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[Hobo Elf]

Does this mean that Blood Omen might get a release on GOG? I could never get that fucker to work, and have been hoping for GOG to step in and fix it.

Have you tried this and this?

I have. Unfortunately they didn't work for me.

 

[JudasIscariot]

Does this mean that Blood Omen might get a release on GOG? I could never get that fucker to work, and have been hoping for GOG to step in and fix it.

Have you tried this and this?

I have. Unfortunately they didn't work for me.

You might have to wait a while due to the fact that some sort of legal issues delayed those games being released on GOG.com by about 3 hours. No one on the forum knows exactly what those legal issues are but it might be something LoK-related.

This thread popped up on the release day of Legacy of Kain:

http://af.gog.com/en/forum/general/...ate_and_you_know_its_late/page1?as=1649904300

 

[Kitako]

Weekend offer is on some EA titles, 50% off.

http://af.gog.com/promo/ea_guns_and_spells?as=1649904300

Crusader: No Regret / No Remorse
Magic Carpet
Syndacate
Lands of Lore 1+2
Nox

 

[IDtenT]

Although ideally copyright laws shouldn't even exist, barring that, all copyright should expire or naturally switch to an open-source license after x decades, x being something between 20 and 50 years depending on how quickly obsolescence kicks in for a given work. For games, which have a very steep descending bell curve sales figure, it should be 20 years. For AAA games and money grabs like DLCs and Expansions, even less.

20? More like 5 years with games. Just enough to profit from investment. I'll never buy from GoG something that should be free*.

* The disclaimer here is of course that if they render a service with the game, say make it work on Windows 7 - where it normally would not, then it's fine to sell said service but it shouldn't be priced at the ridiculous levels that it currently is.

5 to 10 bucks is a ridiculous level?
Location: South Africa
Oh, I see, nevermind....carry on.

For services rendered it is. Consider this. A thousand people buy the game. Is the little tweaking that went into it worth $5000?

 

[sser]

Highly recommend the then-overshadowed and now-forgotten Nox. Just a really good, sound game that is way more fun than those screenshots can indicate.

 

[Hobo Elf]

We've discussed NOX before, and most of us agreed that it's the best "Diablo styled" action RPG ever made.

 

[spekkio]

Does this mean that Blood Omen might get a release on GOG? I could never get that fucker to work, and have been hoping for GOG to step in and fix it.

Have you tried this and this?

I have. Unfortunately they didn't work for me.

Try PSX version, but AFAIR it has some problems on some emulators.

 

[Chuck Norris]

New release:
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum

 

[toro]

New release:
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum

Fascinating.

For services rendered it is. Consider this. A thousand people buy the game. Is the little tweaking that went into it worth $5000?

They probably have to get the rights for those titles. They still have to maintain some servers. And why do you care if they make a profit? Is true that they exploit the gamers nostalgia sentiments, but they don't force you to buy.
Ignore gog and live your life. Greater crimes are perpetuated every day.

 

[Azalin]

Thief: Deadly Shadows and the indie Anomaly:Warzone Earth were added.Anomaly was made in potatoland I think so that is probably a plus for some people around here

 

[Thane Solus]

Tbh, i love GOG, and buying less and less from Gabe. Also using Gamersgate. What bothers me is that most of the money i payed for these games, dont go to the original developers, only to the greedy cunts that raped those IP's or keep them to cash in, see Ubisoft, EA, and so on.

Lately i've been replaying: Nox, Disciples II Gold, Warlords 3 Battle Cry, Lords of Realm II, Fallout 1+2+tactics(FRACK ANY F3), Heroes III Complete, Incubation (<3), Panzer General II and Stronghold. All great games!

I just need Mechcommander I and II, but no deal yet...

 

[spekkio]

Fallout Tactics, Incubation (<3)...

 

[Thane Solus]

Fallout Tactics, Incubation (<3)...

Dammit man, give me ze Bro Fist on the original post so i can get some love.

 

[PorkaMorka]

Lately i've been replaying ... Panzer General II ...

I just need Mechcommander I and II, but no deal yet...

What's the point of buying Panzer General II?

SSI won't get any money, SSI is dead. Ubisoft and GOG will get the money.

And there is a perfect open source remake of PG2 that can use all PG 2 content. (Open General)

What's the point of buying Mechcommander II when Microsoft already released the source code for free?

I'd really like to form a cadre of fanatics that go around and smack bad consumers with a rolled up newspaper.

 

[spekkio]

Fallout Tactics, Incubation (<3)...

Dammit man, give me ze Bro Fist on the original post so i can get some love.

You won't fool me, DU - The first rule of the BROfist-harvesting is that you don't speak about it.

 

[Thane Solus]

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Fallout Tactics, Incubation (<3)...

Dammit man, give me ze Bro Fist on the original post so i can get some love.

You won't fool me, DU - The first rule of the BROfist-harvesting is that you don't speak about it.

Sorry, i have no idea how it works

 

[Thane Solus]

Lately i've been replaying ... Panzer General II ...

I just need Mechcommander I and II, but no deal yet...

What's the point of buying Panzer General II?

SSI won't get any money, SSI is dead. Ubisoft and GOG will get the money.

And there is a perfect open source remake of PG2 that can use all PG 2 content. (Open General)

What's the point of buying Mechcommander II when Microsoft already released the source code for free?

I'd really like to form a cadre of fanatics that go around and smack bad consumers with a rolled up newspaper.

Yeah thats my whine tbh, the only good thing i did from buying these games is to support GOG, but Ubisoft and other IP destroyers get the cashy

While i developed a ignorance to all products made by EA, Ubisoft and ActifailBlizz, i should stop buying from GOG unless the money goes to the developer too.

 

[IDtenT]

Is true that they exploit the gamers nostalgia sentiments, but they don't force you to buy.

I already said I won't buy from them. Read my post.

 

[TripJack]

i should stop buying from GOG unless the money goes to the developer too.

that's the ticket

 

[Cassidy]

Only cases where it applies AFAIK are for The Witcher series(for obvious reasons) and for Star Control 2.

They should really become an universal DRM-free digital download service instead of just browsing abandonia, checking something for its popularity online(# of downloads, etc) and from fans comments and whatever demand research they do, contacting the copyright holders of it for a deal, then sending a C&D letter to Abandonia and putting it in their catalogue with preconfigured Dosbox, VDMsound or compatibility fixes(except for CDProjekt games).

The bad news is that most publishers would have no interest in accepting their games in a DRM-free digital distribution. The good news is that those who may be willing to accept it are the ones who publish more than Black Cocks and Queers of War clones, and if GoG was willing to set up digital publishing for independent developers in their DRM-free platform, then they'd really bring some incline.

 

[Sceptic]

They should really become an universal DRM-free digital download service instead of just browsing abandonia, checking something for its popularity online(# of downloads, etc) and from fans comments and whatever demand research they do, contacting the copyright holders of it for a deal, then sending a C&D letter to Abandonia and putting it in their catalogue with preconfigured Dosbox, VDMsound or compatibility fixes(except for CDProjekt games).

Some of the points you mention here are pure lolwut ("browsing Abandonia" and "C&D" being quite lulzy in particular). You do make a good point with them becoming a universal DRM-free platform though, but then they have been turning towards this. Of course the standard response (including some posts on the Codex) has been "lol Shit New Games amiright?" which once again indicates that there'll always be somebody to complain.

The bad news is that most publishers would have no interest in accepting their games in a DRM-free digital distribution. The good news is that those who may be willing to accept it are the ones who publish more than Black Cocks and Queers of War clones, and if GoG was willing to set up digital publishing for independent developers in their DRM-free platform, then they'd really bring some incline.

In some ways the first one isn't so much bad news. Looking at some of the worst offenders in terms of DRM (Ubisoft's fantastic always-online DRM, EA's Origin...), I see mostly quite shitty games. And GOG's publishing of Grimrock shows they've seen the potential in publishing indies using the same DRM-free platform. Now all we need to see are a few more indies appearing in the next couple of months and we'll know they're serious about this. Which would indeed be nothing but

 

[ArcturusXIV]

I really wish they'd release Dark Heart of Uukrul or Anvil of Dawn. Azrael's Tear, also.

Soul Reaver is an awesome addition! So are Thief 1 & 2.

 

[Azalin]

GOG just added Alan Wake to its catalog and it's 50% off for a week until May 15th.
It includes the two DLCs “The Signal” and “The Writer”.

I planned to get it on Steam during the summer sale but apparently I won't have to wait until then

http://af.gog.com/en/gamecard/alan_wake?as=1649904300

 

[J_C]

I will kick my brother in the teeth. He bought the game on steam for much more a few weeks ago. If only he had waited some more, we could have bought a cheaper DRM free edition.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Does it have the latest patch? If not, buy it on Steam. Latest patch fixes some graphics and audio issues.