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Posted February 21, 2014
The DRM-Free Revolution Continues with Big Pre-Orders and Launch Day Releases!

Good news! GOG.com is going to bring you more fantastic launch day releases, preorders, and other exciting new content from some of our favorite developers. We've lined up 3 big titles that we will be bringing to GOG.com in the next couple of months for sale or preorder that we think will be hits with all of our gamers; and we have more equally exciting games coming up soon.

If you've been a member of the site for a long time, you may recall that when we launched sales of The Witcher 2 on GOG.com, we had to add in regional pricing. The game cost different amounts in in the US, the UK, the European Union, and Australia. We're doing something like that once again in order to bring you new titles from fantastic bigger studios. Since we don't accept currencies other than USD on GOG.com right now, we'll be charging the equivalent of the local price in USD for these titles. We wish that we could offer these games at flat prices everywhere in the world, but the decision on pricing is always in our partners' hands, and regional pricing is becoming the standard around the globe. We're doing this because we believe that there's no better way to accomplish our overall goals for DRM-Free gaming and GOG.com. We need more games, devs, and publishers on board to make DRM-Free gaming something that's standard for all of the gaming world!

That brings with it more good news, though! As mentioned, we have three games we're launching soon with regional pricing--two RPGs and a strategy game--and while we can't tell you what they are yet because breaking an NDA has more severe penalties than just getting a noogie, we're confident that you'll be as excited about these games as we are. For a limited time, we will be offering anyone who pre-orders or buys one of them a free game from a selection as a gift from GOG.com, just like we did for The Witcher 2.

If you have any questions, hit us up in the comments below and we'll be happy to answer (to the best of our ability).

EDIT: Since we've answered a lot of the common questions already here (and lest you think that we've ignored you), it may be handy for you to check out the forum thread about this and search for staff answers by clicking this link here. (hat tip to user Eli who reminded us that the feature even exists. :)
Posted February 21, 2014
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Mr.Caine: Lol bunch of naive children up in this thread.GoG is a store-they survive on profit,not on gamers verbal encouragement.And frankly even with regional pricing games these days are dirt cheap.3$ or 3 € for a game on sale is still cheap as hell for a game that hasnt even turned one year old.
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jamyskis: You have some nerve calling people naive. Do you seriously believe that these new games will be coming for €3 or $3? No, they'll be coming for $30-40, which will be priced at €30-40, so $40-55. And do you seriously think those games will be offered at $3 any time within a year after release?

Pot, kettle, black and all that.
At release day of course it's gonna cost full price.However we all know just how much time it takes for a game to be heavily discounted these days.Bioshock Infinite one of last year biggest games went for 7 € on steam before the year even ended.
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Posted February 21, 2014
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Pheace: I'd like to say this is surprising, and although it is a little, realistically it was always a question of when, and not if.

DRM-free is GOG's main focus now, and this is the way to keep delivering that. I'm sure regional pricing has been preventing a lot of games from coming to GOG before now.
My thoughts exactly.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Great news :)
Posted February 21, 2014
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jforte: It is apparent that these three games would not be coming to GOG if it weren't for the region pricing. No region pricing = these games wouldn't happen; ergo, if you don't like region pricing, refrain from buying these three titles. Unless I missed something, GOG never said they're bringing region pricing to their entire catalogue.
I see it similarly. GOG's strength for me lies in old games and indie games. Regional pricing for a few big AAA titles doesn't faze me much.
Before, these AAA games wouldn't come to GOG. Now they come here, DRM-free, but with regional pricing. It's a compromise I can live with as long as it doesn't spread to old games and indie games.
Posted February 21, 2014
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GOG.com: Since we don't accept currencies other than USD on GOG.com right now, we'll be charging the equivalent of the local price in USD for these titles.
Oh great, so we get screwed by regional pricing and have to deal with currency conversion fees. Just lovely.
Posted February 21, 2014
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jforte: Also, for those who are whining about getting some kind of compensation to make up for the price difference, re-read the announcement: "For a limited time, we will be offering anyone who pre-orders or buys one of them a free game from a selection as a gift from GOG.com"
The free game offer being used as an incentive to promote the pre-orders, not as compensation for people who get shafted by regional pricing.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Protoss: Age of Empires 2 coming to GOG?

That picture you used is the crop rotation sign in Age of Empires 2. :-)
Can you please post a link to that picture?
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Pheace: I'd like to say this is surprising, and although it is a little, realistically it was always a question of when, and not if.

DRM-free is GOG's main focus now, and this is the way to keep delivering that. I'm sure regional pricing has been preventing a lot of games from coming to GOG before now.
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ReynardFox: My thoughts exactly.
The problem is that it's going to dent confidence in GOG massively. We've seen from other distributors that values and principles are like houses of cards - as soon as you chop one away as a compromise, they all come tumbling down. Take Humble Bundle, for instance, although it was the other way around with them. They abandoned strict DRM-freedom and multiplatform long before regional pricing was introduced.

It's going to have people querying whether GOG really is going to stick to its DRM-free model.

And more worryingly, it gives publishers a bargaining chip to introduce DRM. They've seen now that GOG is willing to abandon core principles, and it will likely embolden them to push the issue of DRM even further.
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jamyskis: You have some nerve calling people naive. Do you seriously believe that these new games will be coming for €3 or $3? No, they'll be coming for $30-40, which will be priced at €30-40, so $40-55. And do you seriously think those games will be offered at $3 any time within a year after release?

Pot, kettle, black and all that.
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Mr.Caine: At release day of course it's gonna cost full price.However we all know just how much time it takes for a game to be heavily discounted these days.Bioshock Infinite one of last year biggest games went for 7 € on steam before the year even ended.
Likewise, this may apply not only to new releases but also to some of the classics that have been stalled in talks because of location-free pricing. That means titles listed in the $5 - $10 range, which go on sale for $2 - $6 periodically.

I don't envy gOg's position: stuck between the consumers and the rights-holders, and also with the self-imposed limitation of DRM-free. Crossing my fingers that they figure out a way to make this as pain-free as possible while still sticking to their stance on DRM, and also expanding the catalog.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Impaler26: It's sad to see regional pricing coming to GOG! :(

I hope the games from those "big publishers" are worth it (somewhat at least)...
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TheEnigmaticT: Divinity: Original Sin is an example of the kind of game we're talking about; it's already launched on Steam for early access with regional pricing, and it wouldn't be very fair of Larian to give our EU and UK users a better value for the game if they buy it from GOG.com later as opposed to Steam now.
No worries as long as the games remain free and clear of DRM.
Posted February 21, 2014
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So... When do you stop supporting DRM-free, GOG? Because you know, the decision is always in your partners' hands.
Posted February 21, 2014
Hi!
Regional pricing just for US, UK, EU and Australia?

Thanks!
Posted February 21, 2014
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This is by far the worst announcement I've ever read on GOG. Sad.
Posted February 21, 2014
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I reserve judgement until I see how it's implemented. While being in the States means it doesn't affect me directly, I'm not a dog in the manger that only cares about my own situation. I really hope GOG limits this new regional pricing scheme to as few titles as it can. But thin end of the wedge and all that...
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vicklemos: Hi!
Regional pricing just for US, UK, EU and Australia?

Thanks!
Doesn't Steam in Congo use USD and US prices anyway?
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