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Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No clue if it's heroic exclusive but it's more than just affiliate linking. Heroic embeds the actual gog store page in the launcher and gets a percentage of anything you buy per their agreement with gog

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds technically just like affiliate linking, even if the browser is embedded.

https://affiliate.gog.com/

Just curious if there is a specific deal between Heroic and GOG.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

For the record, the affiliate link is listed here:

https://heroicgameslauncher.com/donate