Why such a rush of panic? If there's proof of the game still being sold, we gladly change the download-link into a buy-link. Abandonia's all about preserving old games and keeping them alive. If the company does it by selling it, then it's not our role to take care of it, but if there's no way of getting the game from the developpers or publishers, and they didn't explicitely say their games shouldn't be put up for download (like Sierra, LucasArts and Team 17), it is concidered abandonware and we preserve the game, giving young people the chance to experience gaming as it was in its golden years, giving older people the chance to play the games they love and can't find anywhere anymore. If there's no way we can provide a way to buy this game for the people looking for it, be it a link to CD Access, a link to their site or information 'bout where to send an order to (which's usually on their site anyways, if it's still sold), and they didn't clearly forbid people from putting it up for download, we would fail our purpose as to preserving the game if we would take the download link down.
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