skg-publisher-warning
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skg-publisher-warning

Built a userscript that checks the publisher on Steam and GOG game pages against the Stop Killing Games Dead Game List. If the publisher has shut down always-online titles before, you get an amber banner with the reason.

Currently flags 16 publishers: Ubisoft, EA, Microsoft/Activision, Warner Bros, Bandai Namco, Sony, Square Enix, 2K, NCSoft, SEGA, Capcom, Rovio, Gameloft, NetEase, Nexon, Atari.

Open source, no tracking, dismissible banner.

https://codeberg.org/kimmitk/skg-publisher-warning

By Developer @kimmitk@lemmy.world

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    2·
    20 days ago

    They couldn’t take it away from you but they could tell GOG to stop selling and distributing it, which would mean you’d need to have it backed up already or you won’t be able to obtain the offline installer again from GOG.

    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      20 days ago

      So the same thing with physical, the shop could be told to stop selling and distributing it.

      Also don’t gog usually only stop sales rather than distribution from existing purchases?

    • RogueBanana@piefed.zipEnglish
      1·
      20 days ago

      Agreed on stopping sales but doubt the second. Once you have it in library, you should be able to download it at anytime. Even Steam does it so GOG should also do it given their stance right?

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
        2·
        20 days ago

        Technically, Steam could also have this happen if the rights holders demand they stop distributing their game entirely, unless they have a clause in their specific contracts to let Valve keep giving it out to people who bought it forever.

        • RogueBanana@piefed.zipEnglish
          1·
          20 days ago

          I have seen games taken off the steam store completely but never heard of the installers being denied for those who already own it outside of things like malware and such. Do you have any examples?