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zeogold: For goodness' sakes. This whole thing is sad, mostly because now there are two equally-moronic sides trying to force GOG to get involved in politics when they have no interest in doing so as a company, neither should they.

A tweet was posted. It was a mistake. Big deal. They didn't realize it was a Gamergate reference and took it down, whatever, problem solved, end of story. But no, by sheer luck, the poor sods picked the singular most divisive topic, because as we all know, anything they do can now and forever not be good enough for anybody. Two lovely options:
A) If they knuckle down and leave up a mistake, they're siding with the pro-GGers and are now racists, sexists, bigots, etc. Nevermind the fact it was taken from the game itself and one tweet doesn't make a whole company.
B) If they take it down, suddenly they're giving in to the SJW, bullying, degenerate scum and deserve worse than death because they're traitors turning their backs on their "true" fanbase, as if most gamers even give a crap about this stuff.
Lo and behold, GOG is now pinned in a lovely tug-of-war whereby they now MUST pick a side, otherwise, ooohhhh noooo, they'll lose the "true" fans! They'll be on the "wrong side of history" and suffer for their sins!

Did it ever occur to some of y'all that they maybe posted a tweet they didn't understand by accident, realized their simple mistake, and then decided to revoke it because they didn't want to get involved with the exact political storm in a teacup everyone's trying to raise? If you're suddenly deciding that GOG no longer deserves your money because of either of these things, you never cared about this place to begin with. Please, for goodness' sakes, stop trying to mix politics and gaming, for your own health and sanity, and stop acting like the companies you pay money to represent your moral values. Just play the games you want, how you want to.

To GOG or any employees reading, I advise you ignore this mess and any other nonsense happening on Twitter, Reddit, or wherever. It's a minority of users that are vocal, and your worst-case scenario if this thing blows up is that you get free publicity. Most people don't even know what GOG is anyway. Ride that wave, don't get involved, and keep on keepin' on.
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Arundir: It was not a reference to Gamergate. The date on the gravestone is the date several online gaming magazines launched "Gamers are Dead" articles simultaneously.

"Games journalism - commited suicide Aug. 28th 2014"

and now read the headlines from that day:

. 'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over. Exclusive[2] http://archive.today/l1kTW Leigh Alexander Gamasutra Aug 28, 10:00am

An awful week to care about video games[3] http://archive.today/rkvO8 Chris Plante Polygon Aug 28, 1:21pm

The death of the “gamers” and the women who “killed” them[4] https://archive.today/ZyLdw Casey Johnson Ars Technica Aug 28, 5:00pm

A Guide to Ending "Gamers"[5] http://archive.today/2t93l Devin Wilson Gamasutra Aug 28, 7:57 pm

We Might Be Witnessing The 'Death of An Identity'[6] https://archive.today/ht088 Luke Plunkett Kotaku Aug 28, 8:00pm

Gaming Is Leaving “Gamers” Behind[7] http://archive.today/jVqJ8 Joseph Bernstein Buzzfeed Aug 28, 8:29 pm

Sexism, Misogyny, and online attacks: It's a horrible time to consider yourself a gamer[8] https://archive.today/HkPHc Patrick O'Rourke Financial Post Aug 28, 9:33pm

It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?[9] http://archive.today/9NxHy Arthur Chu The Daily Beast Aug 28, time unknown

The End of Gamers[10] https://archive.today/L4vJG Dan Golding Tumblr Aug 28, time unknown

But you are right GOG takes a hit whatever they do now.
TRUE, I almost forgot this. but hey! you can mock gamers, but you cannot mock the OUTSTANDING game journos that fight for justice writing articles about their hobbies! coff coff coff
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I am offended by:
Twitter
Facebook
Twitch
Anyone under the age of 30
Anyone over the age of 50
Anyone between the ages of 30 and 50
Post with ages in in
And France
Could I get all of the above removed? Willing to finance.
I think it would be nice if Gog removed some of these users.
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Wolfehunter: I'm surprised Gog picked sides. I would have believed they made no mistake and should have kept it up.. All they did was advertise a game. Some people won't like it other will.. but to take it down because a faction is upset? What the hell?

Gog don't pick sides.. post the pic and write the description as is and let it flow... Some will like it others won't and few will bitch. Don't give in. Stand your ground... Let the players decide if its worth there $$... rest can F off!
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ashtonx: I think at this point it's too late for that.

GOG called gg abusive movement in that sorry tweet.
Trying to apologize to gg == blown up situation from sjws and journalists.
Not apologizing == people who care about gg being pissed at gog.

Basically whether out of ignorance or not cdprojekt red just took a stance in a shitstorm they managed to avoid for years.
If its too late then gog screwed themselves... Still they should learn from this and not make this mistake in the future. Mainly not pick sides..
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nightcraw1er.488: And France
I'm offended by England, can we ban that?

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Tauto: I think it would be nice if Gog removed some of these users.
Yeah, most of them aren't even real GOG trolls, they're just terrible imports.
Post edited July 20, 2018 by PoppyAppletree
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Arundir: It was not a reference to Gamergate. The date on the gravestone is the date several online gaming magazines launched "Gamers are Dead" articles simultaneously.
...which is one of the events that sparked Gamergate. Or at least is an event/date that became associated with Gamergate. Combine that with the fact that the Postal devs are considered to be pro-GG, or at least are often championed as such by both anti-GGers and pro-GGers alike.
I mean, you can argue up or down whether something is "truly" part of a movement, but if it carries the connotations, that seals the coffin as far as most people are concerned.
Post edited July 20, 2018 by zeogold
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zeogold: Combine that with the fact that the Postal devs are pro-GG.
Can I get a citation on that one? Just want to see it really. I'd be disappointed if it were true.
Post edited July 20, 2018 by PoppyAppletree
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zeogold: Combine that with the fact that the Postal devs are pro-GG.
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PoppyAppletree: Can I get a citation on that one? Just want to see it really. I'd be disappointed if it were true.
I edited my comment while you were posting. They didn't explicity say they were on the Gamergate side, but they did make a post on their forum (which apparently got deleted) that many considered to be espousing very pro-GG values.
Edit: Found it.
https://twitter.com/RWSbleeter/status/523937880545460224
Post edited July 20, 2018 by zeogold
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Arundir: It was not a reference to Gamergate. The date on the gravestone is the date several online gaming magazines launched "Gamers are Dead" articles simultaneously.
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zeogold: ...which is one of the events that sparked Gamergate. Or at least is an event/date that became associated with Gamergate. Combine that with the fact that the Postal devs are pro-GG.
I mean, you can argue up or down whether something is "truly" part of a movement, but if it carries the connotations, that seals the coffin as far as most people are concerned.
Seals the coffin, you got a point there.
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zeogold: Combine that with the fact that the Postal devs are pro-GG.
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PoppyAppletree: Can I get a citation on that one? Just want to see it really. I'd be disappointed if it were true.
https://twitter.com/RWSbleeter/status/598788174266138624

That is the reason I guess.
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PoppyAppletree: Can I get a citation on that one? Just want to see it really. I'd be disappointed if it were true.
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zeogold: I edited my comment while you were posting. They didn't explicity say they were on the Gamergate side, but they did make a post on their forum (which apparently got deleted) that many considered to be espousing very pro-GG values.
Edit: Found it.
https://twitter.com/RWSbleeter/status/523937880545460224
Eesh.
So is this about Gamergate?
I never quite understood what this was about.
But Law and order: SVU apparently had a hilarious episode about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2klLy8r8Ro
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Interesting seeing the genuine trolls going on about "being offended", as though that isn't even what started this whole mess when GOG posted the original tweet. Double standards, much?

GOG; you messed up. Big time. But in your defence, maybe you were hurt by VG247's pulling of support and coverage. Either way, you should've learned from Steam and Warhorse Studios.
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morolf: So is this about Gamergate?
I never quite understood what this was about.
But Law and order: SVU apparently had a hilarious episode about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2klLy8r8Ro
The topic they champion is the ethical standards of games journalism, but they're basically the anti-sjw boogeyman and thus has many definitions. It all started when games news sites alienated the community by-and-large with their "gamers are over" articles.
Post edited July 20, 2018 by udienowplz
No more purchases from me until the PR guy is fired.
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MattE225: No more purchases from me until the PR guy is fired.
I'm sure we'll all miss you and the 22 games you've bought in the last ten years.
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udienowplz: "gamers are over" articles
I missed that...so they were actually arguing in favour of a gamer genocide?
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PoppyAppletree: I'm sure we'll all miss you and the 22 games you've bought in the last ten years.
There are a lot of free games, must be less than 22.
Post edited July 20, 2018 by morolf