CD Projekt crashes GOG-Games, a site that uses its name to share pirated games

CD Projekt, the studio behind licenses like The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, is also behind the site. GOG (Good old Games) distributes more or less old PC games. Today managed to close GOG-Games, a hacking site impersonating his name.

CD Projekt has historically been quite resilient to piracy. The publisher does not use any DRM in their games and does not hesitate to report them if necessary. This policy is a double-edged sword because while it’s good for the studio’s image, its games (and those sold on GOG) are easily pirated. But, There are limits that must not be crossed, Made by GOG-Games.

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By fully appropriating the GOG name, GOG-Games has apparently gone too far with the rope. Earlier in the week, the site published a note assessing the situation. According to executives, the GOG site’s legal team has been trying to shut them down since 2021 due to copyright infringement (DMCA). Although the site is not covered by the DMCA, it states that it wishes to abide by the rules. But this time, The site administrator was contacted directly via email and given an ultimatum.

Email added dough box. Not only does it state that the site hosts its own games and all games sold on GOG, it also illegally usurps GOG’s name. Fear of legal action admins have decided to disconnect their site… at least in classic browsers.

In fact, GOG-Games still exists, but on the dark web. not accessible only by browsers like Tor. A victory for CD Projekt, who welcomed it in Torrent Freak’s columns:

“Piracy is completely against our values ​​and undermines the work of developers and publishers who create games that we and our community love. We examine pirate sites that disrupt the player experience and take action if necessary. »

So CD Projekt got the look of GOG-Games after almost two years of action. If the publisher has always been flexible with piracy, there were limits that should not be crossed.

Source : Torrent Freak