Posted March 12, 2025

Gersen
New User
Registered: Sep 2008
From Switzerland

Ozimandeus
giant numpty shaped wazzock pants
Registered: Jan 2009
From United Kingdom

Ozimandeus
giant numpty shaped wazzock pants
Registered: Jan 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 12, 2025
A Kind soul DM'd me with the following website:
https://ogdb.eu/index.php
It does exactly what I needed!! I can now quickly find out where a game is made. Thank you!!
Perhaps GoG and this website could marry up and grab tags (via API) based on that sites data?
Groovy!!
https://ogdb.eu/index.php
It does exactly what I needed!! I can now quickly find out where a game is made. Thank you!!
Perhaps GoG and this website could marry up and grab tags (via API) based on that sites data?
Groovy!!

Dawnsinger
Decomposing user
Registered: Nov 2018
From Other
Posted March 12, 2025

The intransparencies combined with the constant connectivity makes "unexpected" behaviour much more impactful, and this in turn makes me less tolerant towards attitudes and blanket permissions like those routinely found in EULAs and app settings, especially if they originate or are controlled from outside the EU (which, one has to admit, have the best data protection and privacy standards ATM, and even that is just lackluster).
Sadly, the UK isn't part of the EU anymore AND they pushed for the warrantless mass surveillance that still taints EU legislation, so they're not my prime candidate for trust ATM.
All this has greatly reduced my willingness to spend money on digital goods or services in general, which are completely outside my control, can be shut down or revoked or altered in just about any way without notice and remedy. Which is more or less why I'm on GOG in the first place.

Edit: that ogdb.eu is an interesting site; even though I also speak german, I'd prefer it were in english, though, so it could (more easily) benefit more people.
Post edited March 13, 2025 by Dawnsinger

Sachys
Woodie Guthrie's Guitar!
Registered: Dec 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted March 13, 2025

Or games made in Finland? Or games made by women? Or games developed on Linux machines before being ported to Windows? Or games with a low carbon footprint? Or games made by Black developers? Or… [insert countless other classifications]? Don't they also desrve their own 'stamp'?

Post edited March 13, 2025 by Sachys

Ozimandeus
giant numpty shaped wazzock pants
Registered: Jan 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 13, 2025
Edit: that ogdb.eu is an interesting site; even though I also speak german, I'd prefer it were in english, though, so it could (more easily) benefit more people.
Mate, you aren't supporting any European developer then as they don't see ANY of that money. That's a bloody grey market site you giant numpty shaped wazzock pants!
Post edited March 13, 2025 by Ozimandeus

dnovraD
2023-08-14: Remember the Spaces!
Registered: Jul 2012
From United States
Posted March 13, 2025

https://ogdb.eu/index.php
It does exactly what I needed!! I can now quickly find out where a game is made. Thank you!!
Perhaps GoG and this website could marry up and grab tags (via API) based on that sites data?
Groovy!!

amok
FREEEEDOOOM!!!!
Registered: Sep 2008
From United Kingdom

UnashamedWeeb
Woohoo, I can post links now!
Registered: Jun 2020
From Canada
Posted March 13, 2025
OP was misguided for going with CD Keys, but it definitely doesn't change the fact that software should have country of origins to be pro-consumer.
And again, the label shouldn't be that difficult to decipher. Gov'ts have been done a lot of the heavy work. Where the majority of the design and production of the product should be its origin. If it gets too confusing, simply use the headquarters' location at the time of original release because chances are they recruited a lot more local or domestic talent to do the job.
Americans here who think this is a thinly-veiled attack on their country are more than welcome to create their 'Buy American' curation lists too to raise domestic sales from their own fellow patriots.
The more relevant info, the better it is for the consumer in the end.
And again, the label shouldn't be that difficult to decipher. Gov'ts have been done a lot of the heavy work. Where the majority of the design and production of the product should be its origin. If it gets too confusing, simply use the headquarters' location at the time of original release because chances are they recruited a lot more local or domestic talent to do the job.
Americans here who think this is a thinly-veiled attack on their country are more than welcome to create their 'Buy American' curation lists too to raise domestic sales from their own fellow patriots.
The more relevant info, the better it is for the consumer in the end.
Post edited March 13, 2025 by UnashamedWeeb

amok
FREEEEDOOOM!!!!
Registered: Sep 2008
From United Kingdom
Posted March 13, 2025
No, not knowing what CDKeys is isn't an issue. Many people are unaware of what a grey market key reseller is.
The problem was starting from having good ethics and an understanding of geopolitics, yet having no issue supporting a company based in the UAE. At that point, the double standards and hypocrisy were too much to ignore.
The problem was starting from having good ethics and an understanding of geopolitics, yet having no issue supporting a company based in the UAE. At that point, the double standards and hypocrisy were too much to ignore.

Chakyash
New User
Registered: Jul 2013
From Germany
Posted March 13, 2025
I thought steams users are unhinged about politics in gaming, but majority of GOG users here are worse. I doubt any of you care about games or even buy them here or anywhere else if you go full politics like country origins, ceo origins and other nonsense, you are just shilling on forums.
Post edited March 13, 2025 by Chakyash

Gersen
New User
Registered: Sep 2008
From Switzerland
Posted March 13, 2025

"It is not important what you do; what is important is that you make sure to tell everybody that you are doing it"

UnashamedWeeb
Woohoo, I can post links now!
Registered: Jun 2020
From Canada
Posted March 13, 2025

Feel free to support or boycott.

Chakyash
New User
Registered: Jul 2013
From Germany
Posted March 13, 2025


Feel free to support or boycott.

Ozimandeus
giant numpty shaped wazzock pants
Registered: Jan 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 13, 2025


There: 2+2=4 is no longer true because I was rude to you.
Not only do you lack morals and principles, but you also lack fundamental logic.