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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. :)
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Moonbeam: More developers, publishers and games, sounds very good to me:)
Exactly. I'm excited to see what's coming.
Age of Empires 2 coming to GOG?

That picture you used is the crop rotation sign in Age of Empires 2. :-)
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I'd like to say this is surprising, and although it is a little, realistically it was always a question of when, and not if.

DRM-free is GOG's main focus now, and this is the way to keep delivering that. I'm sure regional pricing has been preventing a lot of games from coming to GOG before now.
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Pheace
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Questions:
Can we still gift these games to gamers from different regions, and will each region still be getting the same versions of these games?
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...So much for the lecture I watched where GOG said "We don't make compromises to reach our goals"...
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SCPM: Questions:
Can we still gift these games to gamers from different regions, and will each region still be getting the same versions of these games?
That's a particularly relevant question where Germany is concerned, as we often get censored versions dumped in our laps.
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So will you be giving GOG credits to those that will have to pay more due to this?
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Pheace: I'd like to say this is surprising, and although it is a little, realistically it was always a question of when, and not if.

DRM-free is GOG's main focus now, and this is the way to keep delivering that. I'm sure regional pricing has been preventing a lot of games from coming to GOG before now.
My feelings on the matter as well.

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YellowAries: ...So much for the lecture I watched where GOG said "We don't make compromises to reach our goals"...
Compromise is a part of growing up. *shrug*
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TheEnigmaticT: Divinity: Original Sin is an example of the kind of game we're talking about
What other games are you going to release ?
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Shaolin_sKunk: Compromise is a part of growing up. *shrug*
Yeah, but when your business principles include such a thing and then you depart from that along with your word... that's not a very good sign of faith with/from the company, IMO.
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jamyskis: So what's next? Adding DRM because "the decision on DRM is in our partners' hands"?

Is there anyone in PC gaming nowadays with anything resembling an ounce of backbone?

Also, quoting The Witcher 2 is a little disingenuous, because that was not a strategic choice, but rather a court-enforced choice between either pulling it from GOG or applying regional pricing due to a botched agreement with Namco Bandai.
Good question, I may live in the US but it makes me sad to see regional prices getting even more of a foothold here. Cost of living difference aside, there are places that get the screws as a result of this.
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jamyskis: So what's next? Adding DRM because "the decision on DRM is in our partners' hands"?

Is there anyone in PC gaming nowadays with anything resembling an ounce of backbone?

Also, quoting The Witcher 2 is a little disingenuous, because that was not a strategic choice, but rather a court-enforced choice between either pulling it from GOG or applying regional pricing due to a botched agreement with Namco Bandai.
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Thunderstone: Good question, I may live in the US but it makes me sad to see regional prices getting even more of a foothold here. Cost of living difference aside, there are places that get the screws as a result of this.
Games void in Nebraska!
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Protoss
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This is a step backwards for GOG, not a step forwards...
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I understand the dilemma. I expect there will be some kind of incentive (free games to the value overpaid?) to keep in line with GOG's ethos?
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You know GOG, DRM is also becoming the standard around the globe. Why not add that to your games???

I'd rather not have any new games here than a shit like regional pricing.