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http://www.gog.com/

Dear GOG users,

We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep GOG.com the way it is. We've debated on it for quite some time and, unfortunately, we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form.

We're very grateful for all support we've received from all of you in the past two years. Working on GOG.com was a great adventure for all of us and an unforgettable journey to the past, through the long and wonderful history of PC gaming.

This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await.

On a technical note, this week we'll put in place a solution to allow everyone to re-download their games. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

All the best,
GOG.com Team

(9/20)

edit #2 - Thread title pretty much sums it up for the moment.

edit #1 - I'll update the OP when we get concrete information about what the hell is going on with this clusterfuck.

 

[Azih]

 

[JSnake]

no way

 

[Gaz Pwnage]

huh?? i didnt even realise there was a problem?

oh dear

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

What, is this serious? This is depressing.

 

[Liquid Helium]

Goodnight my sweet prince.

 

[Lonely1]

Bad news... Sorry, I was part of the problem.

 

[Darklord]

That sucks.

 

[BobsRevenge]

 

[spats]

Huh. I think I bought a game from them. Sad to see them go.

 

[shintoki]

And there goes the best DD service....

=[

 

[Nif]

Oh, is there any way to get my copy of Freespace 2 from them before they go? I'm not sure if I have a backup.

 

[∀ Narayan]

This is pretty crazy.

 

[Minsc]

Damnit! Release AoWII:SM first!!!

 

[Archie]

WHAT THE FUCK

That was my second favorite DD site. Day ruined.

 

[Morbid Angel]

Aww

I guess people don't really care about old games.

 

[Cday]

Bought my first GOG game the other day too and was impressed with their service

 

[erpg]

Goliath killed David.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

And there went any chance of a Win 7-compatible version of Realms of the Haunting. Goodnight, sweet prince ;_;

 

[rollingstart]

I had outcast and advent rising (don't ask) on games I wanted to buy from the site

didn't they have a lot of fixes for older games? I wonder what will happen with those

 

[Stumpokapow]

1) Bummer. Sad for CD Projekt. They've had a bad run at it since their super success with The Witcher.

2) Bummer. A lot of great old games, including Master of Orion 2, are only available on GOG and having them go back "out of print" sucks.

3) Good thing there's no DRM on GOG releases so at least existing owners won't be boned.

4) Boy I hope some of the other DD services snatch up Arcanum, MOO2, and the other games that were previously only available on GOG.

 

[John]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Salaadin]

Ive been meaning to buy Another World from them for a while now. I thought I could quickly go on today and get it after this thread but I see they already pulled everything.

Shit

 

[shintoki]

2) Bummer. A lot of great old games, including Master of Orion 2, are only available on GOG and having them go back "out of print" sucks.

3) Good thing there's no DRM on GOG releases so at least existing owners won't be boned.

4) Boy I hope some of the other DD services snatch up Arcanum, MOO2, and the other games that were previously only available on GOG.

Freespace 2 is another one. Beautiful DRM free copy for 6$ vs 40$+ beat up, used copies >_>

I was still waiting on their next sale to get Outcast and a few others.

 

[AnkhWeasel]

Woah. That's a real shame.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Also, given that they were still adding new games as recently as this week, I'd assume one of their major publishing partners pulled support suddenly.

Freespace 2 is another one. Beautiful DRM free copy for 6$ vs 40$+ beat up, used copies >_>

Yeah, I was going to have a burn through their directory to see what other AAA titles were unique to the service, but they've already pulled everything and I couldn't remember what else was on there.

 

[archnemesis]

Awful news. Now I have to download all the games I've bought but never installed. ;_;

 

[BobsRevenge]

Ive been meaning to buy Another World from them for a while now. I thought I could quickly go on today and get it after this thread but I see they already pulled everything.

Shit

Another World sucks anyways. Fuck that game is hard.

 

[Prime crotch]

3) Good thing there's no DRM on GOG releases so at least existing owners won't be boned.

Probably their biggest issue when it came to getting titles, if they have to go back on this to put the service back up again I wouldn't mind.

 

[NIN90]

bummer

 

[Volcynika]

Their Twitter mentioned this earlier

Sometimes it's really hard being DRM-free... hard to keep things the way they are and keep management and publishers happy

 

[RedStep]

 

[PowderedToast]

wow, this is a shock. i had no idea, i thought it was doing well.

it was a really great service, how depressing.

 

[Fantasy Final]

Good thing I backup'd my install packages from GOG

 

[SabinFigaro]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

Wow, this sucks. I enjoyed using their service.

 

[hamchan]

Whoa! This is really sudden.

 

[Rufus]

Such a shame. :/

 

[JoeMartin]

What?I never heard anything about any financial trouble from them?

 

[Stop It]

Also, given that they were still adding new games as recently as this week, I'd assume one of their major publishing partners pulled support suddenly.

Yeah, this has came as one heck of a shock, I honestly thought that GOG was doing quite well.

I wonder what has happened here, as you say, possibly a legal/publisher issue?

 

[fizzelopeguss]

GoG was a bit of a dodgy service, emulated dosbox games. Warez scene cracks for some of their titles. Bringing back old games was admirable though.

 

[hamchan]

Their Twitter mentioned this earlier

Definitely sounds like some sort of publisher issue :/

 

[DMczaf]

Sucks, I bought a bunch of mid 90s PC games from them. Glad they were around for the time they were

 

[Shinjitsu]

Wow, this blows.

 

[Fantasy Final]

I blame Activision

 

[Minsc]

1) Bummer. Sad for CD Projekt. They've had a bad run at it since their super success with The Witcher.

2) Bummer. A lot of great old games, including Master of Orion 2, are only available on GOG and having them go back "out of print" sucks.

3) Good thing there's no DRM on GOG releases so at least existing owners won't be boned.

4) Boy I hope some of the other DD services snatch up Arcanum, MOO2, and the other games that were previously only available on GOG.

1- I feel like CD Projekt is the king of surprise bad news announcements. They didn't let on the smallest hint of GoG going offline.

2 - And the upcoming Master of Magic successor, Age of Wonders II: Shadow Magic... I was so close to owning it for $10.

3- Yea, one of the better things about GoG, my games all still work and will work indefinitely. And they're going to get a system in place to let you download your games if you don't have them archived, so that's good.

4- Me too. And AoWII:SM!!! I think they should have just released them all last week and given us a chance to download them. At least I grabbed AoW I for $5.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

 

[leroy hacker]

Shocking and terrible news. There were a bunch of games I had put off buying and others I hadn't downloaded.

So sad to see the best example of what a digital store could be disappear.

Bad news... Sorry, I was part of the problem.

Please elaborate. Of what problem do you speak?

 

[Backfoggen]

What the fuck

 

[nny]

What the fuck? I was not expecting this at all. Wow...guess I'll just make sure I have a copy of all the games I bought from them. Fuck, I loved that site.