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Herzlich Willkommen!




GOG.com goes German. Not completely, mind you, but starting today we'll be spreading our DRM-free love in one more language. Whether you're here because of the news, or you've been with us for a while, here is what we're doing to make our German speaking friends feel a little more welcome on GOG.com:




-A German version of our website. You can change your language using the drop-down menu towards the bottom of every page.
-A German corner of our forums. Your home away from home.
-German customer support. If you're more comfortable talking to us in your native language.
-More games in German. We're rolling out 25+ German localisations for our games today, bringing the total up to 350+.




No big announcement would be complete without a huge sale! This weekend we're holding the German-riffic <span class="bold">Herzlich Willkommen!</span> promo. The highlight is a ridiculous 97% off Deponia, but there are over 25 other German gaming hits available as well. There is adventuring with the remaining Deponia games, the cult strategy of The Settlers, the tough and turn-based tactics in Blackguards 1 and 2, and many, many more feats of German game design.


Check out <span class="bold">the weekend promo page</span> to see the full lineup. The promo will last until Tuesday, March 3, at 4:59 AM GMT.




Update:
Two games from our catalog had to be made unavailable in Germany: Commandos Ammo Pack and Commandos 2+3. Offering or promoting these games is considered a serious criminal offence according to German law, and we have to abide by this law to avoid the risk of serious legal action taken against GOG.com and GOG.com employees. Rest assured that if you've already bought a game - nothing will retroactively disappear from your shelves.
Post edited February 27, 2015 by Chamb
Cool, where are Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, and Afroasiatic languages? :)
Thanks for more region-locking.
Jeez, GOG is killing it!

go on with your bad self.
So, do I have to worry about the games I already bought being censored retroactively like it happened to people on steam?
Can I opt out of this german thing? I assume setting my location to East Timor isn't enough?
What about new games, will it be properly marked if germans can only buy inferior versions?

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mistermumbles: On another note, I actually may end up picking up Omerta, seeing how it finally got fixed. I've always checked its subforum during sales, and it's surprising for how long that game was broken.
What exactly got fixed? What was broken?
Post edited February 26, 2015 by jamotide
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Ragnarblackmane: Cool, where are Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, and Afroasiatic languages? :)
Or Sanskrit, or Korean, or Cherokee, or Dansk, or Afrikaans, or Ænglisc?
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AnimalMother117: Or Sanskrit, or Korean, or Cherokee, or Dansk, or Afrikaans, or Ænglisc?
Absolutely.
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AnimalMother117: Or Sanskrit, or Korean, or Cherokee, or Dansk, or Afrikaans, or Ænglisc?
Klingon?
We've updated this post with information about the locked games.

Update text:

"Two games from our catalog had to be made unavailable in Germany: Commandos Ammo Pack and Commandos 2+3. Offering or promoting these games is considered a serious criminal offence according to German law, and we have to abide by this law to avoid the risk of serious legal action taken against GOG.com and GOG.com employees. Rest assured that if you've already bought a game - nothing will retroactively disappear from your shelves."
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Gog devs I'm very disappointed in you.

The territorial control measures you have implemented are disgusting. Why did you remove games for your German customers? You went for years without such stupid things like DRM and territorial control without issues and now you start to introduce them? What's next? Always on DRM?

That was a stupid move from you gog.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by gogcoon
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AnimalMother117: Or Sanskrit, or Korean, or Cherokee, or Dansk, or Afrikaans, or Ænglisc?
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toxicTom: Klingon?
Pirate?
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AnimalMother117: Or Sanskrit, or Korean, or Cherokee, or Dansk, or Afrikaans, or Ænglisc?
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toxicTom: Klingon?
If they make a Korean version of this site, how are we supposed to find out which thread is spam and which is not?!?
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InfraSuperman: Pirate?
Arrr!
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Maxvorstadt: If they make a Korean version of this site, how are we supposed to find out which thread is spam and which is not?!?
Just mark them all...
Post edited February 26, 2015 by toxicTom
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InfraSuperman: Pirate?
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toxicTom: Arrr!
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Maxvorstadt: If they make a Korean version of this site, how are we supposed to find out which thread is spam and which is not?!?
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toxicTom: Just mark them all...
+1 Made me laugh!
Great news, though I don't know a lick of German, it's always nice to see more languages and further accessibility for our German speaking brethren. Thanks GOG, and thanks for the nice promo to go along with it!
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Ciris: We've updated this post with information about the locked games.

Update text:

"Two games from our catalog had to be made unavailable in Germany: Commandos Ammo Pack and Commandos 2+3. Offering or promoting these games is considered a serious criminal offence according to German law, and we have to abide by this law to avoid the risk of serious legal action taken against GOG.com and GOG.com employees. Rest assured that if you've already bought a game - nothing will retroactively disappear from your shelves."
That's a truly honest question: what happens if I gift someone a game that isn't available in his/her country? Can the guy/lady redeem it?