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Posted October 28, 2014
Confirmed.

The day has finally come and the holy grail of classic gaming has arrived on GOG.com. Welcome, Lucasfilm games! You are among friends, here! We're proud to announce our team-up with ©Disney Interactive that allows for the DRM-free release of 20+ classic titles from the cult-classic developer. We know you waited long for this moment, so we want to reunite you with those golden oldies with as little delay as possible. Today, to start with a bang, we are releasing a selection of 6 acclaimed titles from Lucasfilm's most famous gaming franchises, so that the Lucasfilm/Disney catalog on GOG.com is made impressive from day one. Here are the great titles you can get right away:

<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: X-Wing Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: TIE Fighter Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Sam &amp; Max Hit the Road (Windows + Mac + Linux!) - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
The Secret of Monkey Island&trade;: Special Edition
Indiana Jones&reg; and the Fate of Atlantis&trade; (Windows + Mac + Linux!)
<i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: Knights of the Old Republic

Note that numerous Lucas titles, including 3 from the launch lineup (Star Wars®: X-Wing Special Edition, Star Wars®: TIE Fighter Special Edition, Sam & Max Hit the Road), are available digitally for the first time ever, ready to play with no fuss on modern operating systems. With more fantastic titles headed for our Lucasfilm/Disney catalog, you can expect to see Lucasfilm games popping up frequently on GOG.com in the coming months.

(C) & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. STAR WARS, INDIANA JONES, SAM & MAX, MONKEY ISLAND and all characters, names, and related properties are trademarks of & (C) Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates.
Posted October 29, 2014
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agogfan: I can't see Disney trying to enforce this.
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TheJadedOne: From my original post: I am ignoring any arguments about how Disney can't enforce it or about how they wouldn't do that.

(Though I must say I really don't understand people who would enter into bad contracts thinking "oh, they'd never actually enforce it". Maybe such people should watch this - which funny enough I did not click all the way through right now because I did not wish to read the terms of use.)

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agogfan: After all, they're known as the Magic Kingdom, not the Evil Empire.
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TheJadedOne: Yeah, right. It's been a long time since Walt was running the show. They've been all about the money ever since. (They've been the leader in corrupting US copyright law.)

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agogfan: Some lawyer just got a bit carried away...
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TheJadedOne: If you believe that, have I got a bridge for you!
Dear Disney,

I would really like to pay you money for these games.

If I do so, and you then change your minds and revoke my licence to be able to play these games through no fault of my own, I intend to IGNORE such a revokation, and keep playing these games.

If I am about to commit a henious crime, please let me know before I pay you money making me guilty of this crime.

Looking forward to your response.

Hoping to be adisneyfan.
Posted October 29, 2014
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TheJadedOne: ...technicalities...
which are irrelevant because, and i quote two great posts:
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CharlesGrey: It's just standard EULA bullshit no one really cares about it -- especially on a site with DRM-free software, where it's near impossible for them to actually enforce any of it.
In fact, that's why most of us prefer to buy their games here, so we don't have to worry about any potential future trouble with clients, verification servers and so on.
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HypersomniacLive: NOTHING IN THESE TERMS IS INTENDED TO AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW IN YOUR USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THOSE RIGHTS AND THESE TERMS, YOUR RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW WILL PREVAIL.

Which is of course the obvious, as everyone knows that no ToS or EULA can overwrite laws.
Posted October 29, 2014
Taste the happy.
Posted October 29, 2014
Thank you, gOg, for your hard work and persistence in bringing this publisher here. Pretty sure I've owned only one Lucas game title in all my years but this gives me the opportunity to see what I've missed up 'til now.

Thank you, Lucas / Disney, for seeing the DRM-free light. Or at least catching a glint of dollar signs out of the corner of your eye. The fact is that these titles have been available for years as pirate-able digital content (probably within a day or two of release), and yet there are many, MANY people who refused to take advantage of that even as we waited oh-so-patiently (and maybe not-so-patiently) for this day to come. For taking that chance, for saying "Sure, let's give it a shot", you have grateful and happy customers finally able to buy this content DRM-free.

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Now.... how about following up with some of your movies? You put the trust in us with these games, so movies are a logical next step. Doesn't need to be the full catalog, but why not try it out with a few classics?
Posted October 29, 2014
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the xwing and tie fighters.. I've been waiting for a remaster version for a looong time, but even these are enough.. You are the best GoG !
Posted October 29, 2014
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ShadowWulfe: Just chillax. Disney knew what they were signing into with DRM free. They're taking a big step for their corporation, the least we can do is to not abuse their trust.
What's with this stupid attitude?

What's wrong with saying the (non)terms they are offering are unacceptable? What would be wrong with Disney modifying the terms of use such that they no longer reserve the legal (even if not practical) ability to unilaterally change the terms of use on us after sales are made? What's wrong with asking Disney to actually behave in a respectable and honorable fashion instead of the bullshit they currently have in their terms of use? If Disney refuses, then that says a lot about Disney's real intent - that they really intend to reserve that right, and the only reason to reserve it is to be able to use it.

And what's wrong with warning people that they probably shouldn't agree to contracts where the other party can change the terms at any time? Do you think the opposite (recommending people make such agreements) is sound legal advice?
Posted October 29, 2014
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ShadowWulfe: Just chillax. Disney knew what they were signing into with DRM free. They're taking a big step for their corporation, the least we can do is to not abuse their trust.
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TheJadedOne: What's with this stupid attitude?

What's wrong with saying the (non)terms they are offering are unacceptable? What would be wrong with Disney modifying the terms of use such that they no longer reserve the legal (even if not practical) ability to unilaterally change the terms of use on us after sales are made? What's wrong with asking Disney to actually behave in a respectable and honorable fashion instead of the bullshit they currently have in their terms of use? If Disney refuses, then that says a lot about Disney's real intent - that they really intend to reserve that right, and the only reason to reserve it is to be able to use it.

And what's wrong with warning people that they probably shouldn't agree to contracts where the other party can change the terms at any time? Do you think the opposite (recommending people make such agreements) is sound legal advice?
people already agree to EA's TOS when they buy a game here and that already had some "DRM-esque" language in it. if you get it on gog.com, it's DRM-Free. if gog.com were to ever yank a game from people that bought it because of DRM considerations coming from the publisher.. can you imagine the shitstorm it would be? it's not likely to be a problem.
Posted October 29, 2014
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HereForTheBeer: Thank you, gOg, for your hard work and persistence in bringing this publisher here. Pretty sure I've owned only one Lucas game title in all my years but this gives me the opportunity to see what I've missed up 'til now.

Thank you, Lucas / Disney, for seeing the DRM-free light. Or at least catching a glint of dollar signs out of the corner of your eye. The fact is that these titles have been available for years as pirate-able digital content (probably within a day or two of release), and yet there are many, MANY people who refused to take advantage of that even as we waited oh-so-patiently (and maybe not-so-patiently) for this day to come. For taking that chance, for saying "Sure, let's give it a shot", you have grateful and happy customers finally able to buy this content DRM-free.

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Now.... how about following up with some of your movies? You put the trust in us with these games, so movies are a logical next step. Doesn't need to be the full catalog, but why not try it out with a few classics?
Could definitely go for some DRM-free GOG-based Indy trilogy movie marathon goodness. (As if game purchases alone weren't already killing my wallet hard enough.)

Also, I have to ask a serious question of everyone here.
Am I the only one who keeps looking at the "more to come" part of the front page and getting the urge to click on it? Like, repeatedly, well after every rational part of my brain knows that I could click it til my finger falls off and it'll still do nothing?
Post edited October 29, 2014 by CarrionCrow
Posted October 29, 2014
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HereForTheBeer: Thank you, gOg, for your hard work and persistence in bringing this publisher here. Pretty sure I've owned only one Lucas game title in all my years but this gives me the opportunity to see what I've missed up 'til now.

Thank you, Lucas / Disney, for seeing the DRM-free light. Or at least catching a glint of dollar signs out of the corner of your eye. The fact is that these titles have been available for years as pirate-able digital content (probably within a day or two of release), and yet there are many, MANY people who refused to take advantage of that even as we waited oh-so-patiently (and maybe not-so-patiently) for this day to come. For taking that chance, for saying "Sure, let's give it a shot", you have grateful and happy customers finally able to buy this content DRM-free.

----

Now.... how about following up with some of your movies? You put the trust in us with these games, so movies are a logical next step. Doesn't need to be the full catalog, but why not try it out with a few classics?
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CarrionCrow: Could definitely go for some DRM-free GOG-based Indy trilogy movie marathon goodness. (As if game purchases alone weren't already killing my wallet hard enough.)

Also, I have to ask a serious question of everyone here.
Am I the only one who keeps looking at the "more to come" part of the front page and getting the urge to click on it? Like, repeatedly, well after every rational part of my brain knows that I could click it til my finger falls off and it'll still do nothing?
can only imagine how gog indianna jones and star wars movies would sell. everybody who knew gog.com would want it here!
Posted October 29, 2014
This is nearly too good to be true, I have to fight the urge to buy all those before they are gone again or regionally priced (either of those somehow I fear to be soon).
Post edited October 29, 2014 by Klumpen0815
Posted October 29, 2014
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HereForTheBeer: Now.... how about following up with some of your movies? You put the trust in us with these games, so movies are a logical next step. Doesn't need to be the full catalog, but why not try it out with a few classics?
That's a very compelling idea :D
Posted October 29, 2014
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johnnygoging:
Eh, he just likes getting angry about everything. The concern is certainly valid, though I gather that it's not likely to be too much of a problem.

That Disney is selling DRM-free at all is shocking, and I imagine they wanted to go a little overboard on the contractual TOS due to fear of the DRM-free circuit. I imagine as long as GOG keeps bringing in the buckets of cash and proving how much of a waste of money the DRM restrictions are, things should be fine.
Posted October 29, 2014
Mind blown!......This is so awesome!
Posted October 29, 2014
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CarrionCrow: Could definitely go for some DRM-free GOG-based Indy trilogy movie marathon goodness. (As if game purchases alone weren't already killing my wallet hard enough.)

Also, I have to ask a serious question of everyone here.
Am I the only one who keeps looking at the "more to come" part of the front page and getting the urge to click on it? Like, repeatedly, well after every rational part of my brain knows that I could click it til my finger falls off and it'll still do nothing?
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johnnygoging: can only imagine how gog indianna jones and star wars movies would sell. everybody who knew gog.com would want it here!
Yip, I'd be happy to buy all three Star Wars films and all three Indiana Jones movies ;)
Posted October 29, 2014
Can't wait for Dark Forces and Jedi Knight 1 - Academy....
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