That's probably part of it, but that was also proven to be from a very poorly researched and biased tumblr post.

Dunno if it's part of the marketing strategy or not, but the news surrounding it creates buzz, which creates curiosity, which creates sales. They can forgo the distribution houses and just put it up on their own site, since much of the publicity is being done for free via articles and fora. Fewer sales but a higher cut of the take.

Without having played the game, the trailer makes it look like the play isn't much different than the other isometric shooters except for those graphic kill scenes. And the overuse of low-color nighttime scenery.

I'll pass.

Sounds like a game that will have a cult following at some point. anywhere one can see or get hold of it atm since valve pulled it? ;)

Just looking at the trailer off their website http://hatredgame.com/ doesnt look half bad. But even for a game thats just about killing everyone - imagine would get boring after a while......

The biggest issue imo, since this is a Steam controversy, is the timing. It's only a couple of days before the Steam Winter Sale starts. Once that happens this issue will be massively overshadowed by the sale, and by the time it ends it'll be old news. Unless they're already selling their game right now, there won't be as much hype/notoriety to cash in on by the time they do.

& the WarZ is still on steam

Well, since Hatred on Twitter retweeted the GOG wishlist entry, it has jumped a seriously impressive number of votes (imo) in just a few hours.

I won't buy the game as is (maybe if mods make the game a little more acceptable to me, like shooting monsters in an urban environment), but you can show your support here: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/hatred

And of course you can let GOG know here or via social media:

http://facebook.com/gogcom
http://twitter.com/gogcom

The saivour of PC gaming, everybody!

I will be seriously disappointed in GOG if they don't carry this game. The shit that's gone down lately with GTA and Target, and these cultural zealots trying to tell everyone what they can or can't enjoy is getting out of hand.

Will still be talking about it

Naturally, but the issue will have cooled down a lot by then. Maybe if a big youtuber makes a video after the sale or something.

Who has actually been able to buy the game though?

Nobody, because it isn't even released yet. And as I said before I doubt it ever will.

I think many people fail to recognize the concept of becoming "inured"... What I am trying to say is that when we expose ourselves to a lot of any manner of experiences in life, they become "normal" or "accepted" and those things no longer have a sense of shock or of emotional value.

Hey, most women won't admit they enjoy porn (though it's been proven that women get turned on by all kinds of porn while men are much more selective), but watching too much porn may inure the watcher and therefore cause a certain level of ennui in basic love-making activities. This is true of violence as well - too many news stories about people being hurt or killed tends to make humans shut off their empathetic response and place news stories about violence in a kind of "it happens all the time, yawn" context.

So yeah, I have zero problem with games that mimic war or have a lot of violence - some role-playing isn't gonna turn normal people into killers and is in fact probably not a bad outlet...but this game doesn't sound like that was its intent. In fact it appears to be specifically designed to incite active hate and to motivate peeps to act those fantasies out in real life - or at least encourage hatred of "the other" (however that personally manifests).

Anyway, just my personal opinion - take it or leave it. I wasn't posting to have an argument or post links to facts ;-p

Very thoughtful response, and +1 for that.

What an empty thing to say.