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Honestly, it's probably just me being ignorant, but even if there are other big publishers apart from Disney (such as Activision, EA, etc.) whose some of their games are actually being sold here on GOG, I don't think these other big publishers would actually care to even make a considerably big move such as pulling their games from GOG in response to the "offensive" tweets that GOG has been posting quite recently. Given the evidence that you tried comparing the situation which GOG is currently facing, with how Disney fired the Guardians of the Galaxy movie director due to the offensive tweets he had once long posted (quite ridiculous honestly, knowing that a person can change during the huge difference in time between the dates those tweets were tweeted and the time the director got fired), this merely proves the point that Disney has probably been the only single big company that's been really active when it comes to abruptly ending contracts with its partners that Disney deems to no longer hold the same values as them.

So I don't think GOG should worry too much and better focus on improving the contents of its future tweets that it plans on posting if GOG doesn't want to ever have to deal with this kind of situation ever again (although being sick of other big publishers for spoiling their customers too much can also be considered to be a reason) since the probability of other big publishers taking the same course of action in response to GOG's offensive tweets as what the movie company you just mentioned has taken is still quite blurry (this doesn't mean that the probability is also high as we can't really know for sure). However, the same cannot be said about Electronic Arts as I fear that Disney may play a part in influencing the decisions that EA may take regarding the matter.
Post edited October 24, 2018 by Vingry
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RWarehall: Did you read their public posts? It's obviously virtue signalling.

We are pulling our movies because of 3 transphobic tweets (even though one of them wasn't related to that at all) and the other two can hardly be classified as such except by extreme nutjobs.

Not a single tweet said anything offensive at all, but through some creative twists and turns certain crazies tried to make them out as such, on the same order of the crazy jerks who tried to make PewDIePie out to be a Nazi for mocking Hitler.
I agree the tweets weren't overtly offensive and that those who are being offended by the tweets are overreacting in my opinion. But that's the point, my opinion and your opinion, don't have any bearing on what someone else might find as being offensive.

If they genuinely found it offensive, than it's not "virtue signalling". What you're doing is no different than someone calling you transphobic for what you're saying despite having no idea what you underlying motivations are. There is nothing in their public posts that proves they aren't actually offended so your point makes zero sense.
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Vingry: as what the movie company you just mentioned has taken is still quite blurry
I'd say that its not blurry at all. Movies don't really sell well here and Zombie were most likely just looking for an excuse to drop GOG anyway for that reason.
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real.geizterfahr: Do us a favor and leave GOG because of their horrible, horrible, facist, transphobic, despicable demeanor. Please!
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Vainamoinen: How about getting offended by the xenophobic to alt-right posts instead? Oooops. I guess Teddy's blind on that eye.
I've seen him do just that on numerous occasions, so how about pissing the fuck off with your childishness.
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real.geizterfahr: Do us a favor and leave GOG because of their horrible, horrible, facist, transphobic, despicable demeanor. Please!
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Vainamoinen: How about getting offended by the xenophobic to alt-right posts instead? Oooops. I guess Teddy's blind on that eye.
OH MY GOD! Are you seriously making fun of blind people? Do you think disabled people are only here to provide amusement to an ableist like you?

I'm shaking in outrage! Please apologise to blind and/or disabled people IMMEDIATELY.
Paging Dr. Tfishell...
Post edited October 24, 2018 by Grargar
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Gersen: The problem is that it's nearly a full time job to keep informed with the latest drama of the day or what hashtag is "safe" and which one you shouln't touch with a ten billions kilometers long pole.
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PaterAlf: No, it's not. Once you want to use a hashtag you're not sure about, just check it out. And if it is something political, just stay away or make sure that you really want to mock the people using it.
But in this case it wasn't even a mistake. They deliberately used a hashtag they knew about.
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PaterAlf: IMHO like I said in the other thread they should probably only put gaming related news on their twitter and keep the jokes or memes to others.
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PaterAlf: That would be a good idea.
QFT.

It's not that hard to avoid controversy if a PR person just uses a modicum of sense. Check your hashtags before using them. Don't make political jokes from a business account.

Even if someone is unusually deficient in common sense and politeness, this is literally covered in marketing 101. That GOG can't hire a marketing person who gives the barest minimum of craps about how well they do their job is astonishing.
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Dalthnock: dad joke
You've pulled off the very same stupid joke in the "Battletech is racist" thread. You'd think that you managed to steal a single new one these last months. Still waiting for your apology for your unhinged personal insults back then, of course.

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real.geizterfahr: "Teddy" just doesn't think it's a big deal to use "WontBeErased" to remember people that GOG is keeping old games running on new systems.
We disagree a good bit on that point specifically. Mostly because the bad faith oozes out of every pore of this tweet. But, yeah. You wasted two perfectly good posts in this thread on petty animosities instead of the issue. If it helps you any, I wouldn't at all put an ultra-left label on you.
Post edited October 24, 2018 by Vainamoinen
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real.geizterfahr: Do us a favor and leave GOG because of their horrible, horrible, facist, transphobic, despicable demeanor. Please!
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Vainamoinen: How about getting offended by the xenophobic to alt-right posts instead? Oooops. I guess Teddy's blind on that eye.
"Teddy" just doesn't think it's a big deal to use "WontBeErased" to remember people that GOG is keeping old games running on new systems. And Teddy's effin sick of you seeing nazis, and LGBQTphobic people everywhere. You're annoying and I'd love to see you leave this place. That's everything.

ps. Ask KiNgBrOkEnKeYbOaRdBrAdLeY, RWarehall, Kleeturis and some of the other idiots about me. They'll probably tell you that I'm a nutcase ultra-left SJW -.- But it's the same with them as it is with you: I just can't stand extremists who ruin this forum.
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PoppyAppletree: Hey, so, I can save humanity, but you'll all be kept in cages.

That's fine, right? Who cares about quality of life?

(Also, what do you mean that it's possible to fight on multiple fronts at once?)
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richlind33: Last time I checked, trans people were human beings.

Assuming you meant "impossible", It doesn't take a genius to realize that only the strongest are going to win when it comes to the politics of particularity; so yes, it's incredibly foolish to not try to present a unified front, because that's the only way we can all come out on top.
No, I meant possible, you just missed the sarcasm.

There's a reason that communism in Russia was opposed by socialists, anarchists, and other leftists, and that's because of the way the USSR completely ignored quality of life, individual rights, and any notion of the state being accountable to the people it's supposed to govern. Even today communists are almost entirely separate from other leftist groups, because communists tell other leftists that they're "distracting from class issues" and that things like women's rights can be addressed after they succeed. History shows that argument to be a load of horseshit. Freedom for all, or nobody is truly free.
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Dalthnock: dad joke
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Vainamoinen: You've pulled off the very same stupid joke in the "Battletech is racist" thread. You'd think that you managed to steal a single new one these last months. Still waiting for your apology for your unhinged personal insults back then, of course.
I'm going to need a link to those alleged "unhinged personal insults".

Also, editing quotes is not only poor form, your choice of words might be triggering to people who lost/never had a dad.

How insensitive can you be? Please apologise.
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firstpastthepost: I agree the tweets weren't overtly offensive and that those who are being offended by the tweets are overreacting in my opinion. But that's the point, my opinion and your opinion, don't have any bearing on what someone else might find as being offensive.

If they genuinely found it offensive, than it's not "virtue signalling". What you're doing is no different than someone calling you transphobic for what you're saying despite having no idea what you underlying motivations are. There is nothing in their public posts that proves they aren't actually offended so your point makes zero sense.
When someone intentionally misconstrues and misinforms, they are virtue signaling. There were not 3 transphobic tweets at all. One of them never addresses the issue in any way at all, yet they mislead claiming its a trend. Unless you want to explain to me simply how a video clip from the game Postal 2 pissing on "Games Journalism" is transphobic? I think any rational person sees the sense in what I have to say even if you somehow don't...
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richlind33: Last time I checked, trans people were human beings.

Assuming you meant "impossible", It doesn't take a genius to realize that only the strongest are going to win when it comes to the politics of particularity; so yes, it's incredibly foolish to not try to present a unified front, because that's the only way we can all come out on top.
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PoppyAppletree: No, I meant possible, you just missed the sarcasm.

There's a reason that communism in Russia was opposed by socialists, anarchists, and other leftists, and that's because of the way the USSR completely ignored quality of life, individual rights, and any notion of the state being accountable to the people it's supposed to govern. Even today communists are almost entirely separate from other leftist groups, because communists tell other leftists that they're "distracting from class issues" and that things like women's rights can be addressed after they succeed. History shows that argument to be a load of horseshit. Freedom for all, or nobody is truly free.
How ironic that you end your post with a "rebuttal" that mirrors *exactly* what I am suggesting. o.O
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Vainamoinen: How about getting offended by the xenophobic to alt-right posts instead? Oooops. I guess Teddy's blind on that eye.
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real.geizterfahr: "Teddy" just doesn't think it's a big deal to use "WontBeErased" to remember people that GOG is keeping old games running on new systems. And Teddy's effin sick of you seeing nazis, and LGBQTphobic people everywhere. You're annoying and I'd love to see you leave this place. That's everything.

ps. Ask KiNgBrOkEnKeYbOaRdBrAdLeY, RWarehall, Kleeturis and some of the other idiots about me. They'll probably tell you that I'm a nutcase ultra-left SJW -.- But it's the same with them as it is with you: I just can't stand extremists who ruin this forum.
How about if you quit your personal attacks at other users? You and many others have been warned repeatedly about your direct attacks on other users. I will be reporting this. Have fun with your ban.
Like people already said it's overreacting, they removed it yet people can't cool down. Hashtag is not something everybody will know.

Major publishers shouldn't remove reject games for one hashtag being used incorrectly, it's overreacting again.
The world has too many words hashtags to know about which i don't know too much about their usage.
Also the twitter gog person is only one person and not the whole company and again it was removed, but people still keep touching that subject.