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Posted October 14, 2020
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mrkgnao: Or they simply forgot to update the game page.

GOG has hundreds of game pages with incorrect information. I don't think they're unique in that respect. Zoom certainly looks like a website that isn't being maintained that thoroughly (although looks can deceive).

P.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
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SlackR84: I would imagine its exactly the same as described in this post: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/zoom_platform/post137
Quite possible.
Posted October 14, 2020
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Dogmaus: That's really bad, I'm thinking of informing the dev as they might not be aware? I bought Unrest here on GOG and it sucks to know that probably the dev didn't get my beer money. In general Zoom seems pretty careless when it comes to licences.
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mrkgnao: Or they simply forgot to update the game page.

GOG has hundreds of game pages with incorrect information. I don't think they're unique in that respect. Zoom certainly looks like a website that isn't being maintained that thoroughly (although looks can deceive).

P.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
At least at the moment of this writing, Zoom Platform is not mentioned in their website.

Q. Where can I buy it? Is there a demo?
A. You can buy it from Steam or GoG. There is a demo available on Steam.
Posted October 14, 2020
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mrkgnao: Or they simply forgot to update the game page.

GOG has hundreds of game pages with incorrect information. I don't think they're unique in that respect. Zoom certainly looks like a website that isn't being maintained that thoroughly (although looks can deceive).

P.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
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Lugamo: At least at the moment of this writing, Zoom Platform is not mentioned in their website.

Q. Where can I buy it? Is there a demo?
A. You can buy it from Steam or GoG. There is a demo available on Steam.
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Lugamo:
Sent Pterodactyl an email.
Posted October 14, 2020
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TheBigCore: Zoom's website was recently updated, by the way.
Um, yes? Me posting about that restarted this discussion now :)
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Dogmaus: In general Zoom seems pretty careless when it comes to licences.
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SlackR84: If that was true, they would have a lot more games.
Not exactly, as they need to get a license to sell first. Once they do, they seem to treat it as a permanent license unless the rightsholder specifically demands removal, and so far they're probably too small (and inactive) to even be on the radar, so games they originally got the rights to sell and which were subsequently removed from other places are likely still there because the rightsholders didn't contact them to demand the removal.
Post edited October 14, 2020 by Cavalary
Posted October 14, 2020
I wrote Pyrodactil about it, in any case it's unfair if KISS keeps making money out of his game and he's not being paid. I'll write here if I get a reply.
Posted October 14, 2020
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mrkgnao: Sent Pterodactyl an email.
Got an answer from Pterodactyl (the developer of Unrest), reading:
"Thanks for the heads up! I've never heard of Zoom platform, so I'll contact them about this."
Post edited October 14, 2020 by mrkgnao
Posted October 14, 2020
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Lugamo: They are selling Unrest: Special Edition, but the fact that it is published by Kiss is suspicious, specially since they are no longer distributing it on Steam and GOG and that the developer has openly criticized them.
That didn't last long.
Posted October 14, 2020
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Lugamo: They are selling Unrest: Special Edition, but the fact that it is published by Kiss is suspicious, specially since they are no longer distributing it on Steam and GOG and that the developer has openly criticized them.
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kmanitou: That didn't last long.
Looks like the game was sitting in zooms backlog until the big batch of games they did a few months ago (was put live in June according to zoom discord) - kiss probably didn't notify zoom as it wasn't on their site when issue with developer occurred..

So it fell through the gaps. But has been resolved quickly, surely that's what everyone wants?
Post edited October 14, 2020 by SlackR84
Posted October 14, 2020
Go easy on criticizing Zoom-Platform, folks...they may be our last hope of DRM-free gaming now that GOG has effectively sold its soul.

I don't want to hear about Scheme and EFS having games that can technically run without the client, maybe, with user workarounds, and only until the developer adds DRM in an update.

I do think Zoom could stand to market the DRM-free aspect of their games though...can't find it anywhere on the pages there even though to my knowledge all games they sell are DRM-free.
Posted October 14, 2020
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rjbuffchix: Go easy on criticizing Zoom-Platform, folks...they may be our last hope of DRM-free gaming now that GOG has effectively sold its soul.

I don't want to hear about Scheme and EFS having games that can technically run without the client, maybe, with user workarounds, and only until the developer adds DRM in an update.

I do think Zoom could stand to market the DRM-free aspect of their games though...can't find it anywhere on the pages there even though to my knowledge all games they sell are DRM-free.
They might also want to rethink their name. Googling "Zoom" or even "Zoom Platform" doesn't exactly bring them to the forefront of the search results.
Posted October 14, 2020
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mrkgnao: They might also want to rethink their name. Googling "Zoom" or even "Zoom Platform" doesn't exactly bring them to the forefront of the search results.
They were saying something about them having actually launched before that other Zoom. Doesn't seem like it though, at least if the Wikipedia article saying that Zoom launched in 2012 is right, since Zoom Platform originally launched in 2014. Been a while though.
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rjbuffchix: I do think Zoom could stand to market the DRM-free aspect of their games though...can't find it anywhere on the pages there even though to my knowledge all games they sell are DRM-free.
Yeah, worrying thing to vanish. Was right at the top on the old site. Still is in the cover of their (abandoned for several months) Facebook page and the completely abandoned Twitter.
Posted October 14, 2020
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mrkgnao: They might also want to rethink their name. Googling "Zoom" or even "Zoom Platform" doesn't exactly bring them to the forefront of the search results.
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Cavalary: They were saying something about them having actually launched before that other Zoom. Doesn't seem like it though, at least if the Wikipedia article saying that Zoom launched in 2012 is right, since Zoom Platform originally launched in 2014. Been a while though.
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rjbuffchix: I do think Zoom could stand to market the DRM-free aspect of their games though...can't find it anywhere on the pages there even though to my knowledge all games they sell are DRM-free.
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Cavalary: Yeah, worrying thing to vanish. Was right at the top on the old site. Still is in the cover of their (abandoned for several months) Facebook page and the completely abandoned Twitter.
I wouldn't worry. The website they have now is temporary for what they really want so that is why they aren't adding much to this current design. I expect the drm free marketing to be back on the final website design.
Posted October 15, 2020
Zoom sells the original GRID. I'm pretty sure that game isn't on sale here anymore due to car model licensing expiring. Hard to explain how it would be OK for them to sell it - but not any other store.
Posted October 15, 2020
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samuraigaiden: Zoom sells the original GRID. I'm pretty sure that game isn't on sale here anymore due to car model licensing expiring. Hard to explain how it would be OK for them to sell it - but not any other store.
I believe this is their answer regarding this (or a similar game):
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/zoom_platform/post137
Posted October 15, 2020
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samuraigaiden: Zoom sells the original GRID. I'm pretty sure that game isn't on sale here anymore due to car model licensing expiring. Hard to explain how it would be OK for them to sell it - but not any other store.
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mrkgnao: I believe this is their answer regarding this (or a similar game):
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/zoom_platform/post137
Their old answer (from a couple years ago) was something along the lines of them having a "special arrangement" with the publishers of such games. Apparently, that arrangement consists of the publishers having utterly forgotten they exist. :P (Makes one wonder, though, whether the right parties are receiving any money from ZOOM in the cases of those "grey area" games.)
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