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Posted January 24, 2012
Rebellious JC Denton or death-dealing Mr 47? What kind of hero will you be today?

GOG.com is proud to announce that Square Enix is the newest heavyweight addition to our ever-growing GOG.com catalog of great games. SquareEnix is one of the biggest publishers of the modern gaming world with almost 30-years of experience and famous releases for every single existing gaming system.

Deus: Ex Game of the Year Edition and Hitman: Codename 47 are the first titles we’re releasing from Square Enix, and they're available today for $9.99 and $5.99 respectively. Both games were originally released by Eidos in 2000, but not a single drop of greatness has been lost since then. Deus Ex is a magnificent blend of remarkable storytelling, RPG customization, and action-packed shooting. With all GOG.com’s heart we recommend Deus Ex for $9.99 as one of the most captivating and rewarding games ever. EVER! Hitman, a demanding stealth/action/planning game, created a now-iconic bald assassin Mr 47. With a vague name and a vague past, Agent 47 at least has a clear goal: eliminate the target at all costs. For you, the cost of Hitman: Codename 47 is $5.99.

There are a few more heroes from SquareEnix, that deserve a special treatment from GOG.com, and we will be announcing them in coming weeks. Today, it’s time to shave your head and buy an AMT Hardballer or wear sunglasses at night and save the world from the Illuminati.

You decide what kind of hero you want to be.
Posted January 26, 2012
Anachronox please. (Tuesday!!?)
Posted January 26, 2012
A twofer! Nice job, GOG!
Posted January 26, 2012
Square Enix, welcome to the GOG family. maybe Deus Ex will somehow slow down all the requests for System Shock I & II.....at least for a little while.........please?
Posted January 26, 2012
Thanks for the clarifications, jamyskis. Interesting stuff.
Posted January 26, 2012
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DarkMaverik: <snip>
Clean and efficient and non-intrusive are three things that I would hardly define Steam as being. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to wait several hours to play a game on Steam because it is "currently not available".

I've lost track of the number of times I've had to wait several hours to play something (most recently: Space Marine yesterday) because it is trying to force a patch on me weighing in at several 100 megabytes (bearing in mind, I have only a 1mbit connection, the fastest possible in our village). The "Do not keep this game up to date" function on Steam does not work - at all. Any hope that the new content system would remedy this has been dashed - I've got several games that use the new system, yet I'm still forced to wait while they update.

And having bought two games on release day for Steam - The Last Remnant and Skyrim - I've had the luxury of actually playing neither of them on release day thanks to problems with the activation servers.

So Steam's DRM is not exactly something I'd call "innocuous". In fact, I'd call it more intrusive than SecuROM or TAGES.
Posted January 26, 2012
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mistermumbles: Someone mentioned the EULA, which as usual I don't give a hoot about, since they're meaningless.

Out of curiosity I skimmed it though, and I came upon this line:
"9.3 Nothing in this EULA shall limit or exclude Square Enix's liability to you in negligence for death or personal injury, to the extent such exclusion or limitation is unlawful, unenforceable or void under any applicable law."

How strange. Got a good laugh out of me.
:) I think they try to contradict themselves and make the universe go bang. Those EULAs should be shot.
Post edited January 26, 2012 by Trilarion
Posted January 26, 2012
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Cameron: Anachronox please. (Tuesday!!?)
I second this as well. Also, will the magnificent rights holders at Square-Enix be kind enough to grace us with that timeless classic known as Daikatana ;). In all seriousness I hope they also unleash Startopia here too.
Posted January 26, 2012
Deus Ex! Fucking finally!!!!1!
Posted January 26, 2012
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DarkMaverik: <snip>
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jamyskis: Clean and efficient and non-intrusive are three things that I would hardly define Steam as being. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to wait several hours to play a game on Steam because it is "currently not available".

I've lost track of the number of times I've had to wait several hours to play something (most recently: Space Marine yesterday) because it is trying to force a patch on me weighing in at several 100 megabytes (bearing in mind, I have only a 1mbit connection, the fastest possible in our village). The "Do not keep this game up to date" function on Steam does not work - at all. Any hope that the new content system would remedy this has been dashed - I've got several games that use the new system, yet I'm still forced to wait while they update.

And having bought two games on release day for Steam - The Last Remnant and Skyrim - I've had the luxury of actually playing neither of them on release day thanks to problems with the activation servers.

So Steam's DRM is not exactly something I'd call "innocuous". In fact, I'd call it more intrusive than SecuROM or TAGES.
Maybe you should try not having such a horrible computer and internet setup.

Seriously, I live in Australia, so slow internet is something I've got in spades mate. But I've NEVER had the issues your complaining about. I've not ONCE had steam go down. Ever. And as for release day games? You know what's great about steam? "Pre-Download". You can have the game downloaded and waiting either 48 or 24 hours (can't remember which) before it's release date, so that the second the clock ticks over, it just dowloads a small decrypter, and bam. Enjoy your game, likely before the folks who camped out at the store even get home.

As for game updates, you must have the worst luck. I mean really. I think I've encountered a medium sized update (took maybe an hour?) once when I wanted to play the game? Other than that? Small updates and I barely ever notice them. Almost never have them downloading when I'm getting ready to play them. I question the validity of that particular argument purely on the grounds that, other than games with a heavy online focus (which I would assume that somebody with a cardboard box PC in the middle of whogivesafuckistan wouldn't really play for obvious reasons) it's not really an issue that any normal person is going to have to worry about.

In short, you are this guy, and you shouldn't presume to speak for everybody else.
Posted January 26, 2012
I just going to throw this out there. Is this not the best two games in a day release for GOG since Fallout 1 & 2?
Posted January 26, 2012
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DarkMaverik: You strike me as the conspiracy type which makes me wary of taking anything you say seriously... You're half reading my post to boot. I said that it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be because it isn't. Most DRM is innocuous and goes completely unnoticed by all but the hardcore nerds and the people trying to illegally pirate them. HOWEVER, I am in agreement that there are plenty of DRM's that are terrible and shouldn't exist. Things like having to be online to play offline single player. Or having to sign into an online service (such as Games For Windows or EA's propriety thing) when you're ALREADY signed in on Steam. These things are bad yes. But they're the minority. People just like to wave the DRM flag because it makes them feel good about themselves.

As for the Steam thing? That's an equally dumb argument to what jamyskis was saying. Steam is a store and game management system. It's clean, efficient, and not actually very intrusive at all. "But I don't want to install Steam just to play my games!" Well tough honestly. Next you'll be telling me that you don't want to buy a console just because it has all the games you want on it, or that you don't want to have to buy a newer PC because yours is too old to play newer games. It's a big heaped helping of "Deal with it".

Oh, and as for "You shouldn't have to search for bug fixes!" Welcome to computers. Perhaps you are new? Bugs are a fact of computer use. Not everything will work 100% perfect straight out of the box. Some people have to fix a bug in steam so that they can play offline. Some people have to fix a bug in a downloaded GoG game to make it work correctly. Computers are complex beasts and it's impossible to plan for every possible combination of hardware and software. So don't go falling back on that like it's a legitimate reason to hate an otherwise exceptional piece of software.
I use steam and GOG pretty much exclusively for digital distribution. Obviously, I'm not so paranoid that I boycott steam, but I do have concerns that prevent me from buying anything new or full price there. I'm not worried about them going out of business, but I am concerned with the fact that they essentially have the right to ban my account whenever they feel like it, consequently forfeiting all my game licenses. I don't think I 'misbehave', but I occasionally see people complaining that they've been banned and don't understand why. So far, I've had a pretty good experience at being able to play games in offline mode, but again, a small risk exists that I'll be locked out if I don't pay attention to my settings. So, I'm willing to accept these risks for $5.00 or $7.50 games on sale, but not willing to accept these risks for a $50 or $60 purchase. The GOG method is much better. I purchase games, download them and own them. If I lose my internet connection or have a future disagreement with GOG, it doesn't affect game licenses. The Witcher 2 is the first new release I've ever purchased digitally (I always buy new releases hardcopy), and it is because of this business model that I made that decision. Something I would never do with steam, as a result of the way they manage your ownership of the game licenses. I like the steam 'perks' of game management and cloud saves, etc., but the importance of these things pale in comparison to the fact that ultimately, I don't have total control over my previous purchases of game licenses.
Posted January 26, 2012
Deus Ex is the only game I have purchased three times. This makes four.

GOG, thank you.
Posted January 26, 2012
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whodares2: I just going to throw this out there. Is this not the best two games in a day release for GOG since Fallout 1 & 2?
Well, for two in a day you might be right. As PS:T was released alone ;-P
Posted January 26, 2012
anyone remember Tomb Raider:The Angel of Darkness?that was such a great gmae wasn't it?
Posted January 26, 2012
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l0rdtr3k: anyone remember Tomb Raider:The Angel of Darkness?that was such a great gmae wasn't it?
http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/tng/demo.html
Download, install, apply one of the latest official patches (5.2, 4.9).
http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/tng/updates.html.

Full game, ridiculously free. ^_^
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