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Posted March 13, 2011
Hey,

I discovered System Shock 2 for free and LEGAL in the web. Have fun :)

*removed, seems not to be legal after all. Sorry for raising false hopes.
Post edited March 13, 2011 by Bhaldur
Posted March 13, 2011
It looks like you have to sign up for their spam-o-grams, but no charge, as stated.
Posted March 13, 2011
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Bhaldur: Hey,

I discovered System Shock 2 for free and LEGAL in the web. Have fun :)
Point me to an official source saying it's free, and I'll believe you.
Post edited March 13, 2011 by Miaghstir
Posted March 13, 2011
That site seems a bit sketchy to me and it requires signing up for something called "Raisegame" or "Haltgame" just to download it. I'd be very careful about trying this out if I were you.
Posted March 13, 2011
That's not legit at all.
Posted March 13, 2011
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Miaghstir: Point me to an official source saying it's free, and I'll believe you.
That's my big question about it as well. This looks more like someone taking advantage of so-called "abandonware" to make a little spam cash.
Posted March 13, 2011
Mhm... I was just excited, found it on a german hardware forum (computerbase). They said it's free and legal, but beause I cant find any proof for this statement, I removed the link. Sorry :-/
Post edited March 13, 2011 by Bhaldur
Posted March 13, 2011
Sanitarium and Simon the Sorcerer are definitely not abandonware.
Post edited March 13, 2011 by Namur
Posted March 13, 2011
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Namur: Sanitarium and Simon the Sorcerer are definitely not abandonware.
I seem to recall buying Sanitarium from somewhere a couple years back... And I think I've seen Simon the Sorcerer for sale at the same place.
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Bhaldur: Mhm... I was just excited, found it on a german hardware forum (computerbase). They said it's free and legal, but beause I cant find any proof for this statement, I removed the link. Sorry :-/
No worries, it was an honest enough mistake. I always do a quick google to see if I can find anywhere that sells a game before I download it without paying. I tend not to download it even if the only copies are really expensive, just because I don't view it as OK.

Unfortunately, it can be a challenge sometimes to determine what is and is not legitmately free. Most notable commercial software that ends up being free ends up being listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_released_as_freeware
Post edited March 13, 2011 by hedwards
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