Warsaw, Poland – January 13 – For months GOG.com (http://www.gog.com) has claimed to be the ultimate destination for digitally distributed DRM-free PC classics, and thanks to Legendo Entertainment, the site finally has the balls to back that up – the pinballs, that is. Pure Pinball™ 2.0 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/pure_pinball_2) – originally released under Iridon Interactive, which is now a label under Legendo Entertainment – has been added to the site’s ever-growing catalogue of classic PC games at the low, low price of $5.99. Pure Pinball 2.0 REDUX offers the most thrilling virtual pinball experience ever, with three unique 3D tables with varying themes (Racing, War and Trains), each with multiple flippers and special game modes. Featuring great visuals and countless hours of entertainment – with all of GOG.com’s features, including no DRM, full compatibility with modern operation systems and cool additional materials – there’s no denying the value of this pinball package.
Bjorn Larsson, CEO Legendo Entertainment, said, “When the game originally came out it had some pretty steep system requirements – now, with the release on GOG.com you can enjoy it in all its beauty. On most computers with all bells and whistles of your graphics card enabled, it looks gorgeous to this day and date.”
But wait, that’s not all! In a multiball-like explosion of news, the GOG.com team has also launched an update to the site that should appeal to the classic-game collectors out there. The cleverly-titled GOG.com Update 1 introduces a virtual game shelf made of fancy virtual wood that will help players keep their GOG.com games collections in order. No dust, no fuss. Other features of GOG.com Update 1 include improved community functionality, a new forum skin and an updated “My E-mails” section to keep track of correspondences with GOG.com team. Anyone with an account at GOG.com can access the new virtual game shelf by visiting their My Account page. And if you haven’t bought any games at GOG.com yet, you can check how cool the two free games look at the virtual shelf.
“Pure Pinball 2.0 REDUX brings all the pinball fun from the arcades to your house, without the smell and sticky floors. Even better, you can pay for the game once and play it till you drop… no more praying for a score match and a free replay,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “We’re also excited to roll out the first major update to GOG.com; it introduces a number of improvements our community has been asking for, and the virtual game shelf really gives people a good way to stare proudly at their collections. We’ll be launching a lot of new features this year, so if you haven’t checked the site out yet, come on by!”
GOG.com (http://www.gog.com), or Good Old Games, the digital distribution site with DRM-free PC classics, has announced another new deal that will add more games to the site’s growing catalogue. The deal with games emulation leader, DotEmu, brings a compilation of Robinson’s Requiem and its informal sequel, Deus, to the classic games site. The two action-adventure games were created by Silmarils, a French developer that created more than 20 titles in various genres for several platforms before ceasing operations in 2003.
Both games places the player in the boots of explorers who find themselves stranded on mysterious alien planets with a mission to survive. The notoriously difficult games put players’ survival skills to the test as they need to manage every aspect of their character’s body in an attempt to survive the hostile world. Thanks to GOG.com, playing these games on modern operating systems is easier than finishing them, thanks to XP and Vista compatibility, a lack of DRM and the unbelievably low price of just $5.99… for both games. We’ve probably mentioned that games at Good Old Games are cheap, right?
“Silmarils’ games are the ones our younger audience probably won’t remember, which makes this a great occasion to bring back these very difficult – and very fun – games to every RPGs, action and adventure game fan,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “Thanks to DotEmu and our programming team, everyone can experience the ‘fight for your survival’ atmosphere on their modern computers.”
Robinson’s Requiem Collection (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/robinsons_requiem_collection) is now available at GOG.com. More titles, as well as announcements of additional publishers, will follow in the coming weeks. Go to GOG.com and dive right into the world of classic PC gaming.
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Warsaw, Poland – November 18, 2008 – Today GOG.com, the best place for digitally distributed, DRM-free PC classics, announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com. Under the agreement, Unreal Gold (including the Return to Napali expansion pack), Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Unreal II: The Awakening Special Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor’s Choice Edition will soon be added to the GOG.com games catalogue, completely DRM-free, compatible with modern operating systems, packed with bonus materials and sold at unreal prices.
“Epic Games redefined the first-person shooter with the Unreal series, and we’re very happy to welcome them to the growing list of companies that share our vision of digital distribution,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “We know that a lot of gamers have been waiting for new deals, and we’re sure that the Unreal games will satisfy their lust for alien blood and intense multiplayer action… DRM-free, of course.”
“Epic has partnered with GOG.com to make our time-honored Unreal series more accessible than ever before,” said Jay Wilbur, vice president of Epic Games. “GOG.com provides an affordable way to buy our back catalogue of games and get up and running with minimal effort.”
The Unreal games have already begun to appear in the GOG.com games catalogue with today’s release of Unreal Gold (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/unreal_gold) and Unreal Tournament: GotY Edition (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/unreal_tournament_goty). More titles, as well as announcements of additional publishers and new site features, will appear in the coming weeks.
GOG.com or Good Old Games, the new games-on-demand platform offering all-time PC classics, is turning a new leaf, entering a new chapter, going where no site has gone before.
From Monday, September 8, onward, the closed press beta will come to an end and the Early Access Beta will begin. Anyone who has signed up at www.gog.com will receive an access key during the next week, granting them access to the ever-growing catalogue of tantalizing classic games at GOG.com.
Due to the incredible and unexpected reaction from gaming media and the gamers themselves to the announcement, GOG.com has decided to open their doors to anyone who has signed upinstead of granting access to a small group.
“We want to reward everyone who showed us support, and thus decided to give everyone access to the beta site. Of course this meant we had to add all sorts of finishing touches to the site and test the new payment system, which caused a small delay. We used that extra time well and now we can provide players with the best GOG.com experience possible…until you know, we make it even better,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com.
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