I really don't understand why any company would not want to sell old games on GOG, especially since many would not be sold anywhere else. It doesn't make any sense, oh wait, neither does most DRM policies when pirates rip games before they are even released anyways. I guess Game publishers IQ's must be in the 10 range, just behind chickens, but ahead of slugs. Good job! Seriously, here is an oppurtunity for a company (many times one that had nothing to do with the original creation of the game) to make money, and they decide not to? I can't understand the reasoning, maybe someone could explain, other then, they are dumb, that is a given. Or maybe you just can't explain insanity. Thanks GOG for being DRM free, and making these old games work on new machines, you guys are smarter then chickens!

Just bought Aquanox 2. Going to download it. Cheers!

I have the same feelings. I can't find any reason not to support GOG, if i were a publisher. Pure money, without ANY effort (because GOG takes all mainteance to make these games work on modern computers)

I think they just have really BAD management and PR section that tells em "selling old games may make bad influence on the customers, because these games look bad, kids don't like'm".

I have an even better idea, maybe the publishers think: "Man, these older games rock, if people played them they would expect so much more from our new ones, Quickly, squelch there existence, lest we must use better storylines, and more depth in our games! Over 50 Hour playing time!?! Perposterous! It never happend! Quality over grahpical Enhancements, Never Again!" at least I imagine they would say something like that. ;)

I hope this doesnt mean that Jo-Wood games are going off GoG after they go bellyup

Finally a great excuse to upgrade my Gothic 2 to Gothic 2 gold. The expansion never came to the states. So now I can give my disk copy to a friend who was surprised to hear this was my favorite RPG.

If i bought the games would all the extras still be available to download if the games got took off the shelf's

I've done my part. I'd been eyeing Gothic 2, TheGuild, and The Nations a good long while anyway. JoWooD hasn't always been my favorite publisher, but I hate to see anyone (especially anyone with people in their employ at the moment) deal with the financial uncertainty they are dealing with. I'm hoping that for the sake of their employees, if nothing else, they can pull through.
I'd back them up just in case. We do not know what the agreement JoWood signed with GOG said, or if JoWooD got taken over we don't know what the stipulations would be in GOG's case. I'd d/l everything to be safe.
Just a little bit. Leave your attitude at the door pal.

Bought Spellforce, The Nations, and dragged Master of Magic along with them. I'll back them up.....later, when I stop being lazy XD.

Only because we don't know what will happen. If games start disappearing from accounts then you'll be seeing the full rage on the internet brought down upon GoG.com.

just bought all the other games that I passed on earlier

8 games for 14 bucks? I'm in

You are no doubt correct about the raging, and I fully understand that too, and would not be pleased either. However, I have a feeling that the only way GOG can get many of these publishers to agree to sell ANY of their games is if in the contract they have a stipulation that if that publisher sells out to another one, all GOG's rights are revoked (read: our rights). You see, the publisher knows if it goes under (and come on, they all seem to eventually) the only way for them to get money would be to sell the rights of their games to someone else, well, if GOG already has the rights to those games, then they are worth a lot less to potential buyers...So GOG did the best they could in at least getting the games on their site, it is better then not having had any access to them ever. The rage should be directed at the snake oil publishers more than any, they don't care what is right or fair, like most corporations (if not all) they just want what is best for their wallets...I for one am thankful GOG puts any games online, and like everyone else here wishes to always have access to every game, but, this world, sadly, is not a gamer paradise. ; (
Live in hope
Perpare to be crushed

There is also the fact that if GOG is forced to remove the games then thy don't have a lot of recourse. The best they can do is warn everyone ahead of time. At least with GOG, unlike Steam, you can save off the games and still have a back up to play/install whenever you want even if the game is removed for their servers. With Steam, from what I understand, you would simply be SOL. It is a risk you take when doing anything digitally. Atleast GOG is being completely upfront about it all WHILE they are offering the sale.

Edited to add: I've seen mention on GOG's facebook page of customers who have bought games in the past that are now no longer available in the catalogue. they said that they were able to still access all the games ... people just couldn't buy the game anymore. There is a possibility that this could also happen, but we won't know anything unless GOG knows something. They have always been upfront in the past (yes except for the promo diabocle but aren't we past that?). There is no reason they will be less upfront now.

Which games were on GOG that are no longer offered here? I never noticed anything like that.