I don't see much appeal to release of HITMAN 2016 considering all the levels there were remastered in HITMAN 2 (grass to hide in, AI seeing you in mirrors, briefcases etc) and now HITMAN 3 is consider the final "ultimate" package for the "world of assassination" trilogy, would have made more sense releasing that with the option to buy the previous games (DLC) and have all 3 games together.

I guess they are planning to release all 3 games here separately (slowly), personally as a Hitman fan (I already own HITMAN1&2 on steam, waiting on 3) going back to an old version is not appealing at all, even if its DRM-Free.

I am interested to see what they have done to the online elements, maybe they finally have an offline progression?

I am happy IOI is supporting GOG but I have a feeling some users here will absolutely hate the online requirement and consider it a form of DRM, personally I don't mind having to create an online profile to play online stuff as long as an offline progression (for preservation purposes) exists.

Sounds like a bunch of Sekai Project games are bound to hit GOG soon. Looking forward to all the "anything-anime-is-weeb-pedo-shit" aneurysms people are going to have. ;)

I think to play the Hitman (2016) levels remastered in the Hitman 2 engine you have to own both games. You can't just play them remastered in the Hitman 2 engine without already owning the first game as well.

I could be wrong about that though.

Not necessarily, You can buy HITMAN2 and then buy a DLC called "legacy pass" which will give you access to the levels of 2016, no need to own the game itself, however if you do own it steam will give you free access to the levels without the need to purchase them again.

Same for HITMAN3, there are DLC packs called "Access Pass 1/2" which will give you the levels of 2016 and H2 respectively, without having to own them.

Which is why I believe it would be preferable for them to wait until the Epic exclusivity ends and release HITMAN3 on GOG (and steam) with DLC options for access to past levels, alongside maybe a complete edition. Less hassle for them and a bit easier for users to understand.

Otherwise we'll end up with something like this

HITMAN 2016 GOTY (INCLUDES PATIENT ZERO DLC)

HITMAN 2
HITMAN 2 LEGACY ACCESS PASS (HITMAN2016GOTY LEVELS)
HITMAN 2 LEGACY ACCESS PASS (PATIENT ZERO ONLY) - users who only own the vanilla non-goty version.
HITMAN 2 EXPANSION 1
HITMAN 2 EXPANSION 2
HITMAN 2 SILVER (MAIN GAME + EXPANSION1)
HITMAN 2 GOLD (MAIN GAME + EXPANSION1&2)

HITMAN 3
HITMAN 3 DELUXE (BONUS STUFF)
HITMAN 3 ACCESS PASS 1 (HITMAN2016GOTY LEVELS)
HITMAN 3 ACCESS PASS 2 (HITMAN2 LEVELS ONLY)
HITMAN 3 ACCESS PASS 2 (HITMAN2 LEVELS+EXPANSIONS)
HITMAN 3 ACCESS PASS 2 (EXPANSIONS ONLY) - users who only own the vanilla hitman 2
HITMAN 3 SEVEN DEADLY SINS DLC

HITMAN has one of the most confusing release models out there....

Eastward is coming to GOG on September 16:
https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/eastward-launches-september-16

And Warp Frontier is coming to GOG:
https://www.twitter.com/brawsome/status/1423031045767589892

Any word on Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon coming to GOG?

Yeah, judging from that blog post, IOI will need to do some tweaking for it to work without an internet connection (not being able to unlock weapons and gadgets would be a serious dealbreaker for me).

IOI released their latest Hitman games in the most messed up way I've ever seen in a video game. Between DLC, special editions, online requirements, and time-based contracts that disappear forever, it's pretty much a constant insult to buyers who don't want to waste months figuring out how to buy the full game.

That's why I hope GOG monitors carefully that all the content is present, because if it'll be the usual chopped up and incomplete game IOI would deserve a good shitstorm.

If they unlocked all the contracts it will be a good release. Part of the fun of the game is those limited time contracts and unlocking the stuff. (the campaign is really fun too)

New company in the catalog: Qoobrand - the visual novel database lists only the Majo Koi Nikki series

Meaning the rights belong to Disney. So much for seeing anything from Frontier themselves. They certainly didn't bother bringing RCT3 back to GOG since its return to Steam and Epic almost a year ago.

Severance: Blade of Darkness is coming back to GOG in October:
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/08/brutal-fantasy-action-adventure-blade-of-darkness-gets-an-updated-re-release-on-pc-this-october/

And Tinytopia is coming to GOG on August 30th:
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/386703/Charming_Toy_Citybuilder_Tinytopia_Launches_August_30_for_Windows_PC_Mac__Linux.php

F*ck, yes!!! They even got the source code! It`s time for massacre!
I wonder, how much will be remastered/remade. If they put as much work into it as the team behind Shadow Man Remastered, it will be excellent.

New companies in the catalog:

Glitch Factory => likely No Place For Bravery: T19 Games for Dread Templar (previously as "Hell Hunt" on itch, demo available).

!!!