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If you've been checking out the news on gaming sites around the 'Net, you've very possibly heard that GOG has announced some exciting news about our plan for 2012 and beyond.

In particular, there are three main elements that make up our announced path for the next few years: adding newer games to the catalog, focusing on continuing our impressive growth, and bringing exclusive game releases to GOG.com. There are a few common questions we've seen about this, so before we link you to some of these discussions online, we thought we'd create a quick FAQ for you.

Q: Oh no! GOG.com is never going to sell another classic PC game again and my favorite game never made it here!

A: Don't worry, GOG.com will continue to release classic PC games. We are, however, looking to expand the availability window of games on GOG, so we won't focus only on PC classics anymore.

Q: Isn't your name Good Old Games? It seems kind of silly to sell new games on an old gaming website.

A: We've always been about our core values: DRM-free games, flat prices worldwide, and extra goodies included in our releases. So don't think about us as "Good Old Games"; think of us as "GOG.com", and perhaps you can work your way around that objection. ;)

Q: I see your terrible plot! When you guys start selling games with DRM, I will leave the Internets in disgust and never return.

A: Don't worry: we're devoted to those three core values that we mentioned above, and we know that if we ever abandoned them we'd quickly become just another digital distributor. Our goal is to become the best alternative digital distributor out there: the guys who do it differently, who respect their customers, and who can help change what the industry is doing as a result.


If you have any other pressing questions about our future plans, feel free to ask them in the forum and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can. Keep in mind that we can't always answer questions you ask for a variety of reasons, so apologies in advance if you happen to ask one of those kinds of questions.
I'd be gutted if Gog turned into a steam clone, I joined because I detest Steam & refuse to install it. Although I do welcome the prospect of newer games DRM free
I personally see the expansion of GOG,com to include newer titles as a good thing. I love the fact that I can buy a game and play it without stupid clients like STEAM, and that I don't need to be connected to the internet to play a single player game. To me GOGs expansion simply means that I'll have a wider choice of games to choose from and play hassle free. Good luck to GOG, and thank you for being a "common sense" game provider!
My hope for the new year is that they get around to patching some of the problem games they already sell - As an example, how about patching Betrayal at Antara?
So many CFO's / CEO's / Board Members / etc. have used companies to take advantage of many people around the world that the fans of your company, (note the phrase: "fans of your company"), are worried that something could ruin the positive relationship that has been created from honest communication, reasonably priced consumer goods, and fair business practices. Please stay true to thy self - the identity that the owners and employees of GoG.com have developed over the years. We all look forward to years of happy gaming.
Oh man...as a business owner I know this might not be good in the end. By changing the business model, company resources have to be redirected to that profit center...which is going to be hugely profitable for GOGs. THAT's the problem.
That means after a while...and the operative phrase is "after a while"...GOGs aren't forced to work that hard on their core compentency: digging up old companies/licences, beating up the lawyers, and updating/ fixing bugs. That road is obviously extremely complex, wrought with peril, and labor intensive.
History teaches us that companies always follow the money. Don't blame you guys. That Trojan Horse doesn't even have to be programmed.
Well, I hope Wizardry 8 and Grim Fandango get on the list. After seeing what Netflix did, this feels like the movie Groundhog Day....and ironically Netflix can't stream THAT movie either!
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JaCook1956: My hope for the new year is that they get around to patching some of the problem games they already sell - As an example, how about patching Betrayal at Antara?
A very valid point. In fact I sent a support email to GoG about this very subject several weeks ago and never got a response.
Any chances on getting Syndicate and Syndicate Wars?
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daikide: Any chances on getting Syndicate and Syndicate Wars?
No, at least not at this time. They have said that their deal with EA doesn't include Syndicate.
Hello GOG! I love your site, and I love your filosofy...I've only one suggestion for you..Please release games in more languages...One of the advantages of buying a game is the confort to do everything in three click...It's not very confortable, after buying a game, looking for languages files...Thank you so much!
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GOG.com: If you've been checking out the news on gaming sites around the 'Net, you've very possibly heard that GOG has announced some exciting news about our plan for 2012 and beyond.

In particular, there are three main elements that make up our announced path for the next few years: adding newer games to the catalog, focusing on continuing our impressive growth, and bringing exclusive game releases to GOG.com. There are a few common questions we've seen about this, so before we link you to some of these discussions online, we thought we'd create a quick FAQ for you.

Q: Oh no! GOG.com is never going to sell another classic PC game again and my favorite game never made it here!

A: Don't worry, GOG.com will continue to release classic PC games. We are, however, looking to expand the availability window of games on GOG, so we won't focus only on PC classics anymore.

Q: Isn't your name Good Old Games? It seems kind of silly to sell new games on an old gaming website.

A: We've always been about our core values: DRM-free games, flat prices worldwide, and extra goodies included in our releases. So don't think about us as "Good Old Games"; think of us as "GOG.com", and perhaps you can work your way around that objection. ;)

Q: I see your terrible plot! When you guys start selling games with DRM, I will leave the Internets in disgust and never return.

A: Don't worry: we're devoted to those three core values that we mentioned above, and we know that if we ever abandoned them we'd quickly become just another digital distributor. Our goal is to become the best alternative digital distributor out there: the guys who do it differently, who respect their customers, and who can help change what the industry is doing as a result.


If you have any other pressing questions about our future plans, feel free to ask them in the forum and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can. Keep in mind that we can't always answer questions you ask for a variety of reasons, so apologies in advance if you happen to ask one of those kinds of questions.
From a business standpoint this is by no means a BAD decision. To be honest now and days in the gaming world an game is old once its been out for a year or two haha. Honestly gog GREAT Decision! If you guys can do it perhaps selling (if possible) some of those indie games you cant get anymore like you did with scratches (IE: Darkness within 1 and 2, Riddle of the Tomb, Dracula...etcetc). Business is business guys and this is a GOOD decision. Certainly a heck of alot better than steam for crist sakes.
Ive no doubt that gog will make its name this year. Last year brought some of the best and most NEEDED games that ive played. I will never use steam so long as you guys exist.
Same fears here. I also think this will happen :(
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PraetorianWolfie: Now, this move is ... eh, somehow not as exciting for me.

I've read the news post, but I still worry that now I might never see old titles here (and there are still plenty of those that I'd like to see DRM-free and Windows XP-7 compatible in GOG) because the focus will be shared between old and new.

Is it realistic to expect that GOG staff will go the extra mile needed to obtain those elusive (for various reasons) game titles such as LucasArts classic adventures, Origin's Bioforge, Clive Barker's Undying, Shadow of the comet etc ) or expansion packs missing from current releases ?

I'd guess there is far more ground to be covered for the new games ,if GOG ultimately aims to be directly competitive to Steam.
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SorenAlexShuya: (http://dtoid.it/uU61q1)
What a terrible article.

"GOG doesn't have Steam's useless extras, so I don't use it."
Big deal. We could remove a game from the computer and download it again if we wanted to. Or put it on another hardrive. All the community I might want is in the forum. I don't feel the need to chat while I'm playing a game. But I'm old school :)
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SorenAlexShuya: (http://dtoid.it/uU61q1)
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Fuzzyfireball: What a terrible article.

"GOG doesn't have Steam's useless extras, so I don't use it."
Post edited January 06, 2012 by thebes
Well let's see. I'm on Might and Magic 2 right now. I have not played ALL of the many games I bought yet. I don't have 8-12 hours a day to play as I work and do other things in life. Although I wish I could! I don't see how worrying about not getting older titles is Bigoted. You are how old?
Assumed they really would cancel the release of oldies...so what? Well because oldies is what brought a lot of us here for in the first place. Maybe not you., but then you can always visit plenty of other game sites. I found GOG because I was looking for the "oldies".
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BreOl72: I`ve spent some time now reading over the comments in this thread, and come to the conclusion that some of you are...well,...how can I put this a nice way...?

BIGOTED HYPOCRITES...yeah, I know - that's not very nice. Sorry. But the truth is seldom nice.

I`ve read complaints over complaints over complaints from self-proclaimed prophets, painting the future of GoG.com in the darkest available black on a deep-black canvas.

I`ve seen posts predict the end of "old" games getting released, or at least their release-rate slowed down.
I`ve seen posts predict the implementation of DRM on GoG.com.
I`ve seen posts predict the rise of prices (on the old games, that - as we`ve been foretold by our prophets - will never be released at all in the future).
I`ve seen posts predict, that "new" games surely won`t get sold for $4.99/ $9.99.

OK then...here are my two cents:

First of all: if...I mean IF they ever implement a DRM - GoG.com would be dead, and the guys behind sure as hell know that!

Second: You can bet your a** they will charge a higher price on newer games - I mean...what the h*** do you guys expect them (and first of all: the publishers) to do?
Give two to three years old games away for $4.99? Does this fit the average price-dropping-rate in your countrys?
And: are you forced to buy them at all?

Third: If (IF) they rise their prices on the oldies...shit happens, but none of us is forced to buy them at a price we think of as too high!
And I know some (most?/all?) of you have the right strategy on this issue, `cos:
...on EVERY release day I read comments like:"Whoa, guys, I`m sooo happy...I`ve wanted THIS game sooo long to be released on GoG.com - I will definitely instabuy it...erm...on the next sale, cause - you see...right now, i`m unfortunately broke - so, for now I will just instawishlist it!"
Fourth: Assumed they really would cancel the release of oldies...so what?
How many of the games they released (and you bought so far) have you really played through until today?
And I want honest answers!

All I`ve read here lately is: "Why don`t you release more old games per week!"; "Right now, I cannot afford your new release! (maybe if someone would gift it,...?)"; "Nah,...that one isn`t worth that price - I`ll wait for the sale!"; "That new releases are all crap!But that`s good - saves me money!"; "blablabla....!"

So - all in all...You want more games, but cannot afford them...the games released aren`t what you want, and if they are what you want - you cannot afford them...and if GoG.com will offer newer games in the future, they have to renounce on you, for you are not going to to with that crap.

Man, am I happy that I´m not a GoG.com employee...with clients like you, I would have no alternative but buying a rope and drive to the next wood...

Sorry, if anybody feels himself offended, but I`m really pissed and I think this had to be said!