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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.
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jpcr: this is nice but please GOG, do not forget multi-langage games, I have the feeling more and more games are coming here to English only.

thanks
It was always like this. GOG always concentrated on the english versions and the localized versions came only occasionally.

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spindown: Why does this thread refuse to die? Is it still linked to from the front page or something?
It is still ontopic somehow. The thread lays out the master plan of GOG for this year and maybe the next too. So however it manages to survive, it makes sense to me.
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Trilarion: It is still ontopic somehow. The thread lays out the master plan of GOG for this year and maybe the next too. So however it manages to survive, it makes sense to me.
Yeah, I'm just wondering how people even manage to find this thread. It always seems to sink into oblivion until a member with rep < 10 bumps it again by posting his personal wishlist.
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spindown: Yeah, I'm just wondering how people even manage to find this thread. It always seems to sink into oblivion until a member with rep < 10 bumps it again by posting his personal wishlist.
Does the attached picture answer to your question?
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JMich: Does the attached picture answer to your question?
I guess so, thanks ;-)
IMO you should stay on focus with old games - but if there will be still "new" old games releases - then it's good and keep up the good work :-)

P.S.:
Give me Shadow Warrior and Jazz Jackrabbit (1 & 2) and I'll build GOG-altar in my house!
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DarkZephyr: I don't mind seeing newer games here as long as older titles are not neglected *at all*, but seeing games for over $9.99 here was a bit of a surprise, and if that is what it means to have newer games at this site, I am not sure the news is very exciting to me. Also, Heroes of Might and Magic 5 isn't exactly a brand spanking new game and its being sold for $19.99. It appears that the days of no games over $9.99 are over.
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GameRager: So they charge extra for newer games? So what? There are other sites to get newer games for cheaper(usually) if price is your concern. Also most recently released older games are still 10 bucks and under as before(We even got one pack/series of 5 games for less than 10 bucks recently.).

Also it's often the publisher setting the prices, not GOG. GOG can lay down a maximum price point, and suggest pricing options to/negotiate pricing options with the publishers, but that's about it. So if you want to complain to someone about the prices then complain to them, not GOG.
GOG was doing a great job at keeping games at $9.99 up til now. Anyway, I am entitled to my opinion about this. The two games I mentioned at being over $9.99 are old games, not new ones, btw.
So far I quite enjoy the addition of select indie titles to GOG. It sure looks like they're trying to avoid getting any stinkers there (unlike some certain old games that are already in the catalog).

I still wonder where all those premium edition games have gone. It's been dead silent on that front since the initial first two.
Post edited June 02, 2012 by mistermumbles
You had me at "DRM-free games".
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DarkZephyr: GOG was doing a great job at keeping games at $9.99 up til now. Anyway, I am entitled to my opinion about this. The two games I mentioned at being over $9.99 are old games, not new ones, btw.
They still are(Barring new games and indie titles most older games have been 9.99 and below), and yes you're entitled to your opinion(as I am mine.). I never said you weren't.

As for pricing, well GOG has to make money and also has to charge what the publishers want them to(within reason).......
It is a pretty good deal,no matter the price, when they sell DRM free awesomeness. I can't tell you how many times I've cursed publishers for forcing me to install: starforce, SafeDisc, SecuROM, TAGES, Steam client and mandatory online verifications. I've dealt with them all and their strange background injections. Seriously intrusive and consumer abusive. Love this site. As long as they keep mixin oldskool dos/win nostalgia along with the new classics DRM free; I am gonna stay hooked.
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irishskrapper: It is a pretty good deal,no matter the price, when they sell DRM free awesomeness. I can't tell you how many times I've cursed publishers for forcing me to install: starforce, SafeDisc, SecuROM, TAGES, Steam client and mandatory online verifications. I've dealt with them all and their strange background injections. Seriously intrusive and consumer abusive. Love this site. As long as they keep mixin oldskool dos/win nostalgia along with the new classics DRM free; I am gonna stay hooked.
I agree with you 100%. I too have had bad experiences with drm in the past. If it's a game I really want to have drm free, I don't mind paying more than $9.99 to get it. I am sure if GOG could sell all their games for $9.99 or less, they certainly would. But deals with publishers and distributors, ect., no doubt play a big part in their selling price. I for one, won't complain about the price being a little more, when it's necessary, for them to bring it to market drm-free. One can always hope for a sale, or future price drop, which eventually seems to occur if one is patient enough. Kudos GOG...keep up the good work!
Would you consider adding to your catalogue:

Wizardry 8
Vampires The Masquerade Bloodlines

?

:)
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irishskrapper: It is a pretty good deal,no matter the price, when they sell DRM free awesomeness. I can't tell you how many times I've cursed publishers for forcing me to install: starforce, SafeDisc, SecuROM, TAGES, Steam client and mandatory online verifications. I've dealt with them all and their strange background injections. Seriously intrusive and consumer abusive. Love this site. As long as they keep mixin oldskool dos/win nostalgia along with the new classics DRM free; I am gonna stay hooked.
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Zoltan999: I agree with you 100%. I too have had bad experiences with drm in the past. If it's a game I really want to have drm free, I don't mind paying more than $9.99 to get it. I am sure if GOG could sell all their games for $9.99 or less, they certainly would. But deals with publishers and distributors, ect., no doubt play a big part in their selling price. I for one, won't complain about the price being a little more, when it's necessary, for them to bring it to market drm-free. One can always hope for a sale, or future price drop, which eventually seems to occur if one is patient enough. Kudos GOG...keep up the good work!
Agreed, as long as GOG stays totally DRM free than I'll be shopping here. I've had more than my fill of DRM created problems with games and these days if I can't buy it DRM free I pretty much just don't consider buying it at all. I love the pricing on GOG, and the sales are great, but it's the DRM free that keeps me coming back.
Might as well try to make it to 1,000 posts! ;-)
Thanks for the update guys