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Posted July 25, 2009
I was a bit surprised no one has posted this already, or maybe someone has, and I just didn't notice. In that case, I'm sorry to repeat what has already been said.
There is a new interview with GOG up at Gamasutra which I find very interesting, and certainly quite promising indeed. Some may already know what is being discussed, but there are some juicy tidbits to be found here as well. Particularly:
"We have some awesome deals in the works that should be announced within the next month or two, so at least on the games front we’re going to be making people very, very happy."
Any guesses or speculations, anyone? ;)
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By the way, I for one am very, very happy already, of course. In less than a year, GOG has already become my number one digital distributor for sure.
Post edited July 25, 2009 by Skystrider
Posted July 25, 2009
Excellent interview. Looking forward to see what they have in store for us in the next couple of months. I'm hoping like mad for Sanitarium.
Posted July 25, 2009
Interesting read, thanks for the link. It is great to see GOG get some more extremely well deserved exposure.
I am pretty much exclusively a Good Old Gamer now which is really a testament to the quality of the guys at GOG and the community as a whole, here's to GOG growing from strength to strength.
Posted July 25, 2009
I want Wasteland.
Very Very badly.
No, it won't happen.
Posted July 25, 2009
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Skystrider: "We have some awesome deals in the works that should be announced within the next month or two, so at least on the games front we’re going to be making people very, very happy."
Any guesses or speculations, anyone? ;)

Maybe it's related to the Capcom deal rumor?
Posted July 25, 2009
Edit: Catshade beat me to it. :)
Post edited July 25, 2009 by chautemoc
Posted July 25, 2009
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Wishbone: Excellent interview. Looking forward to see what they have in store for us in the next couple of months. I'm hoping like mad for Sanitarium.

If i was broke and GOG offerd Sanitarium, i would sell my kidneys to get money for it!!
Posted July 26, 2009
Why not mug someone or sell lemonade?
Posted July 26, 2009
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Skystrider: "We have some awesome deals in the works that should be announced within the next month or two, so at least on the games front we’re going to be making people very, very happy."
Any guesses or speculations, anyone? ;)
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Catshade: Maybe it's related to the Capcom deal rumor?

Eh, that's way too early to even mention.
Posted July 26, 2009
It's LucasArts....
Posted July 26, 2009
One of GOG's selling points is that you present a very uniform, tested experience across your catalogue. What goes into preparing a title for release?
AO: A lot of time, lots of care, and attention to detail. Almost our whole team is involved in getting every game ready for release on GOG -- graphic artists to prepare our own wallpapers and avatars, the product team to find all the bonus materials and make sure it's well prepared, programmers and testers to ensure that the games are compatibility tested and even played all the way through.
Since we don’t have access to source code, we have to work a bit of magic to get things working properly; some games take long than others, but if we find that a game just isn’t going to work, we won’t release it.
We're constantly trying to improve the process and provide our customers with as much value for money as we can. We try to think outside the box, to get the games prepared as well as possible.

This is the beautiful thing about GOG. They don't just take a game, put it into an installer file and release it as is. They actually package it, look out for good mods, make sure it is as compatible as they can make it. While other distribution platforms are like fast food services, where the service stops after the fries are ready, GOG is like an exquisite restaurant with its personal food taster to help you make sure the pufferfish doesn't contain anymore toxins.
Truly, GOG understands and practices quality service.
Posted July 26, 2009
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Wishbone: Excellent interview. Looking forward to see what they have in store for us in the next couple of months. I'm hoping like mad for Sanitarium.

Hmm... Some people have bought the entire catalgoue eh?
Hands up - who is it? :p
Posted July 26, 2009
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Wishbone: Excellent interview. Looking forward to see what they have in store for us in the next couple of months. I'm hoping like mad for Sanitarium.
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jimbob0i0: Hmm... Some people have bought the entire catalgoue eh?
Hands up - who is it? :p

One guy already informed us in another thread he did, said it was because GOG deserved all the money he could give them. :)
Posted July 26, 2009
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jimbob0i0: Hmm... Some people have bought the entire catalgoue eh?
Hands up - who is it? :p
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chautemoc: One guy already informed us in another thread he did, said it was because GOG deserved all the money he could give them. :)

Oh, they do, they do. Unfortunately, I don't have as much money as they deserve. So I'm not one of the "GOG Completists". I have "only" 33 games from here, including the three freebies.
Post edited July 26, 2009 by Wishbone
Posted July 26, 2009
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Wishbone: Oh, they do, they do. Unfortunately, I don't have as much money as they deserve. So I'm not one of the "GOG Completists". I have "only" 33 games from here, including the three freebies.

That's quite a good number. :)
I'm a bit higher -- all the promos are hard to resist.
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