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Posted January 22, 2010
I wouldn't be surprised to see the website updated along with the new publisher now.
Post edited January 22, 2010 by Vagabond
Posted January 22, 2010
Keep in mind that they've already stated they're bringing to GOG one of the top three publishers. So if it's a publisher it's almost certainly EA. ActiBlizz would be huge (in a slightly ominous way). But they're hardly voted for at all in the Wish List, which EA dominates. Lucasarts are also popular, but are in no way among the top three.
Posted January 22, 2010
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darthcobley: could be the next version of the site?

They won't hyperbole an update.
Posted January 22, 2010
I had a look through the html and javascript that renders the count down, and there doesn't seem to be any clues at to what it is counting down too.
Ideally I wanted to find:
if countdown == 0 then
showmsg("EA's entire catalog now available on steam, DRM free!")
end if
:)
Posted January 22, 2010
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Navagon: Keep in mind that they've already stated they're bringing to GOG one of the top three publishers. So if it's a publisher it's almost certainly EA. ActiBlizz would be huge (in a slightly ominous way). But they're hardly voted for at all in the Wish List, which EA dominates. Lucasarts are also popular, but are in no way among the top three.

Did they ever actually say that? I thought they just said "something big" or "a new publisher", and everyone assumed that meant EA or another publisher they want. You know, sort of like with every Thursday since the site became public :p
Posted January 22, 2010
Those of you thinking the sci-fi background is a hint, just remember GOG uses outer space and earth as backdrops in lots of things..
http://www.gog.com/en/error/404
http://www.gog.com/en/spreadtheword/
Posted January 22, 2010
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komoto: I had a look through the html and javascript that renders the count down, and there doesn't seem to be any clues at to what it is counting down too.
Ideally I wanted to find:
if countdown == 0 then
showmsg("EA's entire catalog now available on steam, DRM free!")
end if
:)
That'd be awesome.
Posted January 22, 2010
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Orvidos: BioWare/Black Isle/Infinity Engine

Well Bioware is owned by EA these days, black isle was Interplays internal studio and Atari owns right to distribute Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale and Planescape. Interplay already offers everything it owns here as they desperately need money so your pick would fall on either EA or ATARI. I'd be happy with either.
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komoto: I had a look through the html and javascript that renders the count down, and there doesn't seem to be any clues at to what it is counting down too.
Ideally I wanted to find:
if countdown == 0 then
showmsg("EA's entire catalog now available on steam, DRM free!")
end if
:)

Now why would GOG advertise games becoming available on it's competitor Steam? I'd rather have CD Projekt buy Valve (and thus steam) drop steam client and offer all former steam games The GOG Way(TM).
Post edited January 22, 2010 by Petrell
Posted January 22, 2010
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bpops: http://www.gog.com/en/error/404

Had a good laugh over that page
Posted January 22, 2010
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DrIstvaan: Eeeh. The staff sure knows how to tease users, now don't they? ;-) I wonder if they sit at their desks, laughing their arms off at the community's suggestions..

I think you are right.
Posted January 22, 2010
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Gundato: Did they ever actually say that? I thought they just said "something big" or "a new publisher", and everyone assumed that meant EA or another publisher they want. You know, sort of like with every Thursday since the site became public :p

It was on Twitter. Then linked to via a thread here. I don't remember the exact wording, but I suppose ultimately it would depend on how you define the top three publishers. However you do so though, EA is there.
Posted January 22, 2010
Well there goes my tax refund :P
Posted January 22, 2010
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Gundato: Did they ever actually say that? I thought they just said "something big" or "a new publisher", and everyone assumed that meant EA or another publisher they want. You know, sort of like with every Thursday since the site became public :p

It was in an article. 100% sure.
Edit: here it is (text near the bottom).
Also https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/5772916891
http://twitter.com/EvolveTom/status/5799431993
Post edited January 22, 2010 by chautemoc
Posted January 22, 2010
The timer started on what? 05d 20h 00min?
IIRC, it would be 3 announcements? one in 2009, and the following 2 announcements in the first quarter of 2010, this is correct?
(Can't quote myself on this forum).
Posted January 22, 2010
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Gundato: Did they ever actually say that? I thought they just said "something big" or "a new publisher", and everyone assumed that meant EA or another publisher they want. You know, sort of like with every Thursday since the site became public :p
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chautemoc: It was in an article. 100% sure.
Edit: here it is (link near the bottom).
Also https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/5772916891
http://twitter.com/EvolveTom/status/5799431993

I can't really read the polish article, but the two twitters are the ones I remember. People took "huge" to mean "Top three" to mean "EA".
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