SCPM: Larger companies will not jump to conclusions based on such an association. They actually do their homework first and their decision making process is generally more diplomatic, tactful and reasonable than the likes of, say, Zombie Orpheus.
Denuvo recently released a report framing each and every pirated copy as lost sales as usual. Funny how companies think pirates happen to have tens of thousands of dollars to spend on games every year and would drop the full dollar amount on day one if all those games were DRM protected and uncracked. Meanwhile, Capcom and Square Enix (both companies that use Denuvo) have reported huge losses recently. Dragon Quest XI sold 4 million copies on PS4, 3DS, and Steam, with Steam only accounting for 100,000 copies. Activision on the other hand, which doesn't use 3rd party DRM, is releasing more games through Battle.net instead of Steam, and has continued to bring games to GOG, has had a record profit this year.

SCPM: Larger companies will not jump to conclusions based on such an association. They actually do their homework first and their decision making process is generally more diplomatic, tactful and reasonable than the likes of, say, Zombie Orpheus.

firstpastthepost: DRM being cracked quickly can only be good for GoG. It removes the excuse for games not being released here, since the pirated Steam version is already out there. The fact that publishers don't recognize this already and just do a staggered release on GoG a month or two after Steam is something I don't quite understand. It would only make their customers happy, and realistically it shouldn't require that much effort on their part if they plan their release in such a way.

Lukaszmik: I can't speak for the state of affairs in the last few years, but a long time ago when I did some related work there were a lot of payloads in the most popular "distributions."

It's the perfect venue for establishing a botnet, much less simple remote access. People who torrent generally keep their machines online much more than others, they may not notice much slowdown in connection speeds (especially if they keep their torrent client up), and, for that matter, often are rather technically illiterate.

Not saying there aren't people getting their kicks from solving such technical problems as DRM (and, honestly, fuck anybody contributing to it), but I suspect the presence of quietly-backed private or state players is pretty high there.

tremere110: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/denuvo-5-2-anti-tamper-tech-used-in-newer-games-has-already-been-cracked/

I'm assuming this isn't the same initiative started by GoG but a random group of crackers using the logo. I am rather worried how this will look to publishers on GoG - I'm hoping none of them associate GoG with supporting piracy.

Pheace: For GOG perhaps but it likely means games are going to continue to veer towards online integration/social features that require online connections as well as Games as a Service. At which point those games may come here eventually but control over your purchase will still be largely lost. But hey, it might be DRM-Free for the parts that still don't require online

BleepBl00p: I do hope that GOG gets associated with them. Its about time they get some backlash for this immature and unprofessional business move.

BleepBl00p: I do hope that GOG gets associated with them.

clarry: I hope GOG is them. Anyone who starts a FCKDRM campaign and then starts cracking obnoxious DRM is a hero. We don't have enough heroes. Just p***ies like me..

paladin181: You do realize why GOG can't honestly and openly support this openly, even if they're actually helping or really behind it, don't you?

Plokite_Wolf: Well, GOG installers are all the rage on torrent sites, so what will change really?

paladin181: You do realize why GOG can't honestly and openly support this openly, even if they're actually helping or really behind it, don't you?