GOG's Giving Away NSFW Games to Stick It to Censorship – Fair Dinkum!
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GOG's launching FreedomToBuy.Games to combat censorship by giving away 13 NSFW games for free, proving they're absolute legends in the fight for gaming freedom and preservation. It's a proper stand against those who want to sanitize our digital playgrounds.
Alright, listen up, mates. GOG, those glorious bastions of DRM-free gaming, have just launched a proper rebellion against censorship, and it's wilder than a goblin's tea party. According to Eurogamer, they've kicked off a new initiative called FreedomToBuy.Games, and what better way to celebrate freedom than by giving away free games? I reckon that's a fair question.
For the next 28 hours (or so, depending on when you're reading this – time is a fickle beast, isn't it?), GOG is offering 13 games *absolutely free*. And get this – we aren't talking about some shovelware nobody wants. Oh no. We're talking Postal 2, Agony, and even House Party. Yeah, *those* games. The ones that make your grandma clutch her pearls and faint dead away.
As GOG themselves put it, "If a game is legal and responsibly made, players should be able to enjoy it today – and decades from now." Now, that's a sentiment I can get behind. It's basically saying, "Hey, if the government hasn't slapped a ban on it, what right does anyone else have to tell you what you can and can't play?"
It's worth pointing out that this isn't just some random act of generosity (though who doesn't love a good freebie?). This move comes after itch.io apparently started de-indexing NSFW games following some pressure from the same group that hassled Steam. Sound familiar? Basically, some folks didn't like certain games, so they tried to make it harder for people to find them. Sneaky buggers.
GOG's response? A big, fat middle finger to censorship, wrapped up in a bundle of free games. Love it. It's a bold move, and it's exactly the kind of thing we need more of in the gaming industry. Because let's be honest, who wants some self-appointed moral guardian deciding what we can and can't play? Not me, mate. Not me.
And it's not the first time GOG has stood up for gaming preservation. They launched their Preservation Program last November with 100 games, and they've been steadily adding to it ever since. They even added F.E.A.R. to "honor [Monolith's] legacy" after the studio shut down. Proper respect, that is.
So, hats off to GOG. They're not just selling games; they're fighting the good fight for creative freedom and gaming history. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got 13 free games to download. And maybe a stiff drink. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.
Tags: GOG, censorship, free games, NSFW, gaming preservation
Original article: Eurogamer