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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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wormholewizards: This don't affect me in negative way, I don't really care. Beside it's too early to tell whether it is only for recent, upcoming releases or including the classics as well.
Even though its three of your local currency to the USD?
Posted February 21, 2014
I respect everybody opinion..but IMHO I think people are getting a bit paranoid about the future terms of Gog ._.
Posted February 21, 2014
Maybe this will push people to find a decent e-bank in the US that can accept the dollar as the currency bypassing both the region restriction along with no foreign exchange fees (although moving the money from your main bank to that e-bank might incumber a fee depending on the market).

Anyone knows a good e-bank in the US that has relatively low to no fees to deposit money in it? :D
Posted February 21, 2014
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzIYJ15CMbk

GOG.com "Regional Rip-off - Why Can't Gaming be Fair?"

Here's why:

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TheEnigmaticT: 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.
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TheEnigmaticT: we think is important to keep GOG.com growing
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TheEnigmaticT: Regional pricing is developer or publisher determined
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TheEnigmaticT: Either we provide them with regional pricing or we don't sell their game. Simple as that.
Posted February 21, 2014
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Pyron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzIYJ15CMbk

GOG.com "Regional Rip-off - Why Can't Gaming be Fair?"
I have to admit, I thought about reposting that too :)
Post edited February 21, 2014 by crazy_dave
Posted February 21, 2014
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liquidsnakehpks: Lol in the near future the only difference between gog and steam will be the drm and nothing else so we would all be pulling our hairs out when steam introduces another "Steam feature" called less drm or something like "working offline mode for single player games" or "direct launch game mode" and then what ?
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tfishell: I'm surprised they don't have the option for DRM-free installers on Steam yet, even as "bonus content".
They're already catching up with their Family Sharing feature. Granted, that's far from being truly DRM-free, but at least it allows you to "lend" and "borrow" the games you "rented".
Posted February 21, 2014
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liquidsnakehpks: Lol in the near future the only difference between gog and steam will be the drm and nothing else so we would all be pulling our hairs out when steam introduces another "Steam feature" called less drm or something like "working offline mode for single player games" or "direct launch game mode" and then what ?

can someone post some unicorn or pony videos we need some positive outlook of this happenings, i am just seeing the catalog bloat up as the only positive thing from this
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MaceyNeil: yeah and in the case of steam pulling a 'no-drm' thing how much are any of us are gonna believe it'll even last (especially in light of the latest retroactive genlocking they've done).
Fact of the matter is they have established market monopoly dominance and garnered for themselves an almost omniastic power in gaming, they will only get more evil in the abuse of that position of power not less.
To get less by way of DRM softenning is 'a nothing', arguably the DRM is about as soft as you can effectively get (and i fucking hate steam, so i'm not saying that lightly [it after all is still DRM]).
To get less by way of going DRM-Free it to start offering their service only based on it's merits simplistic updating and community? How long until there is something that adequately competes with that? All that would need to happen is for a company like GOG to take an already interested and strong user base and make it more seamless when you want to advertise your up to gaming or in a multiplay for Steams stranglehold to become meaningless.
Suddenly bothering with steam would come down to preference not to update straight from the game company, which may be handled anyways by any distributer (Gog already has updating- though arguably not on a file matching autonomous basis atm), and of course solely price.
A price that game companies will look at and go i can sell for $5 more over here why do we care about steam for.
Suddenly Steam would become just anouther fish in highly saturated pond.

Thus I can honestly say not to hold your breath for either steam going truly DRM-free or Hell Freezing over.
Tell you what if steam goes down the DRM-Free mantra line (you know 100% take it or leave it) i'll install it on every single one of my computers [i have 5 currently and have plans to possibly add 10 $300 minecraft boxes].
i thought you could install your steam/steam games on any number of systems only one instance account can be actively online at a time , i have heard people had better chances with using the family sharing option to access games from one account to others on different computers
Posted February 21, 2014
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TheEnigmaticT: Yep. That's an already agreed-upon transaction. I'm just talking about people who are buying games like that in the future.
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deonast: Crap. I tend to kickstart and redeem, often on steam as it comes out first then buy another copy DRM free on GOG (as I believe in DRM free), I'm going to get screwed by this. Australia has a history of getting poor pricing compared to the US.
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Shaolin_sKunk: Compromise is a part of growing up. *shrug*
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deonast: Says the American who gets the best pricing, as Americans always get the better pricing in these regional pricing deals.
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jamyskis: Something else people have missed: not only do we in Europe (and Australia) now get fucked over by the ridiculous regional pricing policies of publishers, but because GOG will keep billing in USD, we've still got the conversion charge applied by credit cards and PayPal to contend with.

So this is actually going to make GOG the most expensive place to buy the game from.

Halle-fucking-lujah!
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deonast: Damn right, I've been noticing the conversion and exchange rate charges added to regional pricing I'm going to have to cut back on my buying.
Which is a good thing because theoretically our dollar should get stronger. Don't forget the lessons of history the conquistadors fucked over their country because everyone shat gold bricks so no-one wanted to work cause they all had this fabulous wealth to spend till inflation kicked their arses into major fucking depretiation of their currency.
If Australia had parity with the US dollar heaps good; but we don't want to become too well off because that would see us suddenly clamour to buy everything not ours and our stupid people would like they always have gone into major debt (with high interest) to live in the lifestyle their new found wealth has made them accustomed to.
Theres actually a really great article on housing prices that shows why people are not better off than those 30 years ago based on the idea that housing was not 2 and a half times an average wage (assuming you had a wage) and that as an investment wasn't being completely killed off as an asset (by the amount of interest gouging).
What i'm saying is that as Aussies we should tighten our belts, quit whining and get value for our dollar.
Money in and of itself HAS no value only when it's put to intelligent use can it create value.
Posted February 21, 2014
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tfishell: I'm surprised they don't have the option for DRM-free installers on Steam yet, even as "bonus content".
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Leroux: They're already catching up with their Family Sharing feature. Granted, that's far from being truly DRM-free, but at least it allows you to "lend" and "borrow" the games you "rented".
That's a good point.

Gog, GG, etc, are just digging their own (economic) graves. They are just removing everything that makes people want to shop at their shops. In the end they will just go out of business since people will have no reason to buy from them instead of Steam.

Once you give up one of your core values, you give up another and another and in the end you have nothing.
When does the bending over and losing face stop? If you keep drawing new red lines further back each time, no one takes them or you seriously. Why would the Publishers take seriously the no DRM "core value" when all the others have been erased so easily? No reason.
Posted February 21, 2014
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TheEnigmaticT: Don't sell their game. Simple as that.
That's my vote.
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Darvond
Posted February 21, 2014
I don't really like the whole regional pricing thing, and combining "regional pricing" and "standard" into the same sentence just doesn't sound right to me. That said, it's a compromise I can (grudgingly) accept if that's what it takes to get big publishers on board, as long as the games remain DRM-free, AND are available worldwide, without any stupid restrictions on which game can be sold on which country.

As for the upcoming release, it's a given the The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 will be on GOG when they launch, so I'm hoping that Child of Light and/or South Park: The Stick of Truth will be one (or both) of the RPGs.
Posted February 21, 2014
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MaceyNeil: Hell Freezing over.
I was playing neverwinter nights the other day and the circle of hell i was visiting was indeed frozen over.
Posted February 21, 2014
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HK_47: -I'm hoping Child of Light and/or South Park: The Stick of Truth will be one (or both) of the RPGs.-
I haven't heard of the former, and I'm fairly sure the makers of Stick of Truth wouldn't be bad enough to ask for regional pricing. Not to mention, we have loads of Ubi games without such silly pricing. Except Rayman Origins.

Probably neither of those.
Posted February 21, 2014
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HK_47: -I'm hoping Child of Light and/or South Park: The Stick of Truth will be one (or both) of the RPGs.-
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Darvond: I haven't heard of the former, and I'm fairly sure the makers of Stick of Truth wouldn't be bad enough to ask for regional pricing. Not to mention, we have loads of Ubi games without such silly pricing. Except Rayman Origins.

Probably neither of those.
Stick of Truth has a BRUTAL regional pricing over steam (and other steam related sellers like GMG etc)

Game in Russia almost 16$, rest of the world 40$ (euro zone 40 euros ._.)

And they probably lock every gamed purchased in Russia, traded without regionlock and added in a non-russian account.

It´s developed by Obsidian..but it´s publisher..yeah, Ubisoft.


I would understand some new games would be restricted to this (and since GOG it´s the best drmfree option, I think I can handle that, while real old-games don´t follow the region pricing)

Funny thing, Sang Froid was drmfree here and hmble store; humble store no more..only drmfree version exists in Gog (and that could happen with other humble store games, since they are removing some drmfree links without clue or giving annoucement)
Post edited February 21, 2014 by Drerhu
Posted February 21, 2014
You know, I'd be interested to have Larian share their side too. Let's see if I can get their attention.
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