Yes, I agree, GOG needs more big, contemporary titles. I've been speaking with another portuguese GOGger, via PMs, and according to the accounts of us both, though it's nice that GOG keeps selling the old classics (I, for one, very much welcome that), being acknowledged as a repository of old games can only get you so far.

Indies are awesome, I personally prefer them over AAA titles, but let's face it: in order to grow even more, GOG needs to bring in the heavyweights. The thing is, the guys at GOG know this. They have been trying for years. When they tried changing their pricing policies, it was to that end -- bringing AAA, contemporary titles. But the community has spoken, and regional pricing on some titles is a big no-no. Still, the community still complains that GOG needs more big titles. They tried. Big studios don't care about flat pricing, or they can't care about it, when they rely on distributors that are legally bound to implement regional pricing, and GOG can't negotiate with them on those terms. DRM-free is absolutely non-negotiable, it's the core value that drives GOG, but flat pricing could have been open to exceptions, in order for us to get these much needed AAA games. Just because a studio is already on board with GOG, signed distribution deals, and all, doesn't mean it's easy to get them to sell their recent games in here, as there always seems to be some sort of legal bullcrap associated with new and new-ish games.

I've been "evangelizing" GOG to everyone I come across that I know to be a gamer of sorts, but it's hard to bring a large number of people over when they're not interested in a store that seems to be nothing more than a museum of old games. I know how most GOGgers complain about the decrease in old classics being released, but, in all honesty, I think that's actually a good thing, as was renaming the site from "good old games" to just plain "gog.com". And, to be fair, I don't think the classic games have been lacking, GOG keeps releasing at least one per week, it's just not "the Big Ones" -- because "the Big Ones" are in the hands of companies and studios that won't have anything to do with GOG, or because they're in legal hell, or even because they're a pain in the derrière to get to work on modern machines. Big AAA games would help immensely keeping GOG alive and healthy for longer, as it would definitely bring a lot more people in. In the meantime, they would keep releasing the classics we expect them to, obviously, there's that sure market of old farts, like myself, that would keep wanting old games along indies and big studio ones.

I don't think there's an easy way for GOG to get the AAA titles, right now, due to "legalese" and the fact big sudios, devs and especially distributors can't or won't sell games in a store with a flat worldwide pricing system. DRM-free can be accepted -- more and more gamers ask for it, anyway --, but anything that deals with money, unfortunately, can't be bypassed.