Thank you so much for getting the Collectors CD Rom versions of X-WIng and Tie Fighter onto gog.
This is one of the things i thought that the digital releases lacked.
Xmas came early this year ;D
THX YOU GOG PEOPLE! YOU ROCK!

I dunno but Disney buying lucasfilm wasnt the worst deal after all...even rebel assault is back ;D

http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/tell_the_gog_team_you_appreciate_their_work :)

My first thought after Disney's acquisition was "RIP LA games forever".. but now instead I'm super happy! :D

Yeah, I think a lot of people thought that too. I kind of had thoughts along the lines of "Disney doesn't really do video games, they got Lucas for the films and the games came along for the ride and to die in a file cabinet somewhere." but they've really surprised us all and did the exact opposite to a point where they've really done fantastic for gamers all around that most people probably never expected them to do this well for the gaming community. Who knows whether it is actually being profitable for them in terms of ROI on the titles, or what impact it has in terms of percentage of Disney's overall revenue sources to even matter on a spreadsheet to show stockholders, but it sure is great for gamers so far and that ultimately builds a wider positive minded customer base which is good for PR and potentially infectious in people's minds towards all of their products/services etc.

I have to admit, it was very unexpected but at the same time it now appears it was the best thing that could have happened with Lucasarts game IP. Imagine if EA or Ubisoft etc. would have bought them out? Ugh... I cringe at the thought. Hopefully Disney buys out other failing game companies in the future and does the same thing they've done here now. ;) Who knows, maybe Disney could buy out EA or Ubisoft if/when they fail in time. :)

True, I've surely revaluated Disney for the better, after this. Ah, that would be great.
Also, I wish they could pioneer the DRM-free movie releases by adding their old movies\cartoons here!
I'm sure that other companies would follow, after the first step of such a giant.

I do wonder how much Disney have gained so far in revenue from the Star Wars / Lucas titles on Gog alone. Some stats would be great.
I also wonder how much is it in terms of advertisement value - as there is no better advertisement for the new Star Wars franchise then re-releasing old classics that were never available before (other then re-releasing the old movies that most fans already have by now).

In terms of the Disney company's income, the amount they get from the rerelease of the Lucas arts games rerelease is insignificant. Not eve a blip on the radar.The take for a year on the rereleased games is not what they would make in a couple of days in any of their amusement parks.
But it does net them something in terms of publicity and good will;and I suspect that GOG's mother company is the distributor for Disney Film DVDs in several Eastern European countires had something to do with it,
Note that GOG got three months exclusive on the X Wing and the Star Wars strategy games.
It was not that big a deal for The Mouse. they figured it would not cost them anything and they would get some good free publicity for the franchsie (they are expecting huge things from "The Force Aweakens" in December) and get a lot of good will from the Star Wars fans, whom they are depeding on for more free marketing.

Yeah, as they are expanding the Star Wars franchise and possibly other properties in the future as well, some of the best marketing is making existing titles in all entertainment categories as widely available as possible to ensure constant mindshare exists for the franchises. Even if they lose some money it'd probably be small peanuts compared to what they make on first-show of a new movie for example. They might be making a small profit, or even selling these games as a loss-lead then. But, a new movie coming out also stands to increase interest in the games too, so they co-market each other in the end.

What would be really cool though... is a brand new modern DRM-free single and multiplayer X-Wing type full blown space combat simulator in the vein of X-Wing Alliance but modern and much bigger/upgraded to today's standards across the board. That could be rather epic, although who knows if there is a big enough market to make such a venture profitable or not. Also, Star CItizen would to some degree be the competition too, but then WIng Commander was in the 90s also and the Star Wars titles did fine. We can only hope anyway... :)

"A long time ago... in a GOG Galaxy near near by..." could be the headline. ;)