This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait and switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait & switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April 17 - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
This is not a review of this product, rather, this is to highlight to potential customers of Digital Eclipse / Atari's products - for those who take an ethical stance in their purchases - might want to read on... This concerns the release of the DLC for ‘Atari 50’ on the GOG store. Digital Eclipse / Atari are all too aware of the fact that GOG customers often double dip to obtain DRM-free versions of games they already own on other platforms, ensuring they have a backup. Therefore, Digital Eclipse / Atari have deliberately withheld the DLC from the GOG store - for an entire year - in order for customers to purchase it on Steam first, and then release it on GOG a year later. In order to both explain the absence of the GOG DLC, and present Steam as the only viable option - Digital Eclipse / Atari have used fraudulent bait and switch tactics - to deceive their GOG userbase into double dipping. Timeline of bait & switch: - Sept 25 - Digital Eclipse stated on their YouTube trailer video for DLC1 that “something went wrong” [with the GOG DLC failing to release, along with the main platforms] and that they were trying to “fix" it. - Oct 4 - Atari' stated response to a GOG customer, posted on the ‘Atari 50' forum, claimed their “team” were “actively working on the issue” and were trying to “resolve” it. - Nov 09 - Atari, on X - "We are currently working on bringing the DLC to GOG. If we are able to, it will be available early 2025" - Jan 23 - Digital Eclipse / Atari's 'cancelation' of the DLC on Discord - "The studio's proprietary development tools don't allow for this content to be efficiently re-platformed to the VCS and GOG platforms". - April - Atari’s email response: “... Unfortunately, we won’t be able to provide a Steam key, as your purchase was made through GOG…” The DLC has now appeared on the GOG store - from nowhere - conveniently, just in time for the Namco Legendary Pack. GOG users' purchases: 2x base games of 'Atari 50' + 2x DLC (Steam + GOG).
