https://www.gamespot.com/articles/another-telltale-game-is-disappearing-and-it-cant-/1100-6467322/

They're saying we'll lose the ability to download telltale games after June 25th.???/

If it's true, it might be the best case for DRM-free games ever. Just download and make a backup, problem solved.

On other platforms, it might be a bit sucky though.

Actually no, that doesn't solve the problem at all. A single backup can easily be wiped out, via theft, fire, tornado, virus, hardware failure, etc. etc.

If this news it's true then it's quite shocking and outrageous and I hope someone with deep pockets takes legal action so that the practice of removing already-bought from people's accounts games becomes forbidden by law, as it should be, since doing that is akin to theft.

That seems to be only sites where you have to download each episode of a game seperately via the game/a server tied to the game. For sites like GOG where you(afaik) get the whole games(all episodes) in one installer that shouldn't be a problem/issue.

Also if gamespot is saying this without proof that's libel/slander/false reporting possibly.....if it's a mistake they should be informed and work on a correction/retraction to that bit.

The first part: One can/should make multiple backups to further mitigate such chances of loss/failure.

Second part: If the store in question didn't have the rights to offer such then it's not their fault for doing so/they have to do it legally(luckily this doesn't always happen) to avoid lawsuits from devs/etc.And as I said above: If gamespot/others are accidentally reporting this then they should be told to make corrections, and if they're doing it on purpose while knowing it;'s false they should have to tall to GOG's lawyers.

Not to refute your point, but this has already happened en masse when stores shut down (Desura, Indievania, Indie Royale, that other store with "Loot" in the name ... not sure if DotEmu is still alive and the same). Granted, specific games being removed while the store is still alive would be a whole new dimension, but the risk of losing digital purchases was always there, sadly.

Indeed people should always have multiple backups, but how many actually do? Very few. Most people don't even have one backup. And if the original source is removed, then the a backup is no longer a backup, but rather it becomes the primary source.

And anyway, even if people did have multiple backups, that still wouldn't be an excuse/justification to steal paid-for games out of people's account's anyway. I'm sure the consumers who paid for those games have legal rights that make such theft illegal. And if they don't, then consumers need to court-challenge such acts of theft until judges do give them those rights.

The bottom line is that no matter what possible excuse is given, the idea that games that people have bought can be arbitrarily stolen from their accounts is, as I said, totally outrageous and if they actually have the gall to do this, then this crime must be fought tooth & nail.

Microsoft is obviously talking about from the Windows Store, and everyone is reading into it so much.

Yes and fortunately, that's highly unlikely to happen. At least not if previous instances are indication. Any legally licensed copy that was sold by any store authorized to make a sale can't just revoke the license because the licensor declared bankruptcy or otherwise is no longer in business.

That would be crazy.

However, there's likely to be a period where you can't buy new copies of those games. And I hope that's what Gamespot meas.

1. Agreed, which is why I often make new backups when old ones fail/get lost/etc.

2. A clarification: I never said/meant to infer justification for such behavior UNLESS it wasn't the store's fault/they had no other choice.

I agree such rights should be had by all, but not to sue/etc companies removing games they never had the rights to sell in the first place.

3. Agreed.

Gamespot doesn't know crap. As is always the case: If you have the game, you can download it.

You should have quoted the post text so people understand clearly that nothing is being removed from anyone's library.
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Be nice if GOG got rid of some of the sticky threads and used that function to address these sorts of situations.

I'm amazed Gamespot is still around. like really, what the hell is keeping that site around?...

My backup plan is you guys.

When gog/steam goes belly up, I count on others to available their backups to me to use if you know what I mean.
Won't feel bad about it.