'Good Old Games' shuts down

'Good Old Games' shuts down
Good Old Games, the European gaming company that gives gamers the chance to download old PC games that are very hard to find legally or have been abandoned, has shut down this week, just two years after going live.

The company provided titles from as far back as the early 80's in a downloadable format that was completely DRM-free. The games were also reasonably priced, ranging from $5.99 to $9.99 per title.



Additionally, once you had purchased the title, you could download it whenever you wanted, all the times you wanted.

A statement on the site now says: "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."

While the service is now closed, the owners seem to leave some optimism for the future of the company.

Reads the end of the statement: "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."

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 19 Sep 2010 23:45
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  • 12 comments
  • ZippyDSM

    Sad day for gamers across the world......

    Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
    Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
    http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

    20.9.2010 14:06 #1

  • shaffaaf

    not really

    its going out of beta ;)



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    20.9.2010 15:00 #2

  • MaxGrimes

    Originally posted by ZippyDSM: Sad day for gamers across the world...... Sad day, yeah.


    I will keep an eye on DotEmu for DRM-free games in the future.

    21.9.2010 08:44 #3

  • xboxdvl2

    friend of mine picked up the original lemmings (on floppy disk) at a garage sale for $1.If you want old games emulators are probably the way to go.

    PS2 with 12 games.
    pc-windows 7,intel core quad Q8400,4 Gb ddr2,WD 500 GB hdd,ATI Radeon HD 4550 graphics,AOC 22inch LCD moniter.

    22.9.2010 01:32 #4

  • ZippyDSM

    Originally posted by xboxdvl2: friend of mine picked up the original lemmings (on floppy disk) at a garage sale for $1.If you want old games emulators are probably the way to go. GOG sold mostly PC titles.

    Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
    Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
    http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

    22.9.2010 02:58 #5

  • bogwart16

    Relaunching at 1pm BST today.

    23.9.2010 06:17 #6

  • Jemborg

    Originally posted by bogwart16: Relaunching at 1pm BST today. So NOT finished?

    Its a lot easier being righteous than right.


    23.9.2010 09:55 #7

  • bogwart16

    Nope, up and running now, there were a few overload problems at first but fine now and shinier than ever.

    23.9.2010 12:51 #8

  • Mez

    I will need to check it out. Some old games are GREAT!

    23.9.2010 14:08 #9

  • Dardandec

    Yes the Good Old Games site is up and running , with a few glitches,a quick refresh sorts it out, Great games on it, WOW, joined up and got 3 free games, will play them later.
    Hi, Mez...i've kept it clean this time, lol.

    23.9.2010 15:52 #10

  • Jemborg

    Originally posted by Mez: I will need to check it out. Some old games are GREAT! It's great how one can cheerfully run them on netbooks too.


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    Its a lot easier being righteous than right.


    23.9.2010 15:58 #11

  • ZippyDSM

    Originally posted by Jemborg: Originally posted by Mez: I will need to check it out. Some old games are GREAT! It's great how one can cheerfully run them on netbooks too.


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    Most 10X year old games will run on them :P

    Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy!
    Ah modern gaming its like modern film only the watering down of fiction and characters is replaced with shallow and watered down mechanics, gimmicks and shiny-er "people".
    http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

    4.10.2010 09:04 #12

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