to do this without issue

As I said I think they closed this a few years ago
Post edited February 26, 2015 by Bigs
Posted February 26, 2015
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thuey: I just find it odd that a vocal subset of GOGers have the following mindset:

"GOG allows the sale of a game [for 194 of 195 countries]. I'm so ANGRY!"
It's all about idealism man.Fuck being level headed and rational.
Posted February 27, 2015
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deonast: I'm not even particularly interested in the game but it leaves me worried with our censorship board. While technically not the government. The board is made up apparently of individuals from diverse backgrounds (I get the feeling they recruit the more conservative types to fill it).
Bull about the diverse backgrounds bit. Try a bunch of old religious conservatives who always vote right. There's been a lot of hate directed against them in the past for that, these days they just don't publish who's on it and ins OH LOOK TERRORIST!


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HypersomniacLive: The publisher decision to not appeal the ruling and do what is necessary to obtain a classification puts a different light to the whole matter and discussion. It's appear that AU/NZ markets are of little to no interest to them from a business POV, perhaps to GOG too.
AU doesn't matter, but more importantly companies are charged money to be reviewed, and if they aren't going to rework their game then it likely won't go through. Even if the board would let them through, they go by precedent per game. So if a game is ruled against, and another game is let through, the game that is ruled through still won't be let in unless they cough up for money and change their game.

It's a pretty poor system really.
Posted February 27, 2015
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thuey: I just find it odd that a vocal subset of GOGers have the following mindset:

"GOG allows the sale of a game [for 194 of 195 countries]. I'm so ANGRY!"
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Mr.Caine: It's all about idealism man.Fuck being level headed and rational.
On the other hand, a huge portion of GOG's customers are here because of GOG's initial stance on how to run a business.

I used to be a big Steam fanatic, these days if I can possibly purchase a game elsewhere I will, and if I can't then I'll have a good long think as to how much I want to play the game and how much I'm willing to spend on that. GOG on the other hand picked up a lot of my purchases, till they started moving away from what they initially did and now I mostly wishlist things and think about it.
Posted February 27, 2015
It somewhat annoys me that GoG replies to everyone's questions almost immediately in every release thread except the one I actually care about.

Hello?

New Zealand?

Different country to Australia.

Is it banned here or waiting for a rating or what? A simple we don't know yet would be fine.

If you guys have said Australia and it also includes the different country New Zealand as well and you didn't mention it, I'll be pissed.
Posted February 27, 2015
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bad_fur_day1: It somewhat annoys me that GoG replies to everyone's questions almost immediately in every release thread except the one I actually care about.

Hello?

New Zealand?

Different country to Australia.

Is it banned here or waiting for a rating or what? A simple we don't know yet would be fine.

If you guys have said Australia and it also includes the different country New Zealand as well and you didn't mention it, I'll be pissed.
It's not GOG but GetGamesGo stated on an email that they aren't selling to Australia or New Zealand, so it's a bleak outlook IMO, though I I hope that's not the case.
Posted February 27, 2015
Would have bought that directly on GOG, but since you decided to start this censorship shit (which for me is a drm), I'll be going to a shop (probably www.humblebundle.com) that doesn't treat its customers like that.
Not my loss, but yours GOG!

Greets,

John
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