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Posted February 21, 2014
The DRM-Free Revolution Continues with Big Pre-Orders and Launch Day Releases!

Good news! GOG.com is going to bring you more fantastic launch day releases, preorders, and other exciting new content from some of our favorite developers. We've lined up 3 big titles that we will be bringing to GOG.com in the next couple of months for sale or preorder that we think will be hits with all of our gamers; and we have more equally exciting games coming up soon.

If you've been a member of the site for a long time, you may recall that when we launched sales of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com, we had to add in regional pricing. The game cost different amounts in in the US, the UK, the European Union, and Australia. We're doing something like that once again in order to bring you new titles from fantastic bigger studios. Since we don't accept currencies other than USD on GOG.com right now, we'll be charging the equivalent of the local price in USD for these titles. We wish that we could offer these games at flat prices everywhere in the world, but the decision on pricing is always in our partners' hands, and regional pricing is becoming the standard around the globe. We're doing this because we believe that there's no better way to accomplish our overall goals for DRM-Free gaming and GOG.com. We need more games, devs, and publishers on board to make DRM-Free gaming something that's standard for all of the gaming world!

That brings with it more good news, though! As mentioned, we have three games we're launching soon with regional pricing--two RPGs and a strategy game--and while we can't tell you what they are yet because breaking an NDA has more severe penalties than just getting a noogie, we're confident that you'll be as excited about these games as we are. For a limited time, we will be offering anyone who pre-orders or buys one of them a free game from a selection as a gift from GOG.com, just like we did for The Witcher 2.

If you have any questions, hit us up in the comments below and we'll be happy to answer (to the best of our ability).

EDIT: Since we've answered a lot of the common questions already here (and lest you think that we've ignored you), it may be handy for you to check out the forum thread about this and search for staff answers by clicking this link here. (hat tip to user Eli who reminded us that the feature even exists. :)
Posted February 22, 2014
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jfanno: Oooo 3 big titles? We couldn't live with ourselves unless you abandoned your principles to give us 3 big titles now could we?
Then ignore these 3 titles and everything stays as it is - what's the problem?
Post edited February 22, 2014 by d2t
Posted February 22, 2014
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Grargar: Forget about censorship. What if there is an outright block?
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Vainamoinen: I see. Such instances should be seldom though. Markets like Germany are too big to not make a censored version as well, and as soon as that butchered game exists, it wouldn't make sense not to offer it in less lucrative markets as well.
Well, this opens the door for games like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and for some reason even Hexen to be released on GOG for everyone not living in Germany (as it is on Steam and I think on id Software's homepage, too), because that would be "still a game that's DRM-free in 195 other countries in the world, which seems a lot better to me than a game which is DRM-free in 0 countries." By accepting deals like that they're actually cementing these "standard" business practices they claimed to fight ("even GOG is doing it now!"). That's not the GOG I felt enthusiastic about in the past.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by Leroux
Posted February 22, 2014
Yes, thumbs down on the regional pricing, guess we'll just have to trade some codes with people in the favorably priced regions.
Posted February 22, 2014
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WoodMan: Darn, one world, one price was a very big part of why I always check GoG first before buying games elsewhere. In general I buy from GoG, if not available here I buy from either the dev directly or Steam. Usually, because of One World, One Price I would wind up buying at GoG as being in the UK it was marginally cheaper on GoG than on Steam.

No more :-/
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Russonc: Seems like a good plan still....If GOG is still the cheaper price, why would you suddenly buy at a higher price elsewhere? Just like if GOG price is higher than others, I would suspect you would buy elsewhere even today (before the change actually occurs).
Precisely this - when I buy a game I just compare prices (+ any extra value added) between stores which are available to me. If GOG is cheaper, I will buy from GOG. And tbh I'd prefer if they could bill me in local currency and with local payment methods.
Posted February 22, 2014
So regional pricing is it? Another sacrifice to be made on the altar that is compromise. GOG are you going for a streak?

You know:
1. Drop the principle of "complete" games only - introducing DLC and such.
2. Drop the principle of flat worldwide pricing - introducing regional differences.
3. ????
4. Profit?
Posted February 22, 2014
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Kronner: ..and GoG.com is about to die.

It was a good run. But with this change, I see no reason to stay at GoG .. Steam now offers the same prices AND much better gaming platform.
That is just plain bullcrap.
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Asturaetus: So regional pricing is it? Another sacrifice to be made on the altar that is compromise. GOG are you going for a streak?

You know:
1. Drop the principle of "complete" games only - introducing DLC and such.
2. Drop the principle of flat worldwide pricing - introducing regional differences.
3. ????
4. Profit?
They never traded on a complete games principle. Its the people who whinge about DLC who made that one up.
Post edited February 22, 2014 by Niggles
Posted February 22, 2014
ok, carry on everyone...off to play Strategic Command (from GOG) :)
Posted February 22, 2014
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Ganni1987: Personally I'm not against regional pricing, even more if GOG can offer new game releases from big publishers DRM Free.

If regional pricing means I will be able to play AAA games without needing Steam, Origin or even worse UPlay, then all I can say is: GOG take my money now.

I think GOG is doing the right thing and people are overreacting a bit here.
Fancy paying double the prices you pay now? thought not.
Posted February 22, 2014
Well, "one world, one price" was the second big advantage after DRM-free...
Implementing it for those 3 big titles is going to open the door to everybody wanting it too.

GOG will essentially turn into a Steam without DRM...
That's really sad, abandoning the principles that made GOG unique and interesting to attract bigger publishers and newer games...
Posted February 22, 2014
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jfanno: Oooo 3 big titles? We couldn't live with ourselves unless you abandoned your principles to give us 3 big titles now could we?
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d2t: Then ignore these 3 titles and everything stays as it is - what's the problem?
I think most people are aware that this is just the beginning. Sure if you look in a month or so, it's just those 3, but there's no doubt this is going to become more and more prevalent now that they're allowing devs to go that route.
Posted February 22, 2014
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LFox: Let me explain to you why this is stupid. Person 1 an American buys a game for $30 USD walks away happy. Person 2 is from Australia but you have regional pricing and you only accept USD so they pay $40 USD. Since other countries exist where USD isn't used currency conversion goes into effect, now they just paid approximately $45 AUD.
I think they said earlier in this thread that they plan on accepting payments in local currencies like Australian Dollars, Russian Rubbles and some other. So you should pay in AUD, without conversion fees.
Posted February 22, 2014
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Turjake: Let's hope that in a couple of years time GOG won't turn into yet another Steam key seller like most other digital stores now are.

Little by little, GOG seems to be losing what has made them a rather unique place to buy games from.
It wont happen
If GOG dropped DRM free that would be suicide. Most of the customer base would say " Thanks but Goodbye"
Posted February 22, 2014
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Leroux: Well, this opens the door for games like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and for some reason even Hexen to be released on GOG for everyone not living in Germany (as it is on Steam and I think on id Software's homepage, too), because that would be "still a game that's DRM-free in 195 other countries in the world, which seems a lot better to me than a game which is DRM-free in 0 countries."
That's exactly the scenario I'm expecting. Sad enough. :(
Posted February 22, 2014
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Leroux: Well, this opens the door for games like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and for some reason even Hexen to be released on GOG for everyone not living in Germany (as it is on Steam and I think on id Software's homepage, too), because that would be "still a game that's DRM-free in 195 other countries in the world, which seems a lot better to me than a game which is DRM-free in 0 countries."
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RS1978: That's exactly the scenario I'm expecting. Sad enough. :(
I have a question
Why is censorship in germany so heavy handed in regards with games? . I know our own ****ers of goverment are tossbags themselves.....
Posted February 22, 2014
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Ganni1987: Personally I'm not against regional pricing, even more if GOG can offer new game releases from big publishers DRM Free.

If regional pricing means I will be able to play AAA games without needing Steam, Origin or even worse UPlay, then all I can say is: GOG take my money now.

I think GOG is doing the right thing and people are overreacting a bit here.
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Niggles: Fancy paying double the prices you pay now? thought not.
Out of all the people that say they're ok with the changes, the majority of them are from the US and as such are never affected by regional pricing / issues
(Not to paint all Americans with the same brush - good to see that the majority of you see that this is a BS move)
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