Good Old Games (GOG.com), gone

[Atreyu]

From GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/):


Dear GOG users,

We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep GOG.com the way it is. We've debated on it for quite some time and, unfortunately, we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form.

We're very grateful for all support we've received from all of you in the past two years. Working on GOG.com was a great adventure for all of us and an unforgettable journey to the past, through the long and wonderful history of PC gaming.

This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await.

On a technical note, this week we'll put in place a solution to allow everyone to re-download their games. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

All the best,
GOG.com Team
Well that was unexpected. :(

Curious what their future plans are - in particular if it will still include DRM-free games. A tweet (http://twitter.com/gogcom) from them doesn't hold much promise though:

Sometimes it's really hard being DRM-free... hard to keep things the way they are and keep management and publishers happy :(
9:25 AM Sep 17th via web

[Dasquian Belargic]

Another update today


UPDATE 20.09.2010
First of all, we apologize everyone for the whole situation and closing GOG.com. We do understand the timing for taking down the site caused confusion and many users didn't manage to download all their games. Unfortunately we had to close the service due to business and technical reasons.

At the same time we guarantee that every user who bought any game on GOG.com will be able to download all their games with bonus materials, DRM-free and as many times as they need starting this Thursday.

The official statement from GOG.com's management concerning the ongoing events is planned on Wednesday. If you want to receive further information about GOG.com, please send an email to update_media@gog.com if you're a media representative or to update_users@gog.com if you're a user without a GOG account.

:(

[Atreyu]

At least they're still allowing people to finish their downloads - another forum I posted on had a few members who were initially caught out on that.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Another update today


UPDATE 21.09.2010
We confirm that the official statement from GOG.com's management concerning the ongoing events will take place on Wednesday at 12 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. CET)

Thanks for being with us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRvuKjissQ

[Dasquian Belargic]

Well, this is moronic.

http://www.gog.com/


The new GOG.com will launch at 8.00 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. CET). Later today we'll provide you here with 4 videos where you'll find all needed information about the current events, as well as news on the new GOG.com, the upcoming big releases and the summary of the last two years.

Stupidest way of dealing with a technical upgrade ever.

:rolleyes

[Atreyu]

o_O

Weird.