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Geralt_of_Rivia: Liquid Entertainment was dissolved (oh, the irony...) this year so their games are in danger of disappearing, too. These would be Battle Realms and D&D Dragonshard.
Might be true for Battle Realms (which is self-published here).
But I highly doubt they held the rights to Dragonshard -- it's a D&D game, and was likely produced under contract. Hasbro Interactive was the digital publisher for the original 10 D&D titles sold here (still is for the 5 of them not remastered by Beamdog, including Dragonshard), and the majority of the dev studios that created those other games either no longer exist, or are owned by other corporations that likewise have no ownership over the D&D titles' rights, such as EA and (soon) Microsoft.
As has already been rumoured earlier, Telltale games are very likely to be removed now, since some of them has been removed from Steam a few hours ago.
Post edited November 15, 2018 by Lillesort131
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I'm not playing any games that were installed under the Gog Galaxy DRM trash. Ever since this DRM was initiated haven't been able to get a game to work. Reminds me of UbiSoft Uplay.

Not having DRM was GoG's claim to fame. But no more. I have 558 Steam games that all work, and 150+ more non-Steam all fine - so it isn't my ****ing drivers okay?

Can go to gamersgate or greenman and get nice Steam key. My relationship with GoG is over thanks to a lousy DRM that is obtrusive and non-functional.
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mikerusso1983: I'm not playing any games that were installed under the Gog Galaxy DRM trash. Ever since this DRM was initiated haven't been able to get a game to work. Reminds me of UbiSoft Uplay.

Not having DRM was GoG's claim to fame. But no more. I have 558 Steam games that all work, and 150+ more non-Steam all fine - so it isn't my ****ing drivers okay?

Can go to gamersgate or greenman and get nice Steam key. My relationship with GoG is over thanks to a lousy DRM that is obtrusive and non-functional.
You know that Galaxy is completely optional and that you can download offline installers, right? Go to your Library, click a game, View Downloads, Download offline backup game installers. Enjoy!

If you are having trouble installing games, you should contact Support. If they can't get your games to work, they will reimburse your money. But it's definitely not a problem with all games in the store.
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Caesar.: You know that Galaxy is completely optional and that you can download offline installers, right?
I think, he used to talk titles using galaxy for multiplayer
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mikerusso1983: I'm not playing any games that were installed under the Gog Galaxy DRM trash. Ever since this DRM was initiated haven't been able to get a game to work. Reminds me of UbiSoft Uplay.

Not having DRM was GoG's claim to fame. But no more. I have 558 Steam games that all work, and 150+ more non-Steam all fine - so it isn't my ****ing drivers okay?

Can go to gamersgate or greenman and get nice Steam key. My relationship with GoG is over thanks to a lousy DRM that is obtrusive and non-functional.
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Caesar.: You know that Galaxy is completely optional and that you can download offline installers, right? Go to your Library, click a game, View Downloads, Download offline backup game installers. Enjoy!

If you are having trouble installing games, you should contact Support. If they can't get your games to work, they will reimburse your money. But it's definitely not a problem with all games in the store.
Some games break if you have had galaxy installed but then remover it. Crypt of the Necrodancer was one of them.
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Lillesort131: As has already been rumoured earlier, Telltale games are very likely to be removed now, since some of them has been removed from Steam a few hours ago.
That sucks. I was always on the fence about the (they're not really my kind of game) but I'm such a huge GoT fan I figured I'd eventually pick that one up.

And I could *maybe?* see playing The Wolf one just because it's sort of a weird enough out there premise. But that one was probably far less likely. I think they also did Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space?

Anyway I might miss my chance if they don't do a weekend fire sale. I really hate that this sort of thing can happen (and so quickly too!) when a company is disolved.

Which ones were pulled from Steam?
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Ixamyakxim: Which ones were pulled from Steam?
Other post says "Current victims are Jurassic Park: The Game [not on GOG], Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island"
Post edited November 15, 2018 by undeadcow
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Ixamyakxim: Which ones were pulled from Steam?
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undeadcow: Other post says "Current victims are Jurassic Park: The Game [not on GOG], Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island"
The Walking Dead games have been pulled too.
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real.geizterfahr: And in case of Windows 10 they even clearly state that future updates of the OS could break compatibility! That's the exact opposite of guaranteeing compatibility.
GOG doesn't guarantee future compatibility. Nobody does! The key word here is "future". Guaranteeing that something will happen in the future is fantasy/science fiction.
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real.geizterfahr: And in case of Windows 10 they even clearly state that future updates of the OS could break compatibility! That's the exact opposite of guaranteeing compatibility.
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teceem: GOG doesn't guarantee future compatibility. Nobody does! The key word here is "future". Guaranteeing that something will happen in the future is fantasy/science fiction.
Uhm... That was the whole point of my post!? Carradice wrote
Also, there is something disturbing: when we purchase a game in GOG with our hard-earned cash (or with our lottery or mafia racket-earned cash, never mind) we are buying a game that is guaranteed to work in modern day PCs.

However, do they keep the effort when the game is not being sold here anymore? Someone knowledgeable tell me. My guess is no and I hate having to guess.

On the other hand, if they are not ensuring compatibility with modern operative systems anymore, should not they return the money, as they would be breaking the agreement with the customer?
and I tried to explain to him that GOG not only can't guarantee to keep games compatible, but even warns about games maybe not being compatible with future OS updates.
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Fallout 1. Its a matter of time before Beam Dog pull it away to drop an enhanced cash grab edition.
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teceem: GOG doesn't guarantee future compatibility. Nobody does! The key word here is "future". Guaranteeing that something will happen in the future is fantasy/science fiction.
Eh? Guarantees are all about making a promise (or contract) that places liability on the on the guarantor. Nobody can predict the future accurately, so by that token, guarantees should not exist. Yet they do.

It's like warranty and insurance: death insurance doesn't prevent you from dying, but at least someone's going to get something out of it. Warranty doesn't prevent an item form breaking, but at least someone's taking responsibility for repairing or replacing or refunding the item. A guarantee is basically just a free-form warranty-like contract that covers arbitrary promises that go beyond "if it breaks, we'll make up for it somehow."

Understandably tech companies that deal in commodity consumer products don't want to take on such a liability, although it might not be as expensive as you might think. (How much can you claim in damages over not being able to play a videogame you got for a few bucks?)

That is, by the way, part of the reason our supermarket shelves are stuffed with cheap plastic shit that breaks and breaks and breaks. Yes, someone's responsible for the warranty, but as long as they can just keep replacing the shit with another cheap shit or say "okay, fine, have your three pennies back", there's very little incentive to produce a quality item that lasts. Taking them to court and claiming damages would almost definitely be far too expensive to be worth it, if the court doesn't laugh you out. A class action suit could work but these take a lot of effort to organize and require a large enough riled up population.. usually people don't get that riled up unless it's an expensive item they're having difficulty with.
Post edited November 18, 2018 by clarry
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real.geizterfahr: And in case of Windows 10 they even clearly state that future updates of the OS could break compatibility! That's the exact opposite of guaranteeing compatibility.
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teceem: GOG doesn't guarantee future compatibility. Nobody does! The key word here is "future". Guaranteeing that something will happen in the future is fantasy/science fiction.
I hope that GOG going full DRM stays science fiction ;).Cheers
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teceem: GOG doesn't guarantee future compatibility. Nobody does! The key word here is "future". Guaranteeing that something will happen in the future is fantasy/science fiction.
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clarry: Eh? Guarantees are all about making a promise (or contract) that places liability on the on the guarantor. Nobody can predict the future accurately, so by that token, guarantees should not exist. Yet they do.

It's like warranty and insurance: death insurance doesn't prevent you from dying, but at least someone's going to get something out of it. Warranty doesn't prevent an item form breaking, but at least someone's taking responsibility for repairing or replacing or refunding the item. A guarantee is basically just a free-form warranty-like contract that covers arbitrary promises that go beyond "if it breaks, we'll make up for it somehow."

Understandably tech companies that deal in commodity consumer products don't want to take on such a liability, although it might not be as expensive as you might think. (How much can you claim in damages over not being able to play a videogame you got for a few bucks?)

That is, by the way, part of the reason our supermarket shelves are stuffed with cheap plastic shit that breaks and breaks and breaks. Yes, someone's responsible for the warranty, but as long as they can just keep replacing the shit with another cheap shit or say "okay, fine, have your three pennies back", there's very little incentive to produce a quality item that lasts. Taking them to court and claiming damages would almost definitely be far too expensive to be worth it, if the court doesn't laugh you out. A class action suit could work but these take a lot of effort to organize and require a large enough riled up population.. usually people don't get that riled up unless it's an expensive item they're having difficulty with.
But in this context a third party is involved (Microsoft), and GOG has no contract with them concerning the evolution of their Operating System.