Follow TechBlips on Twitter
Good Old Games Launches Open Beta [Beta Watch]
Kotaku —
[image] CD Projekt's classic gaming revival service has opened its doors to the public, as Good Old Games moves into the open beta phase. Now everybody can head over to the website at http://www.gog.com and spend their money on DRM-free versions of popular older titles, instead of just those select few privileged enough to attain a closed beta slot. They've got a pretty nice selection of titles, generally falling between the $5.99 and 9.99 price range, though they seriously need to get hopping on adding in some adventure games to the mix. The Fallout series is nice and all, ...
Linkpost | 10.25.2008
TechBlog —
... Ultimate Windows Desktop/Mac Notebook Alliance - Combine a PC and a Mac for best-in-class computing, from Lifehacker. • Apple donates $100,000 to fight same-sex marriage ban and Google co-founders Brin and Page among large donors to campaign to defeat Prop. 8 • Security Flaw Is Revealed in T-Mobile's Google Phone - Could allow a rogue Web site to place keylogging software on the phone. • Good Old Games opens to public, with no DRM - Classic older games , cheap prices, no copy protection. Huzzah! Redneck Rampage, anyone? • Amazon's ...
Jogos clássicos para Windows à venda no GOG.com
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE —
... e agora o Good Old Games (doravante GOG.com) está vendendo jogos clássicos como Fallout, MDK, Descent ou Earthworm Jim, entre outros, por 6 ou 10 dólares. Olhando o site, tentei entender o que faz uns serem mais caros, mas não consegui estabelecer um padrão. ...
I'm still a little shocked that Obama won last night. I'm very glad he did, though, and glad to see some of my cynicism was misplaced.
Politweets —
... Kinneh Wow, quite the line here at the town office. I guess I wasn't the only one thinking about voting early! 9:37 AM Oct 30th from Ping.fm Woot, voting early today! Americans, be sure to vote. It really matters! 9:31 AM Oct 30th from Ping.fm I'm trying to figure out why I didn't buy Fallout when it first hit the stores in '97. It's a lot of fun. 8:20 PM Oct 26th from Ping.fm Have some old-school gaming for a low low low price: www.gog.com 10:48 AM Oct 25th from Ping.fm I love a good remix album: ...
Simon the Sorcerer Joins GoG Lineup [Good Old Games]
Kotaku —
... “It's great to have Adventure Soft on board. Point-and-click adventures are iconic examples of PC gaming in the 90s, and games like Simon the Sorcerer are some of the best examples of the genre,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “With the addition of the Adventure Soft games, our users will get a load of brain-wracking riddles and off-beat humor.” Adventure Soft's games will start hitting GOG.com's game catalogue with today's appearance of the original Simon the Sorcerer (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simon_the_sorcerer). The announcement of the Adventure Soft agreement is the next phase of ...
GoG in the Machine: Oddworld added, Beneath a Steel Sky free
Joystiq —
... really wants you to try out their service. In fact, just so you can get an idea of how things work, GoG is offering classic adventures Beneath a Steel Sky and ...
GoG in the Machine: More Oddworld and Patrician 3
Joystiq —
... , you'll be happy to hear that the Good Old Games service is following it up with Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. As we're sure you remember, this is the one where Glukkons are using Mudokon tears in Soulstrom Brew and ... actually, never mind. It's the second one, let's leave it at that. You can pick it up right now ten bucks. ...
GOG in the machine: Broken Sword 2 points, clicks
Joystiq —
... Classic PC game download service Good Old Games (GOG.com) has added, well ... another classic PC game to its DRM-free lineup. This week marks the arrival of Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror, the ...
GOG.com brings us Broken Sword 2
Technology - Channel Feed —
... Recently, GOG.com just announced that they will be releasing Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror (which just came out yesterday) and ...
GOG in the Machine: Broken Sword 3 and Robinson's Requiem
Joystiq —
... In great news for blade glue manufacturers everywhere, Good Old Games is following up last week's release of Broken Sword 2 with Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon. It's still solidly in the adventure genre, but BS 3 takes its ...
GOG in the Machine: Stronghold catapults onto service
Joystiq —
... As much as we've been inspired by today's peaceful transfer of power, we've had a bellyful of it. Now, we've got a thirst for totally violent and brutal transfers of power, the sort which only Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader can ...
GOG in the Machine: In Cold Blood, Painkiller
Joystiq —
... Your weekly, Good Old Games-sponsored tour through the classics of PC gaming continues this week with a new addition, In Cold Blood, available now for $5.99. If you're unfamiliar with this stealthy adventure all the way from 2001, we've put a trailer for you just after the break. ...
GOG in the Machine: Stronghold Legends, Gothic 2
Joystiq —
... who go in for this kind of stuff. Look for the game at GoG.com tomorrow for $9.99. Counterbalancing the more cerebral Stronghold Legends, we've got the slightly more action-oriented Gothic 2 Gold. The fantasy RPG will also be available tomorrow for $9.99. GOG in the Machine: Stronghold Legends, Gothic 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Progressive About Piracy
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
Last year, CD Projekt, the same company behind the PC role-playing game The Witcher, announced a unique initiative that seemed as much a PC fan's pet project as a legitimate business venture: Good Old Games . Good Old Games, or "GOG," which is currently in beta, is a digital distribution and community site that offers classic PC games (Fallout, Painkiller, Messiah, et al) that are compatible with Windows Vista and XP, under $10 and, perhaps most notably, DRM-free. Since GOG's July 2008 announcement, CD Projekt has been working to sign more deals with publishers, but there has ...
GoG in the Machine: Runaway and Seven Kingdoms
Joystiq —
... Another Tuesday has arrived, bringing with it (as it so often does) a new adventure game for you to enjoy, courtesy of Good Old Games. This week, the service welcomes Runaway: A Road Adventure, an adventure game wherein a soon-to-be-college grad has to work with a "mysterious striptease dancer" to figure out why he was attacked by gangsters. It's available now for $9.99. ...
GOG in the Machine: Duke Nukem 3D, more Apogee on the way
Joystiq —
... Week after week, Good Old Games bring us a bountiful list of memories from our childhood. This week the company's bringing not just Duke Nukem 3D for $5.99, but the announcement that ...
GOG in the Machine: Duke Nukem 3D, more Apogee on the way
Joystiq —
... Week after week, Good Old Games bring us a bountiful list of memories from our childhood. This week the company's bringing not just Duke Nukem 3D for $5.99, but the announcement that ...
Good Old Games - a place to buy classic games legitimately
Download Squad —
Filed under: Games, Commercial
Have you ever had the urge to play some old favorite game? Unfortunately, finding older games has for a long time been an exercise in futility digging through the discount bins at your local electronics retailer. Some users in utter frustration turn to BitTorrent and simply download cracked versions of these old games.
If you'd rather not steal your games, but don't want to spend your time scouring your neighborhood garage sales, check out Good Old Games, a repository and marketplace for the ...
TechSpot Giveaway: Good Old Games
TechSpot —
... has built an interesting catalog of games that includes such classics like the original Fallout, MDK, Duke Nukem 3D, Earthworm Jim, Descent, and many others. Best of all, they are completely DRM free and available for direct download from the site. The company recently signed a deal with Ubisoft to publish some of its best back-catalog titles and today they announced they have reached the 100 title milestone with the free point-and-click adventure game Teenagent . With other games ranging from $5.99 to $9.99 apiece, this service is definitely worth a ...
Rebellion games hit GOG.com, we give them to you (just like that)
Joystiq —
... and Facebook pages over the course of the day to try and win one from them. Hit the break for an exhilarating explanation of how to redeem a code. Continue reading Rebellion games hit GOG.com, we give them to you (just like that) Rebellion games hit GOG.com, we give them to you (just like that) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Upgrade Your Netbook! 4 Lab-Tested Ways to Boost Performance
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... ) and Good Old Games (www.gog.com) are just two ways to download delicious netbook-capable games directly to your drive on the cheap. One note: Some games might not support netbook resolution (1024x600) without some manual configuration editing. ...
GameStop details three-point plan for digital distro future
Joystiq —
... included increasing in-store sales of point cards for online purchases, expanding its digital distribution of PC and casual titles via its website and making a strategic investment in the space or acquiring an online entity specializing in digital distribution. The first two are pretty cut and dry, but that last item really gives one food for thought. There are certainly a plethora of online distributors that GameStop could own; Steam, Greenhouse, Impulse, GoG and Direct2Drive are all established and popular digital distribution services, ...
Sanitarium now available on GoG.com
Joystiq —
... has decided to reward rampant inpatients by offering Sanitarium for download -- right this instant. The point-and-click classic comes to your hard drive for $9.99 and free of DRM. GoG has also included the game's soundtrack as a free downloadable bonus. ...
Murphy's Law: Gaming? Open? Ha!
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... The problem therein is that Valve might be the Tyrannosaurus Rex, but that doesn't mean that it's the only dinosaur in the theme park. Suppose I like downloading games from Good Old Games because I appreciate being able to play classic titles on a modern machine sans problems (if you're reading this, Gog, I will pay you 30 hamburgers to bring TIE Fighter to your service). If I pick up Unreal Tournament because it's on sale, that's great and all... but I'm locked into using that service (or in the case of GoG, the lack thereof). ...
Run Classic DOS Games on any Computer
Digital Inspiration - Technology Blog —
... 5. Good Old Games – This site specializes at re-releasing classic commercial games for modern PCs at reasonable prices. Their selection includes many popular DOS-based games that are packaged with DOSBox for a seamless game experience on Windows Vista and XP. If your looking for a commercial game that has not been released as freeware, this may be the best place to look for it. ...
