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Zat: Jan 16, 2008

Yay, they'll reveal the new publisher today, and again there's a live stream. :allears:

This time it simply cannot be as bad as last time.

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GOG.com and CD Projekt RED start summer early as we're having a joint conference on June 2nd! We're going to reveal some big news just before E3 live from Los Angeles. The announcements will be made on June 2 at 12:00 LA time (which is 3:00 p.m. EDT or 7:00 p.m. GMT) via Ustream live stream at this link.

We already teased you about a new deal with one of five big publishers still not signed with us: Microsoft, Lucas Arts, Electronic Arts, Square Enix or Take2. Well, on June 2nd everything will become clear, as during the live stream we will reveal the name of the publisher and the first games out of the batch of 25+ titles that will be released throughout summer 2011 at GOG.com.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 11:06

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 20:17

Endman: May 18, 2010; That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even anime may die

Charles Martel posted:

If it is indeed LucasArts, I have one simple request that I'm sure people are going to disagree with since this game gets a lot of flak for some reason:

Galactic. loving. Battlegrounds.

I remember trading in a bunch of old poo poo I didn't want anymore to Babbage's when it came out for $49.99 because I couldn't stop playing the demo. Then again, Age of Empires II is probably my favorite PC game ever, so that helped too. Still, REALLY fun game.

Plus, if it's EA, I think the world would implode and collapse on itself anyway. The world would end. Seriously.

I love that game. I tried to get it running properly on Windows 7 x64, but all the colours mess up and it runs really poorly sometimes for no apparent reason. I'd be all over it if GOG manages to do a compatibility fix for it.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 12:34

Kikkoman: Nov 28, 2002; Posing along since 2005

Hoping for EA, I wanna play Blade Runner and Syndicate!

# ? Jun 2, 2011 13:16

ahobday: Apr 19, 2007

It's incredible how GOG can get everyone on the hype train so easily after the previous disappointments. Don't discount their ability to underwhelm.

I'm sure there are a myriad of ways they could still gently caress this up.

Or, to be slightly less cynical: Celebrate once the games are available to download, not before.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 13:21

GreenNight: Feb 19, 2006; Turning the light on the darkest places, you and I know we got to face this now. We got to face this now.

We...got...LucusArts...wallpapers!!!!

# ? Jun 2, 2011 13:32

BiggerJ: May 21, 2007; What shall we do with him? A permaban, perhaps? Probate him for a few years? Or...shall we employ a big red custom title? You, the goons of SA, shall decide his fate.

The thing about underwhelming announcements is since GOG is utterly at the nonexistent mercy of other companies, they can just blame them.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 13:54

andrew smash: Jun 26, 2006; smooth soul

BiggerJ posted:

The thing about underwhelming announcements is since GOG is utterly at the nonexistent mercy of other companies, they can just blame them.

Not when they devote weeks of cryptic press releases to hyping said underwhelming announcements beforehand. That is their fault.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:03

Saoshyant: Oct 26, 2010

HEY YOU GUYS SIX HOURS UNTIL THE BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT GOG HAS EVER DONE*

Has anyone decoded what the hell is going on in that comic of theirs?

_{*have you noticed the bigass counter on their homepage}

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:04

Levitate: Sep 30, 2005; randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENI�RE IN ME

Wasn't EA recently pulling down websites that were distributing one of the Ultima games? Maaaaaybe a sign that they were negotiating with GOG and getting ready to sign a deal to release the game commercially?

just talking out my rear end but whatever, either EA or LA would be awesome and I'd go spend a bunch of money on games that will take me a year to get around to playing.

I'd actually really love to play the Dungeon Keeper games again, but so many good LA games too...

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:08

uncleTomOfFinland: May 25, 2008

I am hoping for EA, no contest. Their back catalogue just loves Windows 9x.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:14

guppy: Sep 21, 2004; sting like a byob

Dr. M. Twitter posted:

TheEvilDrM As in couple hours I'll be ruling the world I'm celebrating my great victory in one of LA bars just beside the sea.
10 minutes ago

This pretty much means LucasArts, right?

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:48

Hakkesshu: Nov 4, 2009

It has to be. I'm actually surprised they haven't signed up earlier, since they aren't adverse to digital re-releases like, you know, EA are.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 14:55

Big Sal Graziano: May 10, 2011; by Ozmaugh

Charles Martel posted:

If it is indeed LucasArts, I have one simple request that I'm sure people are going to disagree with since this game gets a lot of flak for some reason:

Galactic. loving. Battlegrounds.

I remember trading in a bunch of old poo poo I didn't want anymore to Babbage's when it came out for $49.99 because I couldn't stop playing the demo. Then again, Age of Empires II is probably my favorite PC game ever, so that helped too. Still, REALLY fun game.

Plus, if it's EA, I think the world would implode and collapse on itself anyway. The world would end. Seriously.

I loved this game and i'm with you.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:00

Saoshyant: Oct 26, 2010

Well, I just want Sam and Max. Grim Fandango would be a huge bonus, too.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:05

Rirse: May 7, 2006; by R. Guyovich

I don't mind getting Lucasart so long the first batch of games ain't the ones that Steam already got. I do hope Sith Lords shows up later on so I can replace my old copy. While the game got rushed, at least the Sith Lords Restored Content Mod fixes most of the problems the original had (bugs and missing content).

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:09

Levitate: Sep 30, 2005; randy newman voice

YOU'VE GOT A LAFRENI�RE IN ME

Saoshyant posted:

Well, I just want Sam and Max. Grim Fandango would be a huge bonus, too.

If they don't release Grim Fandango then someone should be shot

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:11

Platypus Farm: Jul 12, 2003; Francis is my name, and breeding is my game. All bow before the fertile smut-god!

I want to be able to play BioForge again.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:23

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

@TheEvilDrM posted:

Whazh hei you sy? *hic! Teh rafcase? *hic! Thez a fomula frm... *hic! *hic! inurbvne arts *hic!

Inurbvne arts? Gonna assume that's like Lucas Arts.

I'm okay with this.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:37

Zat: Jan 16, 2008

Dissapointed Owl posted:

Inurbvne arts? Gonna assume that's like Lucas Arts.

I'm okay with this.

Then again EA is an "xxxx Arts" too.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:41

Dissapointed Owl: Jan 30, 2008; You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

Zat posted:

Then again EA is an "xxxx Arts" too.

Hahaha

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:43

Handsome Ralph: Sep 3, 2004; Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!

Either way, I could easily see the one company that is not the big reveal today being one of the companies they have in final talks.

EDIT: And as much as I hope it's LA, I'd love for it to be EA if only for Crusader: No Remorse.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:44

Charles Martel: Mar 7, 2007; "The Hero of the Age..."

The hero of all ages

Centipeed posted:

It's incredible how GOG can get everyone on the hype train so easily after the previous disappointments. Don't discount their ability to underwhelm.

I'm sure there are a myriad of ways they could still gently caress this up.

Or, to be slightly less cynical: Celebrate once the games are available to download, not before.

To be fair, either one of these publishers is a big step for GOG, and as a small digital outlet compared to goliaths like Steam and Microsoft, the more publicity they can get, the better. They just need to dial it back a bit and not do extreme stuff like the whole infamous "close-down-the-entire-site-without-warning" event.

I'm focused more on which games they're going to put up now to bend my wallet over and pound it.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:47

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Al! posted:

Just imagine, Indiana Jones: Desktop Adventures and Star Wars: Yoda Stories.

My dad actually spent money on Yoda Stories. gently caress YOU!

My dad also bought Master of Orion 3, but only because we were so smitten with MOO2. Some scars will never heal.

Charles Martel posted:

Galactic. loving. Battlegrounds.

Now THIS I can really get behind! Galactic Battlegrounds was awesome and you're awesome for reminding me

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:55

Handsome Ralph: Sep 3, 2004; Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!

Charles Martel posted:

To be fair, either one of these publishers is a big step for GOG, and as a small digital outlet compared to goliaths like Steam and Microsoft, the more publicity they can get, the better. They just need to dial it back a bit and not do extreme stuff like the whole infamous "close-down-the-entire-site-without-warning" event.

I'm focused more on which games they're going to put up now to bend my wallet over and pound it.

This. Also, I don't really understand how people are saying the majority of their announcements have been disappointing. I mean the Atari/Hasbro stuff alone was well worth the hype.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 15:55

Convex: Aug 19, 2010

Yeah, getting Blood and PST alone was a major coup for them. I still have no idea how the rights issues surrounding the latter got cleared up.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 16:06

Mind over Matter: Jun 1, 2007; Four to a dollar.

I've used GOG all of three times, for the first two Fallouts and Incredible Machine, though there's plenty of other tempting stuff on there.

Now a friend told me about this potential announcement and drat if I'm not salivating at the thought of EA giving us Westwood's back catalog in a Vista-friendly manner. Which means it will probably be LA, but a man can dream.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 16:06

Lemon-Lime: Aug 6, 2009

drat, the OP doesn't have any info on the Duke3D source ports people were discussing a while back, and I'm having trouble finding the posts. Does someone remember if I need anything more than just EDuke32?

e; VVV thanks guys.

Lemon-Lime fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Jun 2, 2011

# ? Jun 2, 2011 17:16

Charles Martel: Mar 7, 2007; "The Hero of the Age..."

The hero of all ages

Lemon Curdistan posted:

drat, the OP doesn't have any info on the Duke3D source ports people were discussing a while back, and I'm having trouble finding the posts. Does someone remember if I need anything more than just EDuke32?

I think you just need to unzip EDuke to a folder and plop the DUKE3D.GRP file in the same folder and you're good to go.

Here's a bunch of additional links on GOG's forums. It's the best resource for mods and such since they usually sticky threads for any given game.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 17:32

doctorfrog: Mar 14, 2007; Great.

Lemon Curdistan posted:

drat, the OP doesn't have any info on the Duke3D source ports people were discussing a while back, and I'm having trouble finding the posts. Does someone remember if I need anything more than just EDuke32?

http://hrp.duke4.net/download.php

This site combines EDuke32 with all the important stuff (hi-res pack, polygonal everything, higher-quality music, etc.) you'll likely be interested in. But I think if you just want the basic experience, you can just roll with EDuke32.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 17:43

HitmanAndQuitIt: Sep 13, 2002; dont take extercy

All this talk of a new publisher but still no quest for glory

# ? Jun 2, 2011 17:58

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

http://drmcomic.gog.com/Got_it.jpg

what the hell GoG?? Oh well less than 90 minutes.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 18:35

andrew smash: Jun 26, 2006; smooth soul

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

http://drmcomic.gog.com/Got_it.jpg

what the hell GoG?? Oh well less than 90 minutes.

V2 army goon, where the gently caress you been at?!?

# ? Jun 2, 2011 18:44

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

Dude I've been posting nonstop but just recently started using this account again

# ? Jun 2, 2011 18:44

Exioce: Sep 7, 2003; by VideoGames

It's a trap, it's both EA and LA

# ? Jun 2, 2011 18:59

eames: May 9, 2009

GoG will merge with steam and offer their entire catalog on it, DRM free.
Hey, it would be their biggest announcement ever. :downs:

//edit: doh, just a new publisher. oh well, the frontpage made me think big.

eames fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Jun 2, 2011

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:06

Lemon-Lime: Aug 6, 2009

eames posted:

GoG will merge with steam and offer their entire catalog on it, DRM free

Steam is DRM so this scenario is literally impossible.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:12

Agreed: Dec 30, 2003; The price of meat has just gone up, and your old lady has just gone down

Lemon Curdistan posted:

Steam is DRM so this scenario is literally impossible.

Will GOG be able to make Steam work on Windows 18? :colbert:

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:16

Charles Martel: Mar 7, 2007; "The Hero of the Age..."

The hero of all ages

T-minus 13 minutes until crushing disappointment! Who else is ready? :razz:

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:46

BadAstronaut: Sep 15, 2004

Sorry if this has been posted (382 new posts since I last checked this thread...), but for those who didn't see it, someone on the GOG page commented that you can see a triangle, square and circle in their promo comic thing... which is the old EA logo... *shrug*.

Either way, Lucasarts or EA, I'll be stoked. We'll find out in a little over 10 minutes.

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:50

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 20:17

Elmo Oxygen: Jun 11, 2007; Kazuo Misaki Superfan #3

Don't make me lift my knee, young man.

oh god oh god

10 seconds!

# ? Jun 2, 2011 19:59

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