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The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps

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The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps

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Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days ago

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"We see DRM as something which can make the life of a legal customer more difficult," says Michał Kiciński, "so there is no reason to keep it alive."

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Good is even in their name!
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  No it isn’t. They explicitly renamed themselves to “GOG” and removed the “Good”.
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    Check out this link on their website currently. Seems their roots still show. It may just be used for their preservation program now.

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