Damn, I already have Painkiller on Steam! Oh well. Maybe I'll get it for one of my friends...

A few people have mentioned this, and not just with Painkiller. I think its might be time for me to stop buying Steam games that aren't new, I don't want to end up in the same situation someday.

This might make me wait to pick up Painkiller: Overdose...

Overdose is terrible.

Well, most Windows games probably need the installer to work, but for the DOS and ScummVM games, I think a choice between an installer and a simple ZIP file would be nice. With these games, you're finally getting the ultimate deal: you're buying a game. You're not buying "a game that you can play only on your PC/Mac/Console/Handheld", but one that you can play on any or all of these. The fact that the software used to run them exists on virtually any platform imaginable, makes them the ultimate "free" games, not in the sense that you don't pay for them, but in the sense that you're free to play them whereever you want.

I actually thought about that when I was moving from XP to 7 and noticed that BS3 wouldn't run without reinstalling. Maybe a small program could be included that re-registers the app on the system without reinstalling. I know that moving between OS is not something you do every day, so it's not terribly important, but it would be just that tiny bit more convenient. The installer would then not have to be modified for every game... it would just silently launch the included rereg application.

well, what can I say. gog has done it again. i own painkiller on DVD, on steam and now on GOG.com. I'll see if i can sell the retail since you can't give away steam-versions (unfortunately). anyways thanks and btw, there is no indication which patch was being used for it, maybe you wanna update the game page.

By definition, the "Black Edition" includes the 1.64 patch, it was one of the added features of that version of the game, along with the editing tools and some behind the scenes videos.

Ahah! I like this!

This is the game that will make me buy the games in my cart :)

Nice work gog :D!

I have no problem with a game so "new."
In my book, in an industry like this were tech evolves so fast, 3 years+ IS rather old. Also, Painkiller is what I'd call a "moderately overlooked game" which somewhat falls under GoGs mandate.
What I'm saying is this:
GoG sells me a GOOD game at a great price with no DRM with lifetime support and compatibility with my OS, I say mission accomplished. You get my money, I get a great game, we all win.
The answer to the question:
"How old is old enough??"
Is
"Old enough to sell at $10 or less."
THAT'S "old."

I don't know what I was trying to do. I do, however, know that I was just stating my opinion.
@Oldski;
Thanks for the candid reply.
My concern arose from my view of the site and the impression I had received when the first titles you launched with were relatively old ones that required assistance-programs to run.
I don't have a problem with having these newer titles on the site - not at all. I was just misguided in my view of the purpose of the site. My only concern is the community it will/has attract(ed). I know that's not really something you guys can control but I hope (really hope) this site doesn't just turn into another Steam/D2D-esque site. It's nice having somewhere reliable to get obscure/old/problematic (which come with the fixes, of course!) games.
I think you guys have done a grand job so far and just hope you don't relegate the aforementioned types of games to the back burner.
D

Including newer titles will probably mean other types of customers as well, but let's be honest: We're not only here because we like old games, but also the way how GoG releases them. I haven't bought a new PC game in a while, because it usually means a headache if you're lucky and smashing your PC into the nearest wall if you're not. But with the kind of service that GoG offers I just might get interested in normal (i.e. not only classics) PC gaming again.
P.S. the question "not old or not good?" was an honest one.