▲ 205 ▼ Everyone wants to own their games, yet GoG remains niche store (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/shit/p/1237508/everyone-wants-to-own-their-games-yet-gog-remains-niche-store
[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 59 points 2 months ago (3 children) gog make it pretty hard to like them, like putting AI slop on storefront and the recent email controversy they didn't really apologise for. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BewareOfIdiot@nord.pub 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) Wait what? I've not heard about this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 16 points 2 months ago* (1 child) They sent out an email with Nazi symbols: see https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.uk/post/50278677 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) I thought they did apologize for it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The apology was "I'm sorry you such a stupid babies you don't know that SS rune is used by slavics actually (not true btw, who cares)" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Funny that they were so terrified of sending it in Germany because it would have broken Germany laws about Nazi signs, so they excluded Germany from the email while sending it everywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Don't let perfect become the enemy of good We can't ignore the preservation efforts GOG has done including spending resources themselves on updating and improving games like Alpha Protocol and Dino Crisis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago* (1 child) If "the good" is dog whistles for fascism, I rather not. Their casual dismissal of this is one of their many red flags over the years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago Yeaaaah that's definitely a red flag though. Fuck man permalink fedilink source parent [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I’m willing to bet that email was helped out by AI. What I suspect happened was they had AI write the email, AI is notoriously emoji happy, and the AI saw Slavic mysticism stuff and entered into a nazi rhetoric informed mode and added those Unicode characters. LLMs are trained on the internet, that includes the racist nazi parts. And of course nobody bothered looking it over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 37 points 2 months ago (2 children) The problem with this defence is that they did notice it because they removed it from the German version of the email, they said as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago I didn’t say it was a defence. It’s sheer incompetence. Just speculating into how the fuck this happened at all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Maybe because AI said it was safer to remove them? It's not a great defense but basically every company has gone ape shit over AI now. I actually am being actively pushed to use it at work even though I don't want to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago It's not the first time they used AI for their marketing either. They've been caught before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BewareOfIdiot@nord.pub 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) Wait what? I've not heard about this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 16 points 2 months ago* (1 child) They sent out an email with Nazi symbols: see https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.uk/post/50278677 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) I thought they did apologize for it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The apology was "I'm sorry you such a stupid babies you don't know that SS rune is used by slavics actually (not true btw, who cares)" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Funny that they were so terrified of sending it in Germany because it would have broken Germany laws about Nazi signs, so they excluded Germany from the email while sending it everywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 16 points 2 months ago* (1 child) They sent out an email with Nazi symbols: see https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.uk/post/50278677 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) I thought they did apologize for it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The apology was "I'm sorry you such a stupid babies you don't know that SS rune is used by slavics actually (not true btw, who cares)" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Funny that they were so terrified of sending it in Germany because it would have broken Germany laws about Nazi signs, so they excluded Germany from the email while sending it everywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) I thought they did apologize for it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The apology was "I'm sorry you such a stupid babies you don't know that SS rune is used by slavics actually (not true btw, who cares)" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Funny that they were so terrified of sending it in Germany because it would have broken Germany laws about Nazi signs, so they excluded Germany from the email while sending it everywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 child) The apology was "I'm sorry you such a stupid babies you don't know that SS rune is used by slavics actually (not true btw, who cares)" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gamesieve@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) That tone-deaf non-apology was only on reddit, by a new-on-the-job "community specialist". They did a (slightly) better apology an hour later on twitter and the GOG forum: https://www.gog.com/upload/forum/2026/06/c1cdf9fda39aaa5532ee375b38abb04376c7505d.png permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's at least better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Funny that they were so terrified of sending it in Germany because it would have broken Germany laws about Nazi signs, so they excluded Germany from the email while sending it everywhere else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago Yeah that's the part that turned it from an unfortunate accident to a deliberate act. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Don't let perfect become the enemy of good We can't ignore the preservation efforts GOG has done including spending resources themselves on updating and improving games like Alpha Protocol and Dino Crisis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago* (1 child) If "the good" is dog whistles for fascism, I rather not. Their casual dismissal of this is one of their many red flags over the years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago Yeaaaah that's definitely a red flag though. Fuck man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago* (1 child) If "the good" is dog whistles for fascism, I rather not. Their casual dismissal of this is one of their many red flags over the years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago Yeaaaah that's definitely a red flag though. Fuck man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago Yeaaaah that's definitely a red flag though. Fuck man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I’m willing to bet that email was helped out by AI. What I suspect happened was they had AI write the email, AI is notoriously emoji happy, and the AI saw Slavic mysticism stuff and entered into a nazi rhetoric informed mode and added those Unicode characters. LLMs are trained on the internet, that includes the racist nazi parts. And of course nobody bothered looking it over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 37 points 2 months ago (2 children) The problem with this defence is that they did notice it because they removed it from the German version of the email, they said as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago I didn’t say it was a defence. It’s sheer incompetence. Just speculating into how the fuck this happened at all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Maybe because AI said it was safer to remove them? It's not a great defense but basically every company has gone ape shit over AI now. I actually am being actively pushed to use it at work even though I don't want to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago It's not the first time they used AI for their marketing either. They've been caught before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 37 points 2 months ago (2 children) The problem with this defence is that they did notice it because they removed it from the German version of the email, they said as such. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago I didn’t say it was a defence. It’s sheer incompetence. Just speculating into how the fuck this happened at all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Maybe because AI said it was safer to remove them? It's not a great defense but basically every company has gone ape shit over AI now. I actually am being actively pushed to use it at work even though I don't want to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago I didn’t say it was a defence. It’s sheer incompetence. Just speculating into how the fuck this happened at all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Maybe because AI said it was safer to remove them? It's not a great defense but basically every company has gone ape shit over AI now. I actually am being actively pushed to use it at work even though I don't want to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago It's not the first time they used AI for their marketing either. They've been caught before. permalink fedilink source parent
