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Posted October 28, 2014
Confirmed.

The day has finally come and the holy grail of classic gaming has arrived on GOG.com. Welcome, Lucasfilm games! You are among friends, here! We're proud to announce our team-up with ©Disney Interactive that allows for the DRM-free release of 20+ classic titles from the cult-classic developer. We know you waited long for this moment, so we want to reunite you with those golden oldies with as little delay as possible. Today, to start with a bang, we are releasing a selection of 6 acclaimed titles from Lucasfilm's most famous gaming franchises, so that the Lucasfilm/Disney catalog on GOG.com is made impressive from day one. Here are the great titles you can get right away:

<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: X-Wing Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
<i>Star Wars</i>&trade;: TIE Fighter Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Sam &amp; Max Hit the Road (Windows + Mac + Linux!) - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
The Secret of Monkey Island&trade;: Special Edition
Indiana Jones&reg; and the Fate of Atlantis&trade; (Windows + Mac + Linux!)
<i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: Knights of the Old Republic

Note that numerous Lucas titles, including 3 from the launch lineup (Star Wars®: X-Wing Special Edition, Star Wars®: TIE Fighter Special Edition, Sam & Max Hit the Road), are available digitally for the first time ever, ready to play with no fuss on modern operating systems. With more fantastic titles headed for our Lucasfilm/Disney catalog, you can expect to see Lucasfilm games popping up frequently on GOG.com in the coming months.

(C) & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. STAR WARS, INDIANA JONES, SAM & MAX, MONKEY ISLAND and all characters, names, and related properties are trademarks of & (C) Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates.
Posted November 01, 2014
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Adokat: download sizes get larger and larger, but internet speeds do not
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Laserschwert: Seeing that you're US based, this seems to be a problem that's specific (though of course not exclusive) to North America. At least here in Germany (and other European countries) internet speeds are constantly being increased. Whereas 6-12 Mbit/s was the standard 5 years ago, 25-50 seems to be the norm now, with 100-200 becoming the standard in the next few years.
As far as I've read, it is a US problem, so long as we're comparing the US to other developed nations. Through various law and loopholes, US internet markets are mostly an oligopoly, and the result is that consumers have very few choices for their internet provider, often only one. American ISPs have gamed the system so that they have no need to innovate or improve their service. Consequently, we pay more for internet service than most of Europe, yet have slower speeds.
Posted November 01, 2014
whoops, repost.
Post edited November 01, 2014 by Adokat
Posted November 01, 2014
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Laserschwert: Seeing that you're US based, this seems to be a problem that's specific (though of course not exclusive) to North America. At least here in Germany (and other European countries) internet speeds are constantly being increased. Whereas 6-12 Mbit/s was the standard 5 years ago, 25-50 seems to be the norm now, with 100-200 becoming the standard in the next few years.
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Adokat: As far as I've read, it is a US problem, so long as we're comparing the US to other developed nations. Through various law and loopholes, US internet markets are mostly an oligopoly, and the result is that consumers have very few choices for their internet provider, often only one. American ISPs have gamed the system so that they have no need to innovate or improve their service. Consequently, we pay more for internet service than most of Europe, yet have slower speeds.
[begin rant]

I would also argue that we have an disease of incredible short-sighted-ness going on now. It is not just internet bandwidth, but all things infrastructure. Roads: falling apart. Bridges: falling apart. Power grid: antiquated. Water lines: antiquated and expiring. All of these are public goods and suffer for being so (no instant gratification, inefficient money allocation, assuming anyone is even willing to cough up it up, etc.). Not to mention health care and retirement pensions/Social Security, but those are a different beast.

Not intending to derail the thread or hi-jack the conversation: just had to chime in and do a little ranting...

[/end rant]
Posted November 01, 2014
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Adokat: As far as I've read, it is a US problem, so long as we're comparing the US to other developed nations. Through various law and loopholes, US internet markets are mostly an oligopoly, and the result is that consumers have very few choices for their internet provider, often only one. American ISPs have gamed the system so that they have no need to innovate or improve their service. Consequently, we pay more for internet service than most of Europe, yet have slower speeds.
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jackster79: [begin rant]

I would also argue that we have an disease of incredible short-sighted-ness going on now. It is not just internet bandwidth, but all things infrastructure. Roads: falling apart. Bridges: falling apart. Power grid: antiquated. Water lines: antiquated and expiring. All of these are public goods and suffer for being so (no instant gratification, inefficient money allocation, assuming anyone is even willing to cough up it up, etc.). Not to mention health care and retirement pensions/Social Security, but those are a different beast.

Not intending to derail the thread or hi-jack the conversation: just had to chime in and do a little ranting...

[/end rant]
No no, a little ranting is welcome (or maybe it's just that I agree with you). Politics in the US has created voters with increasingly limited memories- events more than even 2 years in the future aren't worth considering, it seems.
Posted November 01, 2014
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Adokat: As far as I've read, it is a US problem, so long as we're comparing the US to other developed nations. Through various law and loopholes, US internet markets are mostly an oligopoly, and the result is that consumers have very few choices for their internet provider, often only one. American ISPs have gamed the system so that they have no need to innovate or improve their service. Consequently, we pay more for internet service than most of Europe, yet have slower speeds.
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jackster79: [begin rant]

I would also argue that we have an disease of incredible short-sighted-ness going on now. It is not just internet bandwidth, but all things infrastructure. Roads: falling apart. Bridges: falling apart. Power grid: antiquated. Water lines: antiquated and expiring. All of these are public goods and suffer for being so (no instant gratification, inefficient money allocation, assuming anyone is even willing to cough up it up, etc.). Not to mention health care and retirement pensions/Social Security, but those are a different beast.

Not intending to derail the thread or hi-jack the conversation: just had to chime in and do a little ranting...

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Not to continue the derail, but the roads really are a travesty.

They build roads here with oil based asphalt with an expected life of about 5 years. They know that they're doing it, despite better options. It's a huge waste of tax money, and a huge inconvenience both from having to drive through construction zones and having to deal with breakage. I guess the only plus side is that it creates jobs, but I'm sure if we built better roads we could think of different jobs to spend that money on.

On the topic of the thread, I'm excited to play KOTOR again, and hope that the second one comes here as well. I've never played it, because I've never seen it DRM free.
Posted November 02, 2014
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barleyguy: Not to continue the derail, but the roads really are a travesty.

They build roads here with oil based asphalt with an expected life of about 5 years. They know that they're doing it, despite better options. It's a huge waste of tax money, and a huge inconvenience both from having to drive through construction zones and having to deal with breakage. I guess the only plus side is that it creates jobs, but I'm sure if we built better roads we could think of different jobs to spend that money on.

On the topic of the thread, I'm excited to play KOTOR again, and hope that the second one comes here as well. I've never played it, because I've never seen it DRM free.
I agree with you in that I think that is one of the biggest reasons right there - constantly having a job in a way. Agree even more that with building roads that use longer-lasting materials those works can be put to better use. Then we would not feel like constantly playing catch-up with just your basic maintenance.

And, I agree with you on the topic: I hope KOTOR2 gets here as I have yet to play that one myself, and have not purchased it for the same reasons you have.

Though, come to think of it, I really really need to finish KOTOR. Had it since not long after it was originally released, but either did not have a computer powerful enough or when I did it was not compatible with something. Hopefully the version released here (a Day 1 purchase for me) overcome's those issues.
Posted November 02, 2014
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barleyguy: On the topic of the thread, I'm excited to play KOTOR again, and hope that the second one comes here as well. I've never played it, because I've never seen it DRM free.
I have my hopes up for this one too, since I never played KOTOR2. And they already have LucasArt (just recently ;-), Bioware (Engine rights) and Obsidian (NWN2) here, so I don't know what could prevent it.
Posted November 02, 2014
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Adokat: As far as I've read, it is a US problem, so long as we're comparing the US to other developed nations. Through various law and loopholes, US internet markets are mostly an oligopoly, and the result is that consumers have very few choices for their internet provider, often only one. American ISPs have gamed the system so that they have no need to innovate or improve their service. Consequently, we pay more for internet service than most of Europe, yet have slower speeds.
Exactly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU

Apropos of waiting for a download to finish see the attached 'review'...
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Posted November 02, 2014
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Lemon_Curry: Apropos of waiting for a download to finish see the attached 'review'...
Ahah. Thanks for the laugh. This is a nonsensical review. Or a 'lost' steam review maybe ?.. or a gog one ... ;-)
Posted November 02, 2014
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FraggingBard: Blizzard just released Warcraft 1 and 2 on their downloader store thingy for free. Should be able to add it to your account and play. And they're not exactly fans of letting other companies distribute their products, would be hard to get them over.
Wait, how do I do this? I see Blackthorne, Lost Vikings, and Rock 'n' Roll Racing on there, but no WarCraft. (Oh, and StarCraft and WarCraft III, but that's because I registered them).
Posted November 02, 2014
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Klumpen0815: The next publisher will be Blizzard, throwing their old games at us (The Lost Vikings 1+2, Warcraft 1+2, Diablo+Hellfire, Starcraft: Broodwar, etc...). ;)
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FraggingBard: Blizzard just released Warcraft 1 and 2 on their downloader store thingy for free.
What??? Please tell me you are correct and did not make a mistake!
Posted November 02, 2014
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FraggingBard: Blizzard just released Warcraft 1 and 2 on their downloader store thingy for free. Should be able to add it to your account and play.
I would also be very happy if this isn't a mistake. Please give us some more information!

I would even create a Blizzard account to get those great games! :)
Posted November 02, 2014
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Posted November 02, 2014
Does anyone have any idea when the next lucas arts games pack is coming? :D

I keep checking everyday XD
Posted November 02, 2014
I'm thinking it has to be Tuesday, especially if they want to keep the momentum going. I imagine we'll get two or three releases and at least one of those will be a GOG exclusive. I'm personally hoping for Day Of The Tentacle or Full Throttle.
Post edited November 02, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
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