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GOG.com has the DRM-free angle fairly well covered, so there wasn't a lot of room left there unless they wanted to compete. I think the pivot towards a charita
by Zikes 13y ago
GOG.com has the DRM-free angle fairly well covered, so there wasn't a lot of room left there unless they wanted to compete. I think the pivot towards a charitable focus was a reasonable move, even if not exactly in line with their initial goals.
- acc00 13y agoGOG.com doesn't do Linux, while Humble Bundles largely became popular with that crowd first. Funny that GOG.com does its first (I think) 100% charity run at this moment: http://www.gog.com/news/charity_promo_pick_3_games_donate_5_or_more_100_goes_to_charity http://www.gog.com/news/charity_promo_pick_3_games_donate_5_...
- Zikes 13y agoDang, then if Linux is the only thing Humble Bundle has to fall back on, they're really going to feel the squeeze from Steam. It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out, maybe they'll find their niche.
- shmerl 13y agoSteam really needs more competition from DRM free distributors, but HB failed to remain DRM free. So GOG is the only one left.
- selimthegrim 13y agoThere's a GoGOnLinux project http://www.gogonlinux.com/ http://www.gogonlinux.com/
- ekianjo 13y agoThanks for the link, I was not aware of that. Seems like GOG doesn't like what they do too much, though...
- shmerl 13y agoI prefer this one: * https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader * https://secure.gog.com/forum/general/lgogdownloader_gogdownloader_for_linux https://secure.gog.com/forum/general/lgogdownloader_gogdownl...
- shmerl 13y agoDon't forget to vote for Linux support on GOG if you didn't yet: https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/add_linux_versions_of_games https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/add_linux_versions_of_g...
- EdwardMSmith 13y agoI wish GOG.com would set up some US-based banking. I've stopped buying things from them, even though I want to, because my bank freaks out every time, due to "the high levels of credit card fraud originating from Cyprus".
- nostromo 13y agoThe last time I bought from GOG my bank started declining every purchase on my card thereafter until I called them. Apparently they called me, but had an old number. In any case, I'm sure GOG is set up this way to avoid taxes so it's probably worth it for them, even if it's a hassle for some subset of their users.
- shmerl 13y agoIt freaked once for me, but after I confirmed it was OK, they don't do it anymore. May be GOG should start accepting bitcoins. Feel free to vote: https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase_games_via_bitcoin https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_ability_to_purchase... Humble Bundle accepts them already.
- nknighthb 13y agoI think you need a saner bank. As per my settings, I get an international transaction alert email, but that's it.