Some people like Steam. It is therefore profitable for a company to bring games onto people's favorite gaming platform. "But but we already had that game how can Night Dive to things that aren't specifically targeted to please GOG users?" Because it's not a damn GOG subsidiary.

Some people like GOG, and Night Dive isn't a Steam subsidiary either. They have relations with both, and that only benefits everyone. A lot of the "retroism" games are already on GOG anyway. More will follow eventually. And often GOG has them for months or years before they even grace Steam's shelves.

If people want to remind them that GOG is their preferred platform, then there's nothing wrong with that. If they want to put on the elitist face, it only shows their dedication to DRM-free, you-own-what-you-buy games.

Truth. However, it's hard to convince somebody to bother trying GOG if all the games they want are already on Steam. Fortunately ND still has a good relationship w/ GOG and has said they will bring games to GOG first (assuming a deal can be reached, which didn't happen in the Humongous case).

So it seems that Warner Brothers is opposing Night Dive's attempt to trademark the NOLF games:
http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=86263788&pty=EXT&eno=2
"Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. respectfully requests that the time period within which to file an opposition be extended until 11/22/2014.
Respectfully submitted,
/Megan L. Martin/
10/22/2014
Megan L. Martin
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc."

Oh, NOW they make a move, huh? D:<

Wasn't the time period almost over before they requested an extension?

Phooey.

Maybe they found that they actually own the complete rights with Monolith... Don't know where that would leave AVP2 though, but that's probably the case for NOLF 1&2.

Oop, gosh - Night Dive / Tommo ('Retroism' I guess) just brought F-15 Fleet Defender to Steam - I believe that this is the first one that they've taken to Steam that wasn't already here on GOG, hopefully it's just one GOG had tucked away for a rainy day and nothing more sinister...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/328930/?snr=1_4_4__106

Now that is disconcerting.

So apparently their next game will be Strife:
https://twitter.com/NightDiveStudio/status/532329708487053313
I already found the rights-holders back in February, but it looked problematic for GOG. Which means I fear this could be a Steam-only release. :(

That would be brilliant, Strife needs to get out there again.

Do you think they wold also provide the Amiga port :)

Does Strife involve a comet approaching Earth and people hearing voices or was that clue on FB for something else?

I can quote the opening from memory:
"The comet struck our planet without warning. We lost our paradise in a single, violent stroke."
and
"Those who did not die became mutations of humanity. Some became fanatics who heard the voice of a malignant god in their heads and called themselves The Order"

Unfortunately after recently played strife: It has aged terribly. Still interesting though and at the time it was pretty cool to have an actual story and a somewhat open world but now it's very confusing to play and very unbalanced on higher difficulties.

Cool beans - thanks!

Ah, so the hint on Facebook wasn't about Shadow of the Comet, after all.

Hm, never played Strife, but it sounds really interesting.