
Key Takeaways
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- GOG has launched the Freedom to Buy Games campaign in protest against censorship, specifically focusing on the removal of mature titles from digital stores due to pressure from payment processors.
- As part of this campaign, GOG is offering 13 mature games for free via the dedicated website freedomtobuy.games, with the code Freedomtobuygames valid for a 48-hour window.
- The campaign aims to raise awareness and protect works that are removed from the market by financial intermediaries, rather than due to legal violations.
- Selected games for the giveaway include titles like Postal 2, Agony, Huniepop, and House Party, chosen to support GOGs creative freedom manifesto, as they are more susceptible to removal by financial intermediaries compared to legislative mandates.
GOG Launches ‘Freedom to Buy Games’ Campaign, Offers Free Mature Titles in Protest Against Censorship
GOG has launched “Freedom to Buy Games,” a campaign challenging recent restrictions and removals of mature titles from digital stores. GOG states that these actions stem from pressure by payment processors. The campaign’s dedicated website, freedomtobuy.games, offers 13 mature titles for free. Users can claim these games within a 48-hour window by using the code “Freedomtobuygames.” GOG explains that the campaign aims to highlight and protect works that, while legal, are removed from the market by financial intermediaries, not due to legal violations. Titles selected for the giveaway include Postal 2, Agony and Agony Unrated, Being a Dik: Season 1, House Party, Huniepop, and Treasure of Nadia, among others. GOG chose these specific games to support its creative freedom manifesto, asserting they are more susceptible to removal by financial intermediaries than by legislative mandates.