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Independence Daily.



<span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, a press-censorship simulator, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A newspaper is like a living organism. It feeds on its immediate ecosystem of newsworthy events, metabolizes them, then in turn provides conversation fodder for all those stale watercooler discussions. But once it outlives its function, it is gradually left to die.

The Westport Independent is fighting for its life, and as the editor-in-chief you need to ensure it goes out with a bang. Carefully choose what to publish, what to hush, and who to side with. You have the power to both cause a riot and subdue one, sedate the public or ruffle some high-up feathers. And what about those popular gossip pieces that everyone pretends not to read on their way to work? Run them and print money, or swap them out for that thought-provoking editorial — thus securing your writers' appreciation and future unemployment. Whatever your decisions, they will make headlines and help shape a totalitarian nation. You better write that down, son.



Manage the perils and the press-tige of running <span class="bold">The Westport Independent</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
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Tarhiel: You must be new here... well, judging by your registration year, you might have heard about this:.
In 2012, GOG decided to sell (publish?) also indie games, later on they added in AAA titles with Age of Wonders 3 and other games, thus cementing their role on the market as alternative to Steam.

It is just strange you´re asking this question only now(!) after so many not old (and some not even good) games were released here.
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DeadlyRamon: I think Witcher 2, released in 2011, was the first new AAA title that GOG carried, well before Age of Wonders 3 (released in 2014).
I stand corrected.
looks like Papers, Please. I thought for a second it was made by the same company. I wishlist it a future purchase.
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Gonchi: So... it's a game about ethics in journalism?
No, it's about running a newspaper under a totalitarian regime. So it's actually more honest than that "debate".
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Guter: What does qualify this as "good old game", if I might ask?
In other words, are there objective criteria for adding brand new games to gog's catalog?
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Wishbone: You really haven't paid any attention to what has been going on here for the past several years, have you? It's been years since GOG stood for Good Old Games. They officially rebranded themselves as simply GOG.com long ago. They still release the occasional good old game, but the ones they are missing are so hard to get a hold of now that they cannot focus primarily on that, or they wouldn't be able to get enough releases.
I feel like GOG is never going to be able to rid themselves of the "Good Old Games" image... to many people are still not aware of this. It's rather baffling.
Seems to be inspired by Papers Please.
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Post edited January 22, 2016 by Fairfox
Speak of the devil, here's some relevant news to laugh at.

I think I'd like to manage a digital newspaper seeing as actual print is dead. And then someone can make a script to export this to Paperboy!
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BKGaming: I feel like GOG is never going to be able to rid themselves of the "Good Old Games" image... to many people are still not aware of this. It's rather baffling.
It doesn't help that big websites like Rock, Paper, Shotgun still refer to it as Good Old Games. GOG.com still has a branding problem.
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BKGaming: I feel like GOG is never going to be able to rid themselves of the "Good Old Games" image... to many people are still not aware of this. It's rather baffling.
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Flaose: It doesn't help that big websites like Rock, Paper, Shotgun still refer to it as Good Old Games. GOG.com still has a branding problem.
I don't see it as a problem at all. Just because it's (rightly) associated with older games doesn't mean that it is exclusive to them.
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Flaose: It doesn't help that big websites like Rock, Paper, Shotgun still refer to it as Good Old Games. GOG.com still has a branding problem.
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DeadlyRamon: I don't see it as a problem at all. Just because it's (rightly) associated with older games doesn't mean that it is exclusive to them.
I think it's great that people think of GOG as the best place to find older games - but it can be problematic (especially for attracting newer customers) if people don't know it's also a viable option for more recent releases.
Looks like an interesting look in to the real news world (censorship and lies). Wishlisted.
Seems like a fun simulation where you could crunch away for hours, figuring the ins-and-outs, and getting immersed in the story on-goings. I wonder if there could be more color to the 8-bit, especially since it looks to be set in a more modern era.
Papers, Please vibes are strong. Therefore I'll skip.
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Nicole28: Seems like a fun simulation where you could crunch away for hours, figuring the ins-and-outs, and getting immersed in the story on-goings. I wonder if there could be more color to the 8-bit, especially since it looks to be set in a more modern era.
Yeah, 1943 is really modern, innit?
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Daliz: Papers, Please vibes are strong. Therefore I'll skip.
Why exactly?