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General discussionGOG.COM in 2019 - end of the year summary(110 posts)(110 posts)
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Posted December 27, 2019
As the year comes to an end, we're at a point where we thought it would be fun to look back and celebrate one of the best years in the history of GOG.COM yet!

First, it wouldn't be possible without the continuous support we get from all of you, for which we're deeply grateful and want to thank you! Your messages, forum comments, and support tickets keep us in check, motivate us to improve, and continue to inspire us to find new solutions for your everyday gaming problems. GOG users - you're THE BEST!

This year was full of exciting events on GOG.COM, from announcing and starting the open beta of the GOG GALAXY 2.0 application that gets all your games and friends in one place, launching pre-orders for Cyberpunk 2077, to releasing exciting new and classic games.

Let's take a closer look at some of our favorite moments of the year!

Good Old Games
Without a doubt, we can say that 2019 was the year of good old games that returned DRM-free on GOG.COM. Our personal dreams came true as we managed to bring back games like the original Diablo with its Hellfire expansion, Warcraft I & II, and Blade Runner. Literal years of work came into fruition with these releases but also helped remind ourselves that nothing is impossible if we keep working hard and believing in it. We raised the bar for preserving classic games and we want to keep it at that level (and beyond) in 2020.

We also released quite a few less known or long-forgotten classic titles, like the futuristic strategy games MissionForce: CyberStorm and Submarine Titans, the original Warlords trilogy, the long-lost Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, comic-like shooter XIII, the action-packed John Woo's Stranglehold, the recent batch of games published by Piko Interactive, and many more.

With all these releases, we have now fulfilled over 2 million votes cast on the Community Wishlist, which we celebrated back in August during Gamescom. We were present there to talk with business partners and media and meet with gamers visiting our Retro Area booth. We also made this cool video, you can check out below.

New game releases
We continue to expand the number of games available on GOG.COM, not only with classics but also with the newest AAA and indie titles that bring in fresh ideas, entertaining gameplay, and amazingly beautiful visuals.

You showed your love with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 pre-orders and now we all wait in excitement for its debut next year. Among the big titles that were released in 2019, games like Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Darksiders Genesis, The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut, and Ashen were also welcomed in by you, as well. One of the biggest releases this year on GOG.COM was the thought-provoking and award-winning role-playing indie game Disco Elysium, followed by other super popular indie releases like Foundation, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, and a whole bunch of retro-inspired shooters with Blood: Fresh Supply, AMID EVIL, and Ion Fury to name just a few.

We also continued to update our catalog in 2019 with games like BioShock: Infinite, Spec Ops: The Line, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, DUSK, Outward, Venetica, and many others. We do want to mention and send a special thank you to Focus Home Interactive who decided to take a leap of faith in going DRM-free. They released quite a few well-received games that included older titles like Bound by Flame and Mars: War Logs and more recent hits like Vampyr, The Surge, A Plague Tale: Innocence, and just recently GreedFall. Expect to see and play more of their games next year!

Based on your feedback, we're also continuously monitoring and reevaluating games that underwent our curation system and were initially rejected from releasing on GOG.COM. Thanks to your input, we were able to rediscover and add such unique games like the wonderful Heaven's Vault, the challenging Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, the magical Din's Legacy, and others.

Cyberpunk 2077 pre-orders
Back in June, we celebrated the biggest Summer Sale in the history of GOG.COM. It was held at the same time as our friends from CD PROJEKT RED launched pre-orders for their highly-anticipated new game, Cyberpunk 2077. This is a very unique product for us - a huge title releasing DRM-free and with a set of additional digital goodies just for GOG users.

By pre-ordering this game on GOG.COM, you can also be sure that 100% of your money goes to CD PROJEKT GROUP, which both we and the studio are part of. We're very grateful to everyone who trusted us with their pre-orders, making our platform one of the most popular places to get the game!

GOG GALAXY 2.0
After more than 2 years of keeping it secret and developing behind closed doors, we’ve finally revealed to you and the world the next big thing for our own client. With GOG GALAXY 2.0, we wanted to make an application that is bigger than the client you know and use it (only if you want!) to manage, update, and play your GOG.COM games.

The fact that our games and friends are scattered between multiple dedicated clients and launchers is becoming increasingly annoying. We believe gamers deserve a better experience. With GOG GALAXY 2.0 we want to conveniently show you all your games as one library and make it easier than ever to stay in touch with your friends across PC and console platforms. We’re amazed and thankful for the reception of the app – thank you for all your comments, reports, and ideas that keep us going and help make the experience even better.

Of course, we haven’t forgotten about GOG.COM – GOG GALAXY 2.0 remains your optional client with features you know like auto-updates, cloud saves, cross-play, rollbacks and more. On top of that, the whole client has been rebuilt from the ground up to be better and faster. All features for third-party platforms work for GOG.COM – the new games library allows you to filter, sort and add tags to customize your views and save them for easy access. Thanks to the new friends section, you can even track your friends’ progress in every GOG.COM game, as well as see what they are currently playing.

If you are interested, you can join the open beta now and test all the features for yourself.

What's next?
For now, let's remember and celebrate this amazing year. There's also still some time left to grab thousands of deals during our Winter Sale. Once it ends on January 2nd, you can be sure we'll already be hard at work to bring you more cool games, provide the best solutions to your everyday gaming problems, and surprise you with completely new ideas.

Thank you very much for being with us this year and we'll do our best to make you proud in 2020! :)

Let us know in the comments which game is your favorite release of 2019. Did you try the open beta of the GOG GALAXY 2.0 application? What are your hopes, dreams, and resolutions for the new year?
Post edited December 27, 2019 by emter_pl
Posted December 29, 2019
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tfishell: ... don't have to spend so much time and money on every release ...
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i_ni: Usually post release support(technical issues reported by customers) is a major thing.

Steam return policy is brilliant in this respect: playtime + overall time + no questions asked. GoG is/was much difficult, at least a few years ago I made an unsuccessful attempt to refund a game I got motion sickness from.
GOG thumbs UP,

STEAM Thumbs DOWN!
Posted December 29, 2019
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This is some nice news copy, but a few musings and nitpicks:
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GOG.com: First, it wouldn't be possible without the continuous support we get from all of you, for which we're deeply grateful and want to thank you! Your messages, forum comments, and support tickets keep us in check, motivate us to improve, and continue to inspire us to find new solutions for your everyday gaming problems GOG users - you're THE BEST!
Yet big issues like the meh c*ration system(which could be improved and based on a metric that all team members use instead of the likely biased likes and dislikes of team members), the not very useful r*p system(which should be fixed or removed, or disabled at the very least as it hurts more than it helps), etc are left unresolved for years as of now.....and news threads like this get maybe a handful of posts by blues(we get more blue staffer posts when people are punished for breaking rules, it seems).
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GOG.com: Without a doubt, we can say that 2019 was the year of good old games that returned DRM-free on GOG.COM. Our personal dreams came true as we managed to bring back games like the original Diablo with its Hellfire expansion, Warcraft I & II, and Blade Runner.

We also released quite a few less known or long-forgotten classic titles, like the futuristic strategy games MissionForce: CyberStorm and Submarine Titans, the original Warlords trilogy, the long-lost Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, comic-like shooter XIII, the action-packed John Woo's Stranglehold, the recent batch of games published by Piko Interactive, and many more.
This was nice to see....more games old and new added to the catalog....keep it up, gog.
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GOG.com: We also made this cool video, you can check out below.
Does it have french monks? I miss those lads.
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GOG.com: You showed your love with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 pre-orders and now we all wait in excitement for its debut next year.
Yet those who criticized on the game's likely politics were told not to and their posts(and the thread iirc) deleted/edited/locked, even though politics concerning games is allowed here.
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GOG.com: One of the biggest releases this year on GOG.COM was the thought-provoking and award-winning role-playing indie game Disco Elysium, followed by other super popular indie releases like Foundation, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York, and a whole bunch of retro-inspired shooters with Blood: Fresh Supply, AMID EVIL, and Ion Fury to name just a few.
Some of these(and others I clipped out) are very nice looking, and it;s nice to have them, so kudos gog.
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GOG.com: Based on your feedback, we're also continuously monitoring and reevaluating games that underwent our curation system and were initially rejected from releasing on GOG.COM. Thanks to your input, we were able to rediscover and add such unique games like the wonderful Heaven's Vault, the challenging Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, the magical Din's Legacy, and others.
Let's be honest, Gog.....some of those only released here due to public outcry....some that have gotten less attention after rejection but which are nearly as good looking/sounding are still rejected while more n*che games that appeal to smaller markets get approved more readily.
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GOG.com: After more than 2 years of keeping it secret and developing behind closed doors, we’ve finally revealed to you and the world the next big thing for our own client. With GOG GALAXY 2.0, we wanted to make an application that is bigger than the client you know and use it (only if you want!) to manage, update, and play your GOG.COM games.
Yet Linux users still don't have a version of their own, or are even allowed to make their own.
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GOG.com: We’re amazed and thankful for the reception of the app – thank you for all your comments, reports, and ideas that keep us going and help make the experience even better.
So by this b it I am guessing you guys/gals have read the many many comments asking for a linux version....so why none so far, Gog? It's not like it's Temple OS or Warp...show them some love. :)
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GOG.com: Thank you very much for being with us this year and we'll do our best to make you proud in 2020! :)
Further revamp the c*ration team rejection/approval criteria and also fix or dump the rep system, for starters(regarding the forums), and get more old and new games for decent prices as well.
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GOG.com: Let us know in the comments which game is your favorite release of 2019. Did you try the open beta of the GOG GALAXY 2.0 application? What are your hopes, dreams, and resolutions for the new year?
Question: What are the odds more than 10 replies to this will be responded to or any of this will be taken into consideration?
Posted December 29, 2019
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Pyromancer138: Angry Video Game Nerd Games 1+2.
He made games? Are they good/what genre are they?
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Mr.Caine: Yeah a video game store should start stop selling video games and do random shit instead to appease the dullards of the forum.
And become the next Gamestop with it's bobble heads and t-shirts filling 50% or more of the store? No thanks. :)
Post edited December 29, 2019 by GameRager
Posted December 29, 2019
Maybe you're saving the sentiment for a follow-on thread, but as we close out the decade I think it's also worth reflecting on the enormous transformation the video game industry has seen in the last ten years. In 2010, PC gaming sucked. A handful of large entertainment corporations dominated, as large corporations inevitably are, by clueless manage-by-numbers sorts had bought up everything worth buying and were in the process of turning out an endless parade of cookie-cutter shooters and MMORPGs. Limited-use DRM and bad service were everywhere, and Big Gaming didn't give a shit because consoles were king and MMO bros were queen, and they knew they were still gonna get paid no matter what. Valve was trying to do something about the most egregious offenses of the larger industry, but they were doing it at the expense of retail-box customers and people who just wanted to play their single player games in peace without a bunch of account management and 'social' nonsense. Throw in the recession and you've got plenty of misery to go around.

But a bunch of stuff happened to set the stage for the second golden age of PC gaming that we're currently experiencing. Minecraft got things cooking by blowing the lid off the myth that only Medal of Dutyfield clones would sell, refining the Dwarf Fortress concept into one of the best selling titles of all time. Other games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Star Citizen would likewise reopen long-forgotten genres for a slew of follow-on titles. Kickstarter and Unity changed everything, making it suddenly possible for creative types to directly connect with the customers without going through a bunch of middlemen. GOG.com grew from retro-gaming niche vendor to a serious competitor to the Steam-publisher distribution duopoly. Perhaps most significantly, deep storytelling made a glorious comeback led by the old gods of the 1990s, back again to show the kids how it's done. The fall of THQ was painful, but it showed the pitfalls of the publisher-centric business model and the industry learned much in the aftermath. And through it all, 'indie' evolved from a prima donna stereotype to a huge swarm of companies consistently putting out AA and even AAA caliber games, whose only common thread is lacking the status of someone else's subsidiary.

I had all but quit gaming in the early 2010s, but I'm back again and enjoying a far more robust and creative hobby than when this decade started. Onward and upward!
Post edited December 29, 2019 by NovusBogus
Posted December 29, 2019
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Here's to 2020!

Game from 2019 which should be here on GOG is Resident Evil 2 Remake. (All Resident Evil's would be nice)

Old game which needs to be here Civilization II + Fantastic Worlds.

Finally, for GOG to remember all us old timers, Space Rogue was a nice surprise for me, but always wishing for old games to be here on GOG. Pre 2000 games are still the main reason why I joined GOG.
Posted December 29, 2019
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A nice summary! :D

For the negative part, 2019 will be remembered the year when the Fair Price Program was removed.
The "because 1€ ≠ 1$" premise is rarely followed any longer, not even in CDPR games (e.g. Cyberpunk 2077 costs €59.99 or $59.99, depending on your location...)

So, here's my small plea to bring this feature back to the store. And improve your Linux support, please!

In any other aspects, you're doing a great job. Keep on and have an amazing 2020!
Posted December 30, 2019
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Lone_Scout: For the negative part, 2019 will be remembered the year when the Fair Price Program was removed.
The "because 1€ ≠ 1$" premise is rarely followed any longer, not even in CDPR games (e.g. Cyberpunk 2077 costs €59.99 or $59.99, depending on your location...)

So, here's my small plea to bring this feature back to the store.
No more / less than 2014 will be remembered as the year when the real 1€ ≠ 1$ original policy, same flat price everywhere, went away. How many now even know that was a thing, or mention it even if they do? Give them some time and it'll be something else that gets pulled, and after a while (if not right away in case of most) people will just shrug it off and let them get away with it, as they're letting businesses and governments and bosses others in any positions of authority just get away with whatever in society in general.
Posted December 30, 2019
For 2020 i have my fingers crossed for Mech Commander 2 to arrive here.
Posted December 30, 2019
Thank you for Tower of Time Gog .
Posted December 30, 2019
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Hillsy_: Here's to 2020!


Old game which needs to be here Civilization II + Fantastic Worlds.

Finally, for GOG to remember all us old timers, Space Rogue was a nice surprise for me, but always wishing for old games to be here on GOG. Pre 2000 games are still the main reason why I joined GOG.
I agree, I have CIV II and all the expansions, and I would love to see it on GOG and buy it here in an instant! The customization you can do with this game is amazing.
Posted December 31, 2019
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jalister: My challenge to GOG still stands - Enemy Infestation. https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/enemy_infestation
I second this. Played the demo and would love to play the entire game. Also, consider these:

Fade to Black and Ripper
Posted December 31, 2019
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Dray2k: Thanks for being GOG, GOG. You guys rock!

And happy late Merry Christmas and a early Happy New Year to you guys.

I look forward for a release of the old game Machines - Wired for war at some point. Here is its wishlist entry which links to a wikipedia entry if you're not sure about what it is.
I rated this post a "plus" just for mentioning "Machines"! I still have the big box version I bought at release time, and it is STILL installed on my computer! (copied from/to so many hard drives, I can't remember!

Would love to see this isometric/first person strategy game on GOG. Think people would love it! :)
Posted December 31, 2019
A really good year for new releases, especially for good old games. Congrats for that and thanks for the good work to everyone on the team! But unfortunately we still miss a lot of Linux versions on GOG and they only have gotten more during the last year.
Sadly it also has been the year with the drop of the Fair Price Program, more and increased regional pricing, more personalized marketing and more user tracking on GOG.

For the next year I still haven't given up my hope that you can manage to get Microsoft on board of the DRM-free gaming, especially with the original versions of the Age of Empires games. And, of course, that GOG stays DRM-free!

Happy New Year to everyone and good luck for the future!
Posted January 01, 2020
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Lone_Scout: For the negative part, 2019 will be remembered the year when the Fair Price Program was removed.
The "because 1€ ≠ 1$" premise is rarely followed any longer, not even in CDPR games (e.g. Cyberpunk 2077 costs €59.99 or $59.99, depending on your location...)

So, here's my small plea to bring this feature back to the store.
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Cavalary: No more / less than 2014 will be remembered as the year when the real 1€ ≠ 1$ original policy, same flat price everywhere, went away. How many now even know that was a thing, or mention it even if they do? Give them some time and it'll be something else that gets pulled, and after a while (if not right away in case of most) people will just shrug it off and let them get away with it, as they're letting businesses and governments and bosses others in any positions of authority just get away with whatever in society in general.
Well, I understand the sentiment.
Regarding "one world, one price" GOG themselves where bullied by the publishers to drop it. Regional prices - or no deal. And to be honest, as shitty as regional prices are - it didn't work before either, because in one country a dollar will buy you a loaf of bread, and in another (a bit exaggerating) a car.

And the Fair Price Package lost GOG money, and not "peanuts" either. And obviously more than they calculated too. So they kept it going as long as they could, but finally had to pull the ripcord.

If you want to blame someone - blame Globalization. Blame capitalism, blame the logic that many have to be poor to have a few rich (and globally speaking, I'm certainly among the latter).

If you want to change this, vote for Fair Trade (with your wallet) and politicians who don't want to exploit other countries' people.... Hard, I know.
Posted January 01, 2020
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toxicTom: If you want to blame someone - blame Globalization. Blame capitalism, blame the logic that many have to be poor to have a few rich (and globally speaking, I'm certainly among the latter).

If you want to change this, vote for Fair Trade (with your wallet) and politicians who don't want to exploit other countries' people.... Hard, I know.
Can we talk about such things here?
Had written a more thorough reply, but currently a mess anyway so maybe it just looked thorough to me... And might have landed me a ban anyway. So just leaving it at saying I very much do, all of that. But while doing these individual actions is of course better than not doing them, that's more in the sense of not being a hypocrite, walking your talk. The real difference can only be made at the top, by corporations and authorities (often in that order in "developed" countries, while in developing ones you have the oligarchs that are both into one). And GOG is a corporation. It started out trying to make a difference, then decided to stop and just be a business, and in doing so trash any chances of anyone else picking up that banner as well. Will never forgive that, and the only chance is for them to do another 180°, however unlikely that is.
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