Me realizing what I just redeemed.
GOG is fighting back censorship - Freedom To Buy Bundle
Submitted 3 weeks ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to gog@lemmy.world
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BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 weeks ago
I just wanted Postal 2. Now I got a library with much more 😅
Rose@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Same. Clicked and shared before I had a proper look. 😔
Neon_Carnivore@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
If you claim this, make sure you go to the GOG store proper and claim the House Party holiday DLC’s, they’re free, too.
58008@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Do I have the freedom to buy Devotion by RedCandleGames? Or is some censorship fine?
sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I cannot redeem this. After solving the captcha and an error message occured. I also tried different browsers.
banazir@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It seems others have had issues too, so I suggest reading the promo thread on GOG. It’s possible country restrictions apply.
el_hache@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is what solved it for me: gog.com/…/freedom_to_buy_games_bundle_workaround_…
s38b35M5@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Weird. The links are all dead, but if you go to the GOG press release, they link to the store page for each game, where they aren’t free; any of them.
banazir@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I think you have to get the bundle, not individual games: Freedom to buy games
I’m getting Good Old GOGBear right now, but earlier when I tried I could add the bundle to my cart. It should work eventually.
s38b35M5@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You’re right. The landing page was overwhelmed, and j didn’t read that it was a load issue, not a simple 404. Thx!
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
They appear to be dead because there is a fuckload of traffic on the site.
s38b35M5@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Quite so. Got it working now. Free is free!
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Nice, I’ve been wanting to play Treasure of Nadia.
leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I get the porn stuff (actually no, I don’t!), but Postal 2? Seriously??
Nice move GOG!! I don’t think I will ever play them, but you never know!! Claimed!!
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The Postal series was one of the first to be targeted for censorship, and considering GOG is Good OLD Games, it makes sense to include it in a bundle responding to censorship.
“Shortly after the game’s release, Postal would become the target of US Senator Joe Lieberman, who previously played a significant role in creating the ESRB. While he’s overall supportive of the ESRB and ratings practices assigned to video games nowadays, the volatile content of Postal certainly set him off, describing it, Marilyn Manson, and Calvin Kline underwear ads as the “three worst things in American society.” While Vince Desi admittedly appreciated any news coverage of their games, Lieberman would strike a chord with RWS, with Postal 2 featuring an entire difficulty mode named after him. Dubbed “Liebermode,” it’s the easiest difficulty setting, significantly modifying health values, enemy hostility, and more.”
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NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah. Postal 1 I think would be good.
Postal 2 was racist and mean spirited and leaned entirely into it in full edgelord shit. I firmly believe it has the right to exist but also think adding it to this collection is a mistake.
mike805@noc.social 3 weeks ago
@partial_accumen @leave_it_blank The RWS developers' offices appeared in the original game, with little protesters marching back and forth in front of it. You could of course unload on the protesters.
Gigasser@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
By the way, the Kids Online safety act isn’t the only threat to internet free speech. There’s another act that has gone under the radar, the screens act that may potentially affect internet access and free speech too: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/…/text
muhyb@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
“Would you like to sign my petition?”