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General discussionGrab your copies of Syndicate Plus™, Syndicate Wars, and Ultima Underworld I & II(148 posts)(148 posts)
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Posted August 06, 2021
Today we have a HUGE surprise for all classic game fans! 4 outstanding titles return to GOG.COM, accompanied by a special message from their publisher:

„Syndicate and Ultima Underworld are back! It seems that twenty years on there’s still plenty of love for these titles so we’re pleased to confirm that effective immediately they’ll be available again on GOG, and we’ll be keeping them in the store for the foreseeable future. To celebrate this we’re offering these games as a free download for four weeks.”

That’s right! Until the 3rd of September 2021, 5 PM UTC, you can grab copies of Syndicate Plus™, Syndicate Wars, and Ultima Underworld I & II free of charge.

So, don’t hesitate any longer and dive into the captivating worlds of those classic gems!
Posted August 06, 2021
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SLP2000: I'd like to buy Command & Conquer series or Centurion Defender of Rome, but they are not available here. Please change that.
Command & Conquer series would be really nice indeed. Especially given the fact that Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 have some trouble working on modern hardware even with community fixes. Personally I'm counting for a remaster of these games sometime in the future.
Post edited August 06, 2021 by Sarafan
Posted August 06, 2021
o.O EA, you need to stop drinking, buddy.
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wolfsite: Now I'm confused as to why they were de listed.
Ditto. The only thing that comes to my mind is that their original contract for these expired and they had to renegotiate terms? Pretty much nothing else would make any sense in this scenario. *shrug*
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When these games were about to be delisted, many people (me included) bought games from EA (I mean, here on GOG). In my case, and I´m sure i was not the only one, fearing more games would follow Syndicate and Ultima Underworld´s fate. To the point, I noticed games from EA making into the most sold games list.

I wonder if such sudden revenue increase has something to do with these games coming back. I guess we will see it if Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2 and etc are released on GOG in the coming weeks.
Posted August 06, 2021
Welcome back, all four games. Although I share the cynicism, my baser instincts are still telling me "Hey, it's free stuff."
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arrua: When these games were about to be delisted, many people (me included) bought games from EA (I mean, here on GOG). In my case, and I´m sure i was not the only one, fearing more games would follow Syndicate and Ultima Underworld´s fate. To the point, I noticed games from EA making into the most sold games list.

I wonder if such sudden revenue increase has something to do with these games coming back. I guess we will see it if Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2 and etc are released on GOG in the coming weeks.
I'd love to buy Dragon Age 2 and Dead Space 2 on GOG.
Posted August 06, 2021
Great to see one of my favorite RPGs (along with "Darklands") back on the store.
As a sign of appreciation I'd even buy more EA games, but alas... I already have bought all their game here and they haven't released any new ones.
Posted August 06, 2021
I already own these titles since years, but good job GOG getting them back and for also doing a giveaway!
Post edited August 06, 2021 by phaolo
Posted August 06, 2021
Thanks for the free games!
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Sarafan: Command & Conquer series would be really nice indeed. Especially given the fact that Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 have some trouble working on modern hardware even with community fixes. Personally I'm counting for a remaster of these games sometime in the future.
TBH, I only want C&C because it's a well known series and I'd like to have all great classics.

But what I really want from EA is Centurion, which I played to death.
Plus Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes 1&2 which should already be here. Plus Bad Blood, because it looks interesting.
Post edited August 06, 2021 by SLP2000
Posted August 06, 2021
Thank you for Syndicate Wars .
Posted August 06, 2021
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arrua: When these games were about to be delisted, many people (me included) bought games from EA (I mean, here on GOG). In my case, and I´m sure i was not the only one, fearing more games would follow Syndicate and Ultima Underworld´s fate. To the point, I noticed games from EA making into the most sold games list.

I wonder if such sudden revenue increase has something to do with these games coming back. I guess we will see it if Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2 and etc are released on GOG in the coming weeks.
yep, I feel bad for those who got them at full price out of FOMO and now see them back as freebies.
Dead Space 3 and the new one they are working on, they can keep them for themselves, but sure, DS 2 I want.
Centurion, I would love, expecially if it's the Amiga version.
In any case, the lesson to be learned is EA bad.
Other EA wants from me:
American McGee's Alice
Alice: Madness Returns
Unravel
Posted August 06, 2021
Nice to see them free!
Ultima Underworld is a part of cultural heritage of the human kind and just need to be available here.
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wolfsite: Now I'm confused as to why they were de listed.
I'd say its because of that 3 bucks I've paid for Syndicate games a month ago, but I doubt the whole de-listing and come back is worth 3 bucks minus costs ;)
Posted August 06, 2021
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GOG.com: Syndicate and Ultima Underworld are back! It seems that twenty years on there’s still plenty of love for these titles so we’re pleased to confirm that effective immediately they’ll be available again on GOG, and we’ll be keeping them in the store for the foreseeable future.
Shocking i know ! is it really that difficult for companies to understand that old games has a place even today and don't need to be buried 100 miles under the ground where the only option for some to get them is through piracy or other methods.

Old games when well made such as these classics can stand the test of time unlike many of your other games EA so there is no need to think of them as a badge of shame from the past as many large publishers seem to do.
Posted August 06, 2021
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Dogmaus: American McGee's Alice
+1

and they should really dig they archive and claim their rights to Neverhood.
Post edited August 06, 2021 by SLP2000
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SLP2000: and they should really dig they archive and claim their rights to Neverhood.
So much YES.
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