It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Freedom of choice. Optional client. Cross-play. Coming soon to all gamers!

Earlier today (or was it yesterday for you?), during the [url=http://www.gog.com/news/cd_projekt_red_gogcom_summer_conference]CD Projekt RED and GOG.com’s Summer Conference we dropped the news about our next big step forward! GOG.com has always been home to more and more of the the best games in history (for Windows and Mac), both classic and new. Differing in shapes, flavors, and sizes they had one thing in common: they were mostly single-player, and our focus was mainly on the experience of a singular gamer. If that's your thing, nothing really will change. You can always enjoy your favorite games 100% DRM-free on GOG.com, with no need to activate your game online or remain connected to play your single-player title. Just like GOG.com has always been about.. But what if you want to play with your friends?

Today we are excited to announce GOG Galaxy, a truly gamer-friendly, 100% DRM-free online gaming platform that will finally provide the GOG.com community with the easy option to play together online. GOG Galaxy will allow you to share your achievements, stay in touch with your pals and get the updates for your games automatically. We've developed this technology to improve your GOG.com experience. We think GOG Galaxy really deserves your attention and we hope many of you will give it a try! But, here's the great thing: it is totally optional, so it's all up to you! If you do not want to play online, or use our optional client to access these features, then no worries, you will always be able to play the single-player mode 100% DRM-free, and download manually the latest updated version of your favorite title from our website. Now, for one more feature we call cross-play. We always believed in an open world for gamers, with no obligation to be tied to a specific platform or client; and this is why GOG Galaxy will allow gamers to play with their buddies who use Steam, without any need to use any 3rd party client or account, nothing, nada. We’re taking care of connecting GOG.com and Steam players, so just sit back, relax and give it a try.

See the outtake from the CD Projekt RED & GOG.com Summer Conference

Talking of which, we are proud to announce the soon-to-come launch of the beta phase for The Witcher Adventure Game, a faithful adaptation of the board game of the same title. It allows up to 4 players to play together, whether they use Steam or GOG.com. Cross-play at its finest! If you wanna get the chance to try it out, please visit and sign up to get in the queue for your beta access key. You can also simply take advantage of our amazing [url=http://www.gog.com/tw3]pre-order offer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which includes 2 beta access keys for he Witcher Aventure Game, delivered to you as soon as we start handing them out to public.

We believe GOG Galaxy has the power to provide the best of both worlds. Playing the single player mode of your favorite game, 100% DRM-free, while still having the OPTION to use our soon-to-come client for an enhanced experience (auto-patching, achievements, and much more) or play online with other GOG.com (and Steam) players if you so wish.

There will be more GOG Galaxy titles coming up this year, so stay tuned for more news and get the word around!
Post edited June 06, 2014 by G-Doc
Does the GOG Galaxy page remind anyone else of the SteamOS page? :D
avatar
JMich: And not sure I recall the Quake 2 single player. Is the situation with Q2 and Q3 something similar to Unreal compared to Unreal Tournament?
Quake 2 had a campaign, story, and appropriate levels, Quake 3 was really just a deathmatch (there was a backstory, on the level of "an alien race have collected the greatest warriors from around the galaxy to fight in arenas for their entertainment, death is no escape because they don't think that's fun so you'll just be reincarnated where you left off").
Is this suppose to be a poke at EA games, Steam, Gamestop app, and various other vendors which make life incredibly complicated with various passwords, DMR, and other annoyances. If this is serious, I'm open to using it. Sure can't be any worse than the Games"top" app. That thing gets really annoying.
avatar
Prian: I didnt read all the posts til here, but....
At least read the blue posts here. And this thread.
avatar
JMich: And not sure I recall the Quake 2 single player. Is the situation with Q2 and Q3 something similar to Unreal compared to Unreal Tournament?
yes
I
LOVE
GOG!
GOG Galaxy
GOG.com
G G
avatar
Fallout-Fantasy: GOG Galaxy
GOG.com
G G
Like we don't have enough GG's in the digital retailer space as it is. GamersGate, GreenmanGaming, GetloadedGo, GetgamesGo.

To me at least, GG = Gamersgate.
So...
How many stars are there in GOG Galaxy?
Is it elliptical or spherical?
How far is it?
Are there any black holes in it?
Are there any known life forms there?
Post edited June 11, 2014 by cemtufekci
avatar
cemtufekci: Are there any known life forms there?
It will be a videogame platform. What is this "Life" thing you're talking about? ^^
avatar
cemtufekci: Are there any known life forms there?
avatar
Kardwill: It will be a videogame platform. What is this "Life" thing you're talking about? ^^
I am just curios :)
It would be great in the "galaxification" of older games happened through a separate, optionnal, exterior patch, exactly like the current multiplayer patch for the Stalker series.
avatar
cemtufekci: So...
How many stars are there in GOG Galaxy?
Is it elliptical or spherical?
How far is it?
Are there any black holes in it?
Are there any known life forms there?
It's actually neither elliptical nor spherical, it's roughly the shape of an Atari 2600 joystick, and though not absolutely certain, there are signs that it contains sentient life, here's an an artist's rendition of what's believed to be out there. While scientists haven't found any black holes, they did find grey holes.
Post edited June 11, 2014 by Maighstir
WOW! Nothing like i expected. Thank you for the info! I should be careful there.
My personal opinion.
I don't need multiplayer and achievements.
And I absolutely don't want my installers to contain some bloatware I won't ever use.
So I guess it's the end for my purchases here.