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[–] brian@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know the logistics behind some of these giveaways, but it doesn't have to mean that the devs are giving up their revenue. It could be gog just fronting the "cost", no?

[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could be. They don't say so on the page, though.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah that lack of transparency is a bummer. Might be worth private messaging some of the devs listed here to inquire.

[–] Womble@piefed.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Presumably the devs have to agree to it. I dont think gog cn just decide "were going to give away this game we dont own for free"