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Posted November 05, 2024
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Hey all, I need to bring everyone's least favorite news:

Age of Civilizations II will leave the store on November 8th, 6 PM UTC due to publisher's decision.

There will be no last-minute discount.

Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
Post edited November 05, 2024 by king_kunat
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library.
And I very much thank you for this extra service.
I don't think many other stores would bother to announce delistings.
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
Thank you for delisting a game that wasn't updated on Gog since 2019 .

I hope you will do the same when developers are ignoring the negative comments from the angry Gog community .
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
That makes sense and I'd say we're all grateful for the warnings. Honesty is good.
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
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Oriza-Triznyák: Thank you for delisting a game that wasn't updated on Gog since 2019 .
I remember trying to contact the dev about this (around 2021), but never got an answer.
The missing updates added not only fixes but content.
And that's a shame because the game was simple fun, but I won't buy a game from this dev again, unless I see real improvements in the long-term if he comes back on gog.

Small note for people looking for informations about the game, it has changed its name on other platforms ("Age of History II"). Yes, the dev didn't even bothered actualizing the name here.
Post edited November 05, 2024 by Splatsch
Posted November 05, 2024
At least it's not an overpriced game at full price!

But be warned that it's considered a bad mobile game port. I haven't tried it myself...
Posted November 05, 2024
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Splatsch: Small note for people looking for informations about the game, it has changed its name on other platforms ("Age of History II"). Yes, the dev didn't even bothered actualizing the name here.
We can make an educated guess that it's because he got a letter from someone saying that it's too similar to Sid Meier's Civilization.

The same thing happened with Civilization: Call to Power, when its sequel was called simply Call to Power II.
Posted November 05, 2024
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PixelBoy: We can make an educated guess that it's because he got a letter from someone saying that it's too similar to Sid Meier's Civilization.

The same thing happened with Civilization: Call to Power, when its sequel was called simply Call to Power II.
Yes, there are good chances !
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
Just wanna note that I have been pointing out the recent increase in delisting announcements more so out of legitimate concern. I'm not trying to spread FUD or be a doomsayer....at least not intentionally. That said, it seems that the amount of delistings industry wide(gog/steam/zoom) is on a major upswing. We are now seeing at least one every week, and it makes me wonder which game(s) on which store(s) will be next. That aside, I put the blame more so and squarely on the shoulders of rights holders.

"Gonna pull up my lawn chair and pull out a tub of popcorn, and wait to see what the future brings" - Your pal Cassandra
Posted November 05, 2024
Went to check the reviews about the game and what stood out to me was the amount of low effort/fake/useless reviews this game has.
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library.
Thank you
Posted November 05, 2024
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.Keys: Honesty is good.
That it is....if it didn't smell more like copypasted "fact checking" i'd likely be a bit less worried than I am now.
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PixelBoy: We can make an educated guess that it's because he got a letter from someone saying that it's too similar to Sid Meier's Civilization.
Didn't the one dev who was trying to make a game called Scrolls get similar legal action taken against them?
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GamezRanker: Just wanna note that I have been pointing out the recent increase in delisting announcements more so out of legitimate concern. I'm not trying to spread FUD or be a doomsayer....at least not intentionally. That said, it seems that the amount of delistings industry wide(gog/steam/zoom) is on a major upswing. We are now seeing at least one every week, and it makes me wonder which game(s) on which store(s) will be next. That aside, I put the blame more so and squarely on the shoulders of rights holders.

"Gonna pull up my lawn chair and pull out a tub of popcorn, and wait to see what the future brings" - Your pal Cassandra
Your damage control won't work, gog.....no matter how many retaliatory bans you issue *chews popcorn*
Post edited November 05, 2024 by NotOfftopicRanker
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed, but please don't be alarmed – this is something expected from Q4 of any year. The reason you might think that more games are leaving now than "usually" is that we are making sure that you can hear loud and clear about it each time, so you can grab them before it happens and keep them safe in your library. While those are always sad news, there's no reason for doomsaying.
Thank you listening to your community.
Posted November 05, 2024
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king_kunat: Important disclaimer: the number of delistings lately increased, as you've for sure noticed,
Yeah I had noticed. But I get that GOG can't help it when crappy publishers/devs with crappy licensing deals have to pull titles.
Posted November 06, 2024
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Noishkel: ...crappy publishers/devs with crappy licensing deals have to pull titles.
Perhaps gog should think about putting said games on the store in the first place re: the more shitty devs/pubs.
Post edited November 06, 2024 by NotOfftopicRanker
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