To compete with GOG of course.
http://www.dotemu.com/

It's going to be a very long time before that collection of games gets un-lame enough to actually compete with GOG.

Unimpressed. I suppose its nice getting Ishar for free but I tried playing Street Fighter 2 CE and you can't even use a Joypad.

The Nicky Boom pack and Silmarlis Collection. From such acorns a mighty GOG rival may grow.

Not very impressive so far, but there is potential. Not least because DotEmu's selection isn't limited to old MS-DOS/Windows-games.

Their game box artwork seems to be a pretty cheap imitation of GOG's already cheap game artwork. Little diagonal glossy line goin' down from the top left corner, etc.
lol@Drascula
> Suspense and mysteries punctuate this game
> Endearing character, you’ll just want to help
> Stop planning everything, life is just full of bouncings and mystreries, that’s why it’s fun!

I would really like to see all those Silmarils Games here - other than that not interested.

Well, it's just a start. I remember this place during the early move away from Closed Beta...wondering if another game would ever show up. :)

This link leads to their normal front page, with a little more info available.
http://www.dotemu.com/frontpage
From looking at their About Us page, it sounds like they'll function almost exactly the same as GOG.

The seem to be linked with Gametap which is not exactly a glowing reference.

Still, I prefer GOG. :)

This is an interesting idea, although the launch selection is very poor--GOG had a humble selection at launch, sure, but it included immensely popular series like Fallout, Descent and Freespace. So far they don't seem to be doing Windows games at all, which vastly reduces their potential library.
Their console/arcade games also leave a lot to be desired--as Delixe noted they don't even support controllers. This may be partly due to using Flash for these games, but if that's the case then that's just one more reason to not use Flash for this purpose.
There's no mention of DRM or copy protection anywhere in their FAQ, unfortunately. The DOSBox bundled with their installer seems to have a different file size for some reason despite not having a customised splash screen or other obvious signs, which possibly indicates they have modified it in some way.
They don't have any Windows games in their selection as far as I can see. DRM on DOSBox and ScummVM games can only go as far as the emulator itself, so in any case you can extract the installer with 7-Zip or the like and shove the files into your own DOSBox or ScummVM without ever running the installer itself. The same works with DOSBox releases on Steam and the like.
As for pricing and availability, the FAQ mentions that you will pay the same price anywhere in the world but does not actually state that games are available in all regions.
They have provided emulation for GameTap, not the other way around. Their PC games are wrapped with DOSBox or ScummVM so there's not much that can go wrong in that regard beyond maybe a poorly optimised configuration.

I'd like to point out that the DOSBox for Ishar is also setup incorrectly and will not run the game.

Agreed. The frontpage is almost like a cheap knockoff of GOG, right down to the about section.
EDIT: Also Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition? Where's my Super Alpha Turbo HD Remix Ultimate Edition?