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New features, local currency option, new payment methods, store credit, and an updated look for GOG.com!

For almost six years now we strive to bring you not only the best in DRM-Free gaming, but also to give you the greatest experience possible. To that end we're always looking for ways to improve our site and service. Today, we're rolling out a vastly updated version of our store with an improved interface, sleek new look, and lots of handy new features. Let's take a quick tour, shall we?

Video: Welcome to the fresher, better GOG.com!

First of all we are giving you more DRM-free content: movies! We are starting with 20 documentaries about internet and gaming culture but we aim high! You can find more on this in the appropriate newspost, so let's focus on the other features we're rolling out.

We wanted to give you more choice as to how you pay for things on GOG.com. Now it's up to you if you want to pay in US Dollars, or in the currency primarily used in your country, whether it's the Euro, Pounds Sterling, Australian Dollars, or Russian Roubles. That's four new currencies supported by GOG.com for your convenience. Still - the choice is yours, so if you want to stick to US dollars, just switch to it - you find this option at the bottom of each page. To make buying things at GOG.com an even more flexible process, we're introducing some new payment methods: Sofort, Giropay, Webmoney, and Yandex.

All this also means that users for whom the local currency pricing has been enabled will have an option to select one of two different prices for each game in our catalog. Of course, we stand by the simple truth that $1 does not equal 1€, so a game with a $5.99 price tag will cost 4.49 Euro, 3.69 British Pounds, 6.49 Australian Dollars, and 219 Roubles respectively. $9.99 translates to 7.49 Euro, 5.99 Pounds Sterling, 10.89 Australian Dollars, and 359 Roubles. In a perfect world we would apply the same method of pricing to all of the games we offer. However, things are a little bit more complicated, and there are some games in our catalog that follow a different region-based pricing scheme. However, we wouldn't be GOG.com if we didn't find a way to make right by the users who end up paying relatively more for such titles. Here's where the Fair Price Package comes in!

The Fair Price Package applies to all of the titles which we couldn't include in our standard pricing scheme. If you end up paying more for a game than its standard US Dollar price, we'll refund you the difference out of our own pocket. The refunded value will be added to your account in Store Credit in the currency of your purchase. That's right, no more gift codes, you'll be getting Store Credit that you can use to purchase anything on GOG.com or partially pay for an item that's more expensive. More choice, ease of use, and less limitations!

Finally, the GOG.com store has gotten itself a substantial visual revamp. We went for a fresh, mobile-friendly design that should make it even easier to find the games you want, notice the hot promos, and see what's new. The main page, catalog view, product pages, and checkout have been updated and also lay the groundwork for even more overhaul, coming within the next few months together with many of the GOG Galaxy features. We hope you like it!

PS. Unfortunately, we need to drop some titles from our classic catalog. In such cases, we always do our best to give you an advance warning and a last chance to purchase such games - preferably with a considerable discount. Check this news post to find out which titles are being removed from our catalog, when will it happen, and what parting discounts for them do we currently offer.
Post edited August 27, 2014 by G-Doc
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PincushionMan: In the old checkout, wasn't there a column for "Wishlisted Games?" How are they designated here?
Account --> Wishlist.
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PincushionMan: In the old checkout, wasn't there a column for "Wishlisted Games?" How are they designated here?
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Lemon_Curry: Account --> Wishlist.
Agreed, that's the same as before. I was referring to the old style checkout with smaller icons had room for a wishlist icon to remind you it was wishlisted. Does that still work? Hmm...

edit: Nope, looking at a wishlisted sale item doesn't indicate that it is currently wishlisted. Judas, et al, I think you are missing a visual reminder (and a potential sale) by removing this feature. Surely there's something you can do server side to indicate that?
Post edited August 29, 2014 by PincushionMan
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PincushionMan: Agreed, that's the same as before. I was referring to the old style checkout with smaller icons had room for a wishlist icon to remind you it was wishlisted. Does that still work? Hmm...
I'm sorry I misread it. :)
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Lemon_Curry: I'm sorry I misread it. :)
No worries, mate. We're just trying to make a good place better. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
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bernstein82: Where the fuck is the "add this game to my wishlist" feature gone?

a shop without this is just not user friendly... i guess it's time for one more spreadsheet :(
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Wurzelkraft: Adblock blocks this button because GOG decided it would be clever to have it in the same container as other social media buttons.
thanks!

but where is the wishlisted icon in list/grid view???????? guess i'll have to write yet another userscript... (one querying all 823 games at once on each page view of a "listings page" just to increase gog.com's server load by a factor of 823x ... now if could just install that script on all site visitors browsers ;) *evilfun*)
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PincushionMan: We're just trying to make a good place better.
That indeed... thanks for your replies.
GOG Bear gets the memo, goes right to work.
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Sorry to complain, but I HATE this new web design. It's certainly 'modern', I'll give you that, but then modern web design is mostly a time-wasting catastrophe. The old site was simple, distinctive, and easy to use. This site is a messy Frankenstein conglomeration of every bad design pattern from the last five years.
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chevkoch: GOG Bear gets the memo, goes right to work.
His blood will liven up the place.

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blackyarn: Sorry to complain, but I HATE this new web design. It's certainly 'modern', I'll give you that, but then modern web design is mostly a time-wasting catastrophe. The old site was simple, distinctive, and easy to use. This site is a messy Frankenstein conglomeration of every bad design pattern from the last five years.
100% agree
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VanishedOne: The favicon situation I'm seeing is the same as yesterday: coloured for HTTP, monochrome for HTTPS unless you're using my userscript.
Odd. Yesterday I would get the monochrome icon when browsing the main page and store but the colored one when browsing the community, now it doesn't ever automatically switch to the monochrome one for me.
Some recommendations.

Also forgot to write in the picture one - notifications still don't work properly.
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Post edited August 29, 2014 by Matruchus
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VanishedOne: The favicon situation I'm seeing is the same as yesterday: coloured for HTTP, monochrome for HTTPS unless you're using my userscript.
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F4LL0UT: Odd. Yesterday I would get the monochrome icon when browsing the main page and store but the colored one when browsing the community, now it doesn't ever automatically switch to the monochrome one for me.
How about https://www.gog.com/account ?
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VanishedOne: How about https://www.gog.com/account ?
Oh, indeed.
Hi guys, love the new look, but why is it only possible now to add a game to my wishlist after I add it to my cart? I really liked to be able to quickly wishlist games. In addition, do you guys plan on adding currencies from other countries (like mine) in the future?
And still no forum link on the game pages...
Yes, people would like a direct link to the game's forum to discuss a game.

Anyway, good changes so far.

Could you change the color of the Average Rating stars to gold?
Having them all black looks as if there are no stars at all, just like grey :D
It's a bit misleading
Post edited August 29, 2014 by Plumb