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Part 2

IG: Do you feel that your stance as a digital retailer has changed public attitudes about DRM and the issues surrounding it?

TL: I would like to think so. Some of that is probably ego on our part, but the fact that we have a community of around 2 million monthly visitors to our website indicates that while we’re not huge in terms of reach, we’re not tiny either, and our well-known stance about DRM is something that, I think, has helped inform that audience about what DRM is and why they should care.

IG: System Shock 2 recently emerged from the licensing void where it had been trapped for a number of years, which must have satisfied all the people who kept asking for you guys to get it on GOG. Are there any other major “missing” titles that you’re working on making available?

TL: Yes, definitely. If I told you specifics, though, I’d have to kill you. ;)
No One Lives Forever

Currently trapped in licensing hell, but the world needs an HD reissue of the original Archer.

IG: No One Lives Forever is another series out in the licensing wilderness at the moment, do you think there’s any chance at all of seeing that on GOG in the future? Would that all be down to a third-party involvement or can you pull any strings to help make that happen?

TL: NOLF is a really great title, and it’s one of the ones where the rights are a bear to get sorted. Just like pretty much any other classic IP you’re ever thought of, we’ve looked into it, but it’s not an easy thing to do.

IG: Does the change from “Good Old Games” to GOG signify an actual movement away from publishing older games? Is there a point at which you feel the site will have got hold of as many of those classic titles as it’s able to?

TL: There’s been a lot of question about that from our community, so it’s worth investigating the hard numbers: GOG.com has traditionally released between 1 and 2 classics a week for the three + years we sold only classic games. I just did a quick count through our catalog, and in the last 92 weeks (since we started selling new games in earnest) we’ve been averaging more than 1.6 classic releases a week. In that time, we’ve seen games like the Quest for Glory series; Thief, Deus Ex, and Hitman series from Square Enix; Shadow Warrior, Neverwinter Nights 2, the Leisure Suit Larry series; Krush, Kill ‘N’ Destroy, the Wizardry series, and, of course, System Shock 2. Some of our best classic releases have happened since we started selling new games, so I don’t think you can really say that we’ve given up on classic games on GOG.com.

I also don’t think we’ll ever run out of “classic” games to release. After all, every year that goes by brings more games into the classic fold.
system shock 2 (22)

Thanks to GOG, System Shock 2 can share the crap out of a whole new generation.

IG: Within the last month or so you’ve set up a game submission program for indie games. What advantages does GOG’s program have over Steam’s Greenlight service and Amazon’s indie publishing?

TL: We believe our indie program is the “best of both worlds” approach, combining professionalism and human touch. Of course we listen intently to our community’s voice, but we believe feedback from proven professionals is more valuable for devs who are still working on a game, than their fans’ hype. The process of getting your game published on GOG.com has a lot of that human factor, as our bizdev team will offer insight on the submitted game, never leaving devs without feedback. GOG’s marketing team also usually comes up with cool, tailor-made ideas for promoting each release treating it as more than just an everyday chore.

IG: Have any games been published through that open submissions process yet? Are there any upcoming?

TL: Not yet. It’s been just a touch over a month. Give us a little time; we have a few games from the submissions process that are nearly ready, I do believe.

IG: Does GOG have any plans to acquire and distribute DRM-free versions of “major publisher” titles (aside from CD Projekt Red games, of course)?

TL: We’d certainly like to; any publishers out there who want to distribute DRM-free copies of their games, hit us up!
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Expect more DRM-free versions of new games like Dragon Commander on GOG in future.

IG: What are GOG’s plans for the future, and where do you see the company in a couple of years? We’ve seen a heavier focus on indie games and other, more modern titles than older games in the past few months; is this trend likely to continue?

TL: We will definitely continue to release classic games. We continue to work on deals with pretty much every major publisher who’s got a rich catalog and hunt for harder-to-find games as well. We also want to sign more new games. We believe that the DRM-free approach is the best way to sell games to gamers, and we want to see that expand to as many titles as we possibly can. That means signing new games like Rise of the Triad, FEZ, Divinity: Dragon Commander, and other games where GOG.com is the DRM-free store for them. Further we have tons of announced but not yet released games – Project Eternity and Divinity – Original Sin are two examples–that will be on GOG.com and we’re super excited about them.

As for other plans, there’s not much I can think of to share except that GOG.com got its start by finding a market that dominated by a single approach to doing business and we found a way to disrupt it with an innovative approach. We continue to look for ways we can innovate and find new things to do to help make gaming better for everyone, so stay tuned.

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Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Special Promo: Shutdown Promo!

Showing you how government works, in case yours doesn't!
Speaking from one organization that has had an unpopular shutdown to another: America. What are you doing? America? Stahp.

Shutdowns are never popular, and all of the polls show that this is not a big hit with most Americans either. Americans may be looking for something fun to do, since all their parks are closed for the moment. Thankfully your favorite purveyor of digital games is here to help. It occurs to us that one of the problems may be that there are people on Capitol Hill who don't know what a functioning government looks like, so we thought we'd help and point a few out with a special 24-hour 50% off Shutdown Promo.

The Guild: Gold Edition is a great place to see where the term "Machiavellian Politics" originated from. If you're looking to find a land where earning power was the key to success in the political arena, look no further. Meanwhile, in Capitalism Plus and Capitalism 2, you can get the best economic sims that money can buy half off and see for yourself how a demand economy functions. Tropico Reloaded is 50% off as a reminder of what can happen when governments go awry, and Alpha Centauri (with the Alien Crossfire expansion!) has more different styles of governments modeled than you can shake a stick at. So, really, these games are a quick lesson in civic government. Because we're concerned for you guys.

There has been a lot of furor over health care in America leading up to this shutdown, and we think it's a shame so many people are upset about medicine and how to treat each other. To help further our educational mission for this promo, we figured we'd put Theme Hospital in the sale as well, because that way you can judge for yourself just how tricky it can be to balance the needs of sick patients against limited budgets. Finally, for reasons entirely unrelated to who may or may not have been involved in shutting down the US Government, we also appear to have Redneck Rampage on sale 50% off.

Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to thanksobama@gog.com with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

We hope the games will keep you all occupied while you're waiting for someone on Capitol Hill to get their act together. Meanwhile, get The Guild, Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage 50% off (or free if you met the requirements above), in our special Shutdown Promo! The offer lasts until Thursday, October 10, at 12:59PM GMT.
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo

Please read the original text and have a look at the following discussion, the rules for the furloughed giveaway have changed somewhat.

Get the offer: http://www.gog.com/promo/shutdown_promo_091013

graylox

09-10-2013

PS:
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Posted 11 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

An interesting article if so inclined:

Surviving a fight with pirates and an 800-pound gorilla

by Jessica Conditt Writer RSS on Oct 9th 2013 4:00PM
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Good Old Games isn't competing with Steam, GOG.com marketing lead Trevor Longino says.

GOG is the No. 2 independent digital distributor, with more than 600 games and 2 million unique visitors each month. For DRM-free digital distribution, GOG is No. 1, and it recently rolled out an indie service aimed at streamlining the game submission process for developers.

Steam has 50 million users and 3,000 games, and is the No. 1 digital distributor worldwide. For four indie developers on both Steam and GOG, Steam is the first place they want to see their games:

"I think it'd be hard to find an indie that wasn't prioritizing Steam above all other platforms," Papers, Please developer Lucas Pope says.

"Obviously, everyone wants to get onto Steam first," Defender's Quest developer Lars Doucet adds.

"We looked at Steam in the first place, because we knew that many games there reached large audiences and we ourselves are big fans of the platform," Manuel Kerssemakers of Reus says.

"The first distribution hub we looked into for our game was Steam, mainly because of the large userbase and the general exposure that Steam provides," Kenny Lee of Rogue Legacy says.

Even if GOG isn't competing with Steam internally, the platform's popularity is a factor that Good Old Games can't ignore.

"Steam is the 800 pound gorilla in the room, definitely," Longino says. "When you ask if we're remaining competitive against them, I think that you're ignoring the fact that we're in a slightly different market than they are."

Longino is referring to the DRM-free, personal-touch market. "On Steam, you buy into a service that manages a library of games for you. On GOG.com, you buy games," he says.

Instead, Longino points to another prolific DRM-free system as GOG's fiercest competitor: piracy.

"It's the easiest way to get a game," Longino adds. "You don't pay anything, there's no sign-up process, and pretty much everything ever made is available if you find the right torrent. Free, secure and comprehensive. That's hard to compete with."

Developers commonly report piracy rates of up to 95 percent, and this trend isn't limited to any genre or budget. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot noted in 2012 PC piracy rates of 93 to 95 percent on his company's AAA games. World of Goo designer Ron Carmel reported a 90 percent piracy rate in 2008.

This year, indie developer Green Heart Games uploaded its own cracked version of Game Dev Tycoon to torrent sites, just minutes after officially launching the game. The cracked edition ensured players were plagued with in-game pirates and their budding development businesses would never get off the ground. One real-life pirate, bemoaning the in-game pirates, famously said, "It ruins me!"

Game Dev Tycoon had a piracy rate of 94 percent on its launch day, selling 214 copies. At least 3,104 players had the cracked version.

This is the market that GOG has to tackle, a world of easy access with potentially disastrous consequences – and GOG is banking on that second part. Every day it sells classic games that were previously only available on torrent sites, a fact that proves players want trusted, quality content, Longino says.

GOG also uses piracy systems to its advantage, even if it is accidentally:

"Occasionally we see piracy websites linking to GOG.com for descriptions of our games that they're offering for download. We see that traffic – people who you know are pirates, and who probably want the game that is listed on the pirate website for free – convert better than advertising traffic."

GOG is taking on those dastardly pirates with a brand new indie system designed to reel in developers. GOG's indie program emphasizes the discoverability of games – each new release is featured on the site and social networks – and its customer service system – people, not machines.

Indie developers embody ideals that GOG is used to and they're active participants in its DRM-free revolution, Longino says.

"Most of the classic games that we sell are games that would be considered 'indie' games by their budget and teams today," he says. "The capacity to take risks, innovate, and explore new territory in gaming more or less requires a smaller budget so that there is a better chance for the game to make money .... More indie devs are aligned with GOG.com's vision of what gaming should be; not a lot of AAA games are released by developers who are willing to make them DRM-free from the very beginning."

Pope, the developer of Papers, Please, is part of GOG's new indie system, and he appreciates the personal approach – especially compared with Steam's management style.

"At times it feels like Valve manages Steam as a side business and doesn't care much about each individual game release," Pope says. "GOG were more involved with the game's release and put more resources into making the launch successful. They're also really focused on adding value for their users by including exclusive bonus content. Normally this would be my responsibility but the guys at GOG were able to both brainstorm and produce much of the bonus extras with just a little help from me."

Sure, GOG isn't competing with Steam on a fundamental level, but Steam is the first stop for many indie developers and customers – and some of these people want another option, something with the vibe of a local mom-and-pop shop. That's where GOG comes in.

"The fact that we took the effort ourselves to test and update our games from Windows XP, Vista and 7 to also include Windows 8 is something that you won't see on other services," Longino says. "Most stores release a game and what happens to the OS market after the game is released isn't really their problem."

Whatever GOG is doing, whether it's to compete with Steam or piracy, it's resonating with developers. Pope, Lee, Doucet and Kerssemakers each pegged GOG as their second distribution hub, in response to or ahead of player requests for something other than Steam.

"I think GOG provides a great alternative for people who don't want to sell their game with heavy DRM, or for those who are selling both a DRM and DRM-free version – like us," Lee says. "I think GOG has also garnered this reputation as the place to go if you don't want to deal with Steam."

Doucet launched Defender's Quest on Steam and GOG in October 2012. By February 2013, Defender's Quest had sold 20,200 copies on Steam and 3,180 copies on GOG. Steam generated 58.6 percent of the game's overall revenue, while GOG raked in 8.5 percent – $167,916 compared with $24,428. Other portals, such as Impulse and Desura, brought in 37 sales and 53 sales, respectively, neither breaking the $500 mark.

These numbers show GOG is on the rise, Doucet says. Besides, he thinks the GOG support staff is "best in breed," and it allowed Doucet to host a web-based demo on its product page. On Steam, the only option is a downloadable demo.

"Our low-friction web demo was a key strategy in driving direct sales, so it was cool that GOG was able to let us continue that practice right on their portal," Doucet says.

Longino sees competition as a good thing, especially when it comes to the recent console interest in indie – not that GOG is competing directly with Sony or Microsoft, either.

"I don't think we're particularly competing with consoles as directly as we are with other services," Longino says. "I would argue that a healthy indie scene on consoles is good for PC gaming in general, as well as GOG.com in particular. The number of exciting games being developed in the indie space – whether we're talking about console, mobile, PC, or whatever – is staggering, and I'm confident that in 20 or 30 years, people will look back at the explosion of creativity that we're seeing now and consider it one of the high water marks of gaming as a hobby."

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Posted 11 years ago #
Campy
Member

I love GOG and currently have 138 of their packages. Many of these are single games, but some packages have as many as 5 or 6 games (Might & Magic, Avernum, Zork Anthology, etc.). They are reliable and the extras (maps, manuals, wallpapers, etc.) are nice touches plus as the article above says I own the games rather than having them managed for me. I don't expect Steam to go away, but when GameStop bought Impulse my library there became much more problematic to use so who knows. Most of my GOG catalog was bought at half off their standard prices during sales, but I got some for even less, some were free and a few were part of bundles. In a few cases I bought indies on GOG when I knew I could or would be able to get them on Steam for less because I wanted to own them and didn't mind giving the authors a little extra $.

Of course, I have an even bigger library on Steam because they are cheap (if you wait for sales which is easy when your backlog is as big as mine) and they have a bigger catalog than GOG particularly of recent games. I am also building up a pretty big catalog of Desura games which I see as an alternative to Steam with a particular emphasis on indies.

Posted 11 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

I enjoy GOG games because they gave me the opportunity to play some of my old favorites at a decent price, though I still prefer my Steam games. Maybe one day if Steam dies a death I won't be so happy considering the number of Steam games I have. As for Desura, I also like their platform. They have given me the opportunity to play many indie games I'd not otherwise have bothered with.

I rarely bother with my Origin games even thought Battlefield 3 and now Battlefield 4 are amongst my favorite games and hope that EA and Steam mend the rift that has stopped EA games being released on Steam for the past few years.
My old collection of Direct 2 Drive games were transferred to Gamnefly, but I've managed to replace most of those on Steam now, so haven't opened Gamefly in over a year and my Gamersgate games are rarely played as well even though at least 70% of those games are not available on Steam.

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

The GOG birthday party is coming to an end with a bonus for paying guests (though it's most likely, that all the regular customers already have this great game):

Special Promo: Get The Witcher Free With Any Purchase!

Buy any game on GOG.com and get the Witcher 1, too, free for a limited time!
This is the final week of our 5th Birthday Celebration. We're going to go above and beyond the call of birthday, though, and give you guys something incredible for our final thank you: buy anything on GOG.com--yes, anything--and get a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition with any purchase.

In case you don't know about it (how don't you know about it if you've found your way here?) the game has been lauded as:

"a fantastic RPG, and an amazing achievement for first-time Polish developer CD Projekt" (PC Gamer)

and

"one of the most engrossing, mature games in years" (Gamespot).

It's a definite must-have for all RPG fans and, frankly, all story-oriented mature gamers, and now, for an entire week it comes at an unbeatable price of free!

Combine that with the sale that we have right now on Divinity: Dragon Commander for extra promotional goodness, or find anything else that strikes your fancy and get a copy of the Witcher. Buy one for your friends--heck, at this price go ahead and buy one for people you don't even like all that much. ;)

This special offer lasts until Thursday, October 17 at 9:59 AM GMT
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_get_the_witcher_free_with_any_purchase

Please head over to http://www.gog.com/ To read about all the running deals and special offers.

New for today:

Surgeon Simulator 2013

The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate & Malcolm's Revenge
http://www.gog.com/promo/legend_of_kyrandia_series_launch_discount_101013

Get Dragon Commander 40% off & Win a DRAGON!

graylox

10-10-2013

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

And another 60% off deal:

Weekend Promo: Exciting EA Exclusives

Jade Empire for $5.99! Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper Gold, Syndicate Plus, and more, for only $2.39!

This weekend we're all about classics! There's 33 exciting games that you can get with a 60% off discount in our Exciting EA Exclusives weekend promo. With a vast selection of retro-gems priced at only $2.39 each, and two relatively newer titles (which are vastly considered classics as well) for only $3.99 and $5.99, it's safe to say, that you can not often find better value for your money in the gaming world. That's not all, however! Every purchase you'll make grants you a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition! If you already own it on GOG.com, we will email you a gift-able code, so you can pass it on to someone who hadn't had the chance to meet Geralt of Rivia yet. Now, let's take a quick look at some of the featured games, shall we?

First of all, let's look at the classic Bullfrog Production titles, because just recently they've undergone some major upgrades. Syndicate received the American Revolt mission pack taking the future corporate executive work to a whole new level of awesome, thus becoming Syndicate Plus. Similarly, the fantasy underworld management game, Dungeon Keeper, became Dungeon Keeper Gold, with extra added evil in the form of the Deeper Dungeons expansion. Hidden Worlds have been discovered in the Arabian desert, making Magic Carpet into Magic Carpet Plus. Populous now invites you to the Promised Lands filled with new challenges, and Populous: The Beginning has yet some Undiscovered Worlds in store for you. Each of them can be yours for only $2.39, each!

Jade Empire: Special Edition opens the land of kung fu legends before you and lets you immerse yourself in the fantastic version of the Orient. In this RPG classic brought to you by people who gave us RPG gaming monuments like Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, you'll discover an epic tale of courage, power, honor, and betrayal set in one of the most colorful and suggestive gameworlds ever created. Master one of the unique fighting styles and train your own disciples who will rise to power along your side. Choose your own path and become a hero or a villain in your very own martial arts legend. The extended Special Edition of the game even comes bundled with an MP3 soundtrack. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity for epic adventure, while it's only $5.99 to start your oriental journey!

That's only a few titles from the selection of 33 games you can grab 60% off this weekend in our Exciting EA Exclusives promo. Head out to the promo page, to see them all! The offer lasts until Tuesday, October 15, at 3:59AM GMT. Don't miss out!
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_exciting_ea_exclusives

Get the good old games on:
http://www.gog.com/promo/exciting_ea_exclusives_111013

And don't forget, you get a gift code for the Witcher for every single purchase.

graylox

11-10-2013

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

You feel like an pixel-artist? This could be your breakthrough:

The Witcher Pixel-art Compo

Win official Witcher jigsaw puzzles and wolf head medallions!

We have a couple more gifts to hand out before our 5th birthday celebration comes to an end. For starters, just to spoil you all, we're giving away a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition with every purchase on GOG.com, until Thursday, October 17 at 9:59 AM GMT. If you haven't had the chance yet to meet Geralt of Rivia, the white-haired monster slayer, this is your most affordable ticket to the Witcherverse. That's not all, however. CD Projekt RED was kind enough to share some official Witcher merchandise with us, and we want to give it all away to you, dear users! But, as you may have expected, this does not come without a challenge.

Are you good with pixel-art? This competition is perfect for you! We want to see your Witcher-related pixel-art. Be it scenes, character's, classic 2D or isometric, 8-bit or 16-bit palette, invented game screen-shot mock-ups--it's up to you. There are two important rules: your image needs to be up-scaled x2 (that means 2x2 pixels) after it's done, so it can be viewed without too much squinting, and the resulting up-scaled image must be no larger than 600x600 pixels in size. Apart from that, it's all you and your creativity!

The two top submissions win the official Witcher beautiful jigsaw puzzles, and a code for $9.99 GOG.com game. Three runner-ups get Witcher wolf-head medallions and a $5.99 GOG.com game. You have time until Monday, October 14, at 9:59AM GMT to submit your work in the forum thread below. Good luck, and have fun!

Notice: You retain rights to your submitted work, but by entering the compo you grant us the right to present your submission on our site and social media channels (with all due credit, of course).
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/the_witcher_pixelart_compo

In the following discussion you'll find some hint's and the first masterpieces.

http://www.gog.com/news/the_witcher_pixelart_compo

Good luck!

graylox

11-10-2013

Posted 11 years ago #
Campy
Member

The Bard's Tale 1,2 & 3 60% off today (Monday Oct. 14th). They are also giving away The Witcher (1 not 2) for free with any purchase including this one. There are also a number of bonus items included like manuals, cluebooks, soundtrack, etc.

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

It would be cool, if I could trade all my collected Witcher codes in for the upcoming 3rd part of The Witcher.

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Well there happened a lot of good things on GOG.com this summer and fall.
I hope you didn't miss the best parts, even though nobody reminded you here at this place about the GOG promos.

Today they have another good idea:

Special Promo: Fall Insomnia Promo
Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.

You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.

*This is probably not a good idea

**This is definitely not a good idea

***This is totally safe, though****

****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_fall_insomnia_promo

It all started with System Shock 2 - 80% off.

Good luck!

Get the offers: http://www.gog.com/

graylox

13-11-2013

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Hard to believe, but though the Insomnia frenzy isn't over yet, GOG started a new promo:

Weekend Promo: PC + Mac Mix Max
Dr. Seuss Comes to Your Promo!

If your Mac is mixed to the max in your pack
And you want to buy some games while you're dressed sharp in black
If your PC won't mux making your internet go hang
And you need to get some sleep so you can weekend with a bang
If you're fond of magic, mayhem, mushrooms, Melnorme, or Mars
And you'd rather sip a latte than hang around in noisy bars
If you like iTunes and GarageBand and spinning beachballs, too
(or even if you don't, you'll find this sale's for you!)
If your OS isn't known for having any game
And you don't want to say it because you feel the same
If you want more than twenty games for PC and for Mac--
Then check our weekend promo: it's the Mac Mix Max Pack!

This weekend's promo has more than 20 games for Mac & PC available for up to 75% off, and will run from now until Monday, the 18th of November at 04:59 AM GMT.
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_mac_mix_max_pack

Invite your Mac friends and get the games:

http://www.gog.com/promo/pcmac_weekend_promo_151113

graylox

15-11-2013

Posted 11 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

After their health threatening Insomnia Sale, GOG.com found some more games they would like to get rid of:

Weekend Promo: BOOM! Black Friday, Baby!

65 assorted games 70% off, no risk of getting trampled!

The time has come to unveil our special Black Friday promo First, let's put things in some perspective, though. There are a few great things about the Black Friday retail festivities, and one really, really bad one, that kind of spoils all the joy for many people. On one hand, you can go out there and grab consumer electronics, games, movies, and other tech-goods with insanely attractive discounts, finally getting those things you wanted, but without the guilt of paying too much for stuff that's not essential to your wellbeing. On the other, you risk getting seriously battered-up in the process, as hundreds, or thousands of other people will be trying to do just the same and they won't take competition kindly. Each year people get injured in their pursuit of great deals. Badly injured! Killed even! Even if the media blow the thing way out of proportion, the risk still exists.

Why take any risks? You're entitled to great Black Friday deals without exposing yourself to raging crowds. Take the digital route, this year! We've prepared a huge selection of titles for you, and applied a huge discount to all of them. Games that usually cost $9.99 are now available for only $2.99. Titles with $5.99 regular price tag are up for grabs for only $1.79. That's 70% off discount on a selection of 65 fantastic games. You can greatly expand your DRM-free collection and emerge victorious from this whole Black Friday ordeal, without staring into Death's cold eyes even once. You don't even need to rush in--we give you plenty of time to plan your purchase, so you don't end up with something you bought because it was dirt cheap, not because you really wanted it. That's Black Friday GOG.com customer love style! The offer lasts until Tuesday, December 3, at 10:59AM GMT.
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_boom_black_friday_baby

Happy hoarding ;)

graylox

29-11-2013

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Set your alarm clock and fill your bank account - http://www.gog.com/ starts again a sales battle:

GOG Starts DRM-Free Time Machine Sale Tomorrow That Lets Gamers Extend Or Kill Deals

I think that's not fair, GOG has too often too good deals, just bought a game yesterday and one today of them, besides that there are other retailers too who want to have my money....

Don't forget:

Classic Gem Promo: The 7th Guest + The 11th Hour

I need more hard drives.

graylox

28-01-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
Campy
Member

Looks like they are doing one for each year and I think the timer for each starts at about an hour and a half. So far discounts have been 70 to 75% off.
1983 = Zork Anthology
1984 = Ultima 1,2 & 3
1985 = King's Quest 1,2, & 3
I already have these.

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

GOG.com shares ♥♥♥ LOVE ♥♥♥
with lot's of Promos and

A Free Game

graylox

14-02-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Luck of the Irish Special & BIG Weekend Sale on BIG Games

Build your own bundle! Draw from the mysterious pot! Or plain and simple: save BIG on BIG games!

Irish people are the best! Why would we say that? Not only they invented the best holiday ever, but they're happy to share it with the rest of the world, as long as the rest of the world knows how to enjoy themselves. Saint Patrick's Day is almost here, so let's start celebrating everything Irish! Especially, let's celebrate the proverbial Irish luck with our Luck of The Irish week-long special build-your-own-bundle promo! Pick 5 out of 25 remarkable games and create your very own dream bundle up to 90% off. Feeling lucky? Add a "Pot of Gold" to your selection! What's in the pot? Who knows? Maybe it's one of the games off your wishlist? Maybe it's one of the BIG titles? You can even select 5 pots at once to receive a special bundle built for you entirely by our relatively friendly GOG-Leprechauns!

Oh, you don't like Leprechauns and you've misplaced your lucky clover? No problem! This weekend, you can also save up to 75% on some of the biggest recent titles from our catalog in our BIG games BIG sale weekend offer. Shadow Warrior (2013) for only $9.99? Hell yeah! The Banner Saga for just $16.74? There you go! Aarklash: Legacy for $8.39? But of course! These, and 11 more fantastic titles will be available up to 75% off until Tuesday, March 18, at 4:59AM GMT. Don't miss out, and Sláinte!

graylox
16-03-2014

PS:
I deleted the old post because it wasn't complete. Always better to post the original.

Posted 10 years ago #
Barney Google-Goo
Member

GOG - Regional Pricing Plans Abandoned
by Myrthos, 12:19

A few weeks ago Good Old Games announced a change in the pricing of their games and they would go to regional pricing in order to be able to make DRM free games available to everybody sooner.

That created quite some comments on the GOG forums and last week Marcin Iwinski and Guillaume Rambourg let everybody know that they are returning to their roots to offer DRM free games with fair pricing.

We're not perfect, we're exploring new frontiers, and we make mistakes. We thought DRM-Free was so important that you'd prefer we bring you more DRM-Free games and Fair Price was less critical and that it could be sacrificed in some cases. The last two week's worth of comments in our forums (nearly 10k!), show that's not the case. We didn’t listen and we let you down. We shouldn't sacrifice one of our core values in an attempt to advance another. We feel bad about that, and we're sorry. Us being sorry is not of much use to you, so let’s talk about how we will fix it.

One: DRM-free forever. Abandoning fixed regional pricing means it will probably take longer to get some games, but you've made it clear that sacrificing fair pricing for more DRM-free games isn't acceptable.

Two: We will adamantly continue to fight for games with flat worldwide pricing. If that fails and we are required to have regional prices, we will make up the difference for you out of our own pockets. For now it will be with $5.99 and $9.99 game codes. In a couple of months, once we have such functionality implemented, we will give you store credit instead, which then you will be able to use towards any purchase and cover the price of it in full or partially. Effectively gamers from all around the world will be able to benefit from the US prices.

This will apply to every single game where we do not have flat pricing, such as Age of Wonders 3 (full details here), Divinity: Original Sin, and The Witcher 3. If you remember the Fair Price Package for The Witcher 2, this will be exactly the same.

Three: We still intend to introduce the pricing in local currencies. Let us explain why we want to do it and how we want to make it fair for everyone. From the very beginning our intention was to make things easier for users whose credit cards/payment systems are not natively in USD. The advantages are simple because the price is more understandable and easier to relate to. There would be no exchange rates involved, no transaction fees, and no other hidden charges. However after reading your comments, we realized we have taken an important element away: the choice. In order to fix this, we'll offer the option of paying in the local currency or the equivalent in USD. This way, how you pay is always your choice.

Four: You are what matters, and we will be sure to involve you all more in what we're doing and why we're doing it. Let's start by meeting you at GDC - we’d like to invite you to meet us face-to-face Monday the 17th at GDC. Obviously, not all of you can come to San Francisco, so we want to invite all of you to an online event with us early in April to ask us whatever you would like. More details soon.

The bottom line is simple: there may be companies that won't work with us (although we will work hard to convince the most stubborn ones ;). Yes, it means we might miss out on some games, but at the same time GOG.com will remain true to its values and will keep on offering you the best of DRM-free gaming with Fair Prices.

Once again thank you for caring so much about GOG.com. We will work hard not to disappoint you again.

via RPGWatch Monday - March 17, 2014

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

And another exiting announcement from GOG.com:

GOG.com Soon On More Platforms

Good news!

No, don't duck. This is actually good news. We just wanted to announce that, after much deliberation, we've decided that one of the next steps for us is to support Linux. Now, we're not ready to launch Linux games on GOG.com just yet...

Please go to http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms to read the announcement and follow the discussion.

I'm not a Linux user (yet) and have no clue about it (yet), but it's interesting to follow the raging distro war. Get some popcorn and lean back to read this new reality-show in the GOG forums. ;)

graylox

18-03-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Weekend Promo: Interplay Irresistibles

Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Earthworm Jim series, MDK 1&2, Freespace 1&2, Die by the Sword, and more Interplay classics 50% off!

When a conversation between gamers comes down to listing the absolutely essential PC classics one can't simply imagine the gaming world without, inevitably Interplay games come up. Most PC gamers are dedicated Interplay fans, even if unknowingly. Even if by some strange twist of life you don't instantly recognize the label, it's an easy bet that looking at our this week's Interplay Irresistibles promo page you'll immediately notice at least two or three titles that will make you excited or nostalgic. The number of unforgettable classics in Interplay's offer here on GOG.com is simply astounding. Today, we bring you all of them with a 50% discount. Let's give our users the chance to talk about some of their favorites!

"My most indelible impression of playing Giants: Citizen Kabuto for the first time all those years ago was of just how FUN it all was. A great sense of humour (British, naturally) coupled with gorgeous graphics, lively characters, a host of play styles and topped off with THE best creature-stomp levels ever presented in gaming."--says our user GTLC in his review of the game.

I have never played a better "sword fighting" game than Die By The Sword. While the controls take a while to get used to, THEY MAKE SENSE! Being able to control your swings, where they go, how fast, being able to do feints, targeted shots, block, ripostes, etc. What other game gives you that type of control?--asks Shnar in his review of the title he calls the Most realistic sword fighting game EVER!

Besides the offbeat humor and the entertaining variety of the gameplay, MDK has one major thing going for it: presentation. This decade-old game holds up rather well thanks to some inspired level design and art direction. The colors really pop out; the game is dark, but isn't afraid to throw in vivid reds and oranges amidst the browns, blacks and grays. The dated graphics inadvertently give an otherworldly quality to the world's architecture. It's true that the assets are blocky, yet manage to be discernible and even look futuristic somehow. There are some seriously awesome textures here that are meant to disorient the player and try to turn genre conventions upside-down. The game is a joy to look at, listen to, and play[...]--says Chad praising the game's "unreal art direction".

That's only a small part of our weekend offer. Head out to our Interplay Irresistibles promo page and grab yourself some of the best games ever made for the PC, 50% off on GOG.com. The offer lasts until Tuesday, April 1, at 3:59AM GMT.

http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_interplay_irresistibles
http://www.gog.com/promo/interplay_weekend_promo_280314
Text: http://www.gog.com/

graylox

29-03-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

And again GOG found a way to attract attention:

Special Promo: Battle of the Games 2014

Tag Team Game Rumble!

Can you hear the sound of crowds going wild? Can you hear the epic guitar riffs going off? Can you hear the sound of muscular bodies slamming against the arena floor? No, it's not the echoes of Wrestlemania XXX. It's our very own special Battle of the Games 2014 promo, with stables of amazing games facing off each other three by three in explosive combat. You, dear GOGgers, are the referees. You get to decide which team should be awarded the belt of ultimate badassdom, that comes with a 24-hour 75% discount. The other team will have to settle for the runner-up prize of a photo souvenir and 60% off discount. The battle starts NOW!

Step right into the middle of the action, go to the promo page and vote for your favorite team. If it wins, you'll see its games discounted by 75% off, tomorrow. Today, you can already grab some heavily discounted games as well! To work up your appetite for the fights to come, The Witcher and The Witcher 2 are 80% off, Blackguards Special Edition is 50% off, and the first three Heroes of Might and Magic titles are 75% off. Once you get in the fighting mood our advice would be to go for it! Don't be just a spectator, throw some kicks and punches yourself in BlazBlue Calamity Trigger, the new GOG.com DRM-Free release full of spectacular action and flashy eye-candy!
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/battle_of_the_games_2014_tag_team_game_rumble

And don't miss the last day of Weekend Promo: Atari and Kalypso Mash-up

Vote for your favorites.

graylox

14-04-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
Alianthia
Member

SUCH a great deal....WISH I hadn't already already owned the Gabriel knight games...
At $1.49 you simply cannot beat it...
(If anyone here doesn't own the GK games, I HEARTILY recommend them!
Love GOG....
(I like steam too, but if I have a choice between buying a game at either place... I always go with GOG)

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

And another big event arranged by GOG:

2014 DRM-Free Summer Sale Begins Now!

With 700+ games discounted up to 90% off, daily special Bundle Deals, a constant stream of exciting Flash Sales, and some fantastic surprise giveaways, we launch into the season of gaming joy!

It is on. The biggest celebration of DRM-Free gaming this season! It's warm and nice outside, the summer draws ever closer, so let's make sure it's full of fantastic games. There's no one good way to spend your summer, but we know well that gaming can make every single one of them better. So, whether you plan to stay inside, hike into the wilderness, or take a boat into the calm sea, we'll make sure your laptop is filled with great DRM-Free games you can enjoy anytime, anywhere. To that end, today we launch our 2014 DRM-FREE SUMMER SALE

Almost all of our catalog has been discounted by 50%. Each day we'll present you with at least two special Bundle Deals with a selection of of great classics and indies available up to 90% off! As usual, you'll be able to buy just selected titles out of the bundle with a slightly lower discount, or complete your collection with just the ones you're missing, retaining the higher discount rate. On top of that, our front page is overflowing with excellent Flash Sales on single games. You can grab them up to 90% as well, but don't take to long, as they come and go pretty fast!

That's not all we've got in store for you, dear GOGgers! Before the sale is done you can expect a one huge whole-day giveaway, a couple of Flash-giveaways, a contest of gaming knowledge, and more! Lets begin.
Text: http://www.gog.com/

It's already going on since some hours and my wallet is already a lot thinner.
Go and empty your wish-list and increase your back-log.

http://www.gog.com/news/2014_drmfree_summer_sale_begins_now

graylox

13-06-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

Nooooo! this and I think the Steam sale starts tomorrow.

Posted 10 years ago #
Campy
Member

Today (Wednesday, June 18) they are giving away Magrunner: Dark Pulse.

In Magrunner - Dark Pulse, the hero Yoshi and his robotic dog Newton enter the Gruckezber Magtech Challenge, a technology competition drawing contestants from around the world with a 1 million credit grand prize. They soon discover that this friendly game has a much darker purpose behind it. Now only this intrepid duo and Yoshi's mutant mentor Gamaji stand between the earth's survival and eldritch annihilation

Descriptions include the terms Portal, Cthulhu and magnetism. It has a Metacritic score of 70.

Also, today the GOG sale is a little different than they have been doing. They have 30 bundles of games (Bullfrog Classics, Wing Commander series, etc.) that are 75% to 85% off if you buy the whole bundle or 60% off for individual games in the collection.

I like how they handle it if you already have part of a bundle. You can get all of the remaining games for the larger discount amount if you buy them. So for example there are the Spiderweb RPG Collection includes 4 items (some are bundles themselves like Geneforge 1-5). Normal price for all 4 items is $49.96 and the sale lowers this to $7.01 (85% off). However, since I already have two, I can get the other two for $2.98 (85% off their normal price). I could also get one of the two for $3.98 (60% off), but in this instance that would be dumb. That works best if it is 75% vs. 60% off and there are more games that you don't have and you only want a small number.

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

And more freeeeebies on GOG - but only for some hours each!
The first is: http://www.gog.com/game/omerta_city_of_gangsters + 4 DLCs

2014 DRM-Free Summer Sale: ADRENALINE RUSH!

With 700+ games discounted up to 90% off, daily special Bundle Deals, a constant stream of exciting Flash Sales, and some fantastic surprise giveaways, we launch into the season of gaming joy!

The biggest celebration of DRM-Free gaming this season is right now, right here on GOG.com! It's warm and nice outside, the summer draws ever closer, so let's make sure it's full of fantastic games. There's no one good way to spend your summer, but we know well that gaming can make every single one of them better. So, whether you plan to stay inside, hike into the wilderness, or take a boat into the calm sea, we'll make sure your laptop is filled with great DRM-Free games you can enjoy anytime, anywhere. To that end, we're holding our 2014 DRM-FREE SUMMER SALE, and today, the time has come for the...

24-hour ADRENALINE RUSH! Right now, on our front page, you can find 30 amazing FLASH DEALS at once. They're coming your way in a great tidal wave, with new deals popping up every single hour. The time has also come for our first special FLASH GIVAWAY. For the next three hours (that is until 3:59PM GMT) you can grab a free copy of the gangster strategy title, Omerta: City of Gangsters. You can find it among the stream of other flash sales! That's only the first of the giveaways we have planned for today, so make sure to keep an eye out for more throughout the Adrenaline Rush day.

Each day we'll present you with at least two special Bundle Deals with a selection of of great classics and indies available up to 90% off! As usual, you'll be able to buy just selected titles out of the bundle with a slightly lower discount, or complete your collection with just the ones you're missing, retaining the higher discount rate. Today, you can grab the Bullfrog Classics bundle, and the Heroes of Might and Magic Titles pack 85% and 75% respectively.

On top of that, almost all of our catalog has been discounted by up to 50%. On top of that, our front page is overflowing with excellent Flash Sales on single games. You can grab them up to 90% as well, but don't take to long, as they come and go pretty fast! Why don't you head out to GOG.com front page, and see what's happening right NOW!
Text: http://www.gog.com/news/2014_drmfree_summer_sale

Get the games: http://www.gog.com/news/2014_drmfree_summer_sale

graylox

24-06-2014

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Still Life II is the next freebie - from now for 2 hours - so hurry up.

http://www.gog.com/

And don't miss the chance to win a game.
There are contests on YouTube:

FLASH Video Contest #1; GOG.com Summer Sale Adrenaline Rush

http://youtu.be/Klz-Bqj8wEg

More info on : https://twitter.com/GOGcom

Posted 10 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

The latest game is torchlight a really good dungeon crawler. You can see a video of game play HERE.

Posted 10 years ago #
graylox
Moderator

Coming soon:
The next flash freebie: Alan Wake's - American Nightmare.

https://secure.gog.com/game/alan_wakes_american_nightmare

Get it on: http://www.gog.com/

All freebies are gone for now.

Posted 10 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

missed the last one, but hey, already got it on Steam anyway. would have liked a drm free version though. Maybe check out how much it is.

Posted 10 years ago #

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