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GOG Ending Its Fair Price Package to Stay Competitive

The digital distributor has announced that the Fair Price Package will be coming to an end. This announcement is worrying after reports of financial troubles.

crazyCoconuts1918d ago

Acquisition target for MS / Epic?

GameBuz_Nick1918d ago

I'm not sure they would be interested in acquiring GOG, they have their own marketplaces they are focusing on. Also if they were, I believe they would have already made an offer by now.

Time will tell, but I hope GOG sticks around.

crazyCoconuts1918d ago

Might be an opportunity for a cash rich company to seed their fledgling store with a bunch of games and users. One company's misfortune is another's opportunity...

CurbStompin1916d ago

GOG is owned by CDProjekt. They arent selling it.

neutralgamer19921916d ago

Owned by CD project red they won't sell

opc1916d ago

What does that matter? They've been struggling lately

ElementX1916d ago (Edited 1916d ago )

What an absurd question. Do you think CDProjekt would sell? Even if they did, do you actually think MS would buy them? I thought MS wanted achievements in the games they sell, wouldn't all of those games have to have them added? What about DRM? That would have to be added to all of those games also and people supposedly buy games from GOG because they don't have DRM.

harmny1916d ago (Edited 1916d ago )

I didn't read the terms of service. Can I insult you?

Cobra9511916d ago

Heh. No. Personal attacks are not allowed. But your post made me chuckle.

MrVux0001916d ago

Why the heck would CdProjektRed sell GOG lol?

It is still one of their main sources of revenue despite this.

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Cobra9511916d ago (Edited 1916d ago )

We can't ever have nice things for very long, can we? GOG is the only legit place left where you can get PC games without added encumbrances like DRM and intrusive software clients. I'd really hate to see it go.

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PlayStation Store "Days of Play" Sale Kicks Off, Here Are the Discounted Items

Sony has kicked off the PlayStation Store "Days of Play" sale today, and this includes quite a number of AAA titles. Here's the full list.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event showcased +150 Games during its Saturday broadcast

"INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series connecting indie game fans all over the world, highlighted more than 150 games during its Saturday broadcast introducing world premieres, new trailers, and updates during its 10th-ever digital showcase." - INDIE Live Expo.

TGG_overlord19h ago

Very much so, there should be something in there for everyone to enjoy for sure.

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Summer Game Fest 2024 and games conference schedule: All conference dates, times and streams

A schedule for all of the currently announced game conferences in June 2024, including the Summer Game Fest 2024 date and times.

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Lightning771d 19h ago

For the first time in a long time I have a hard time feeling excited for these events. Maybe it's because of all these massive lay offs and closures there hasn't exactly been good news since the start of the year.

Maybe come next week I'll get a little more excited but I dunno I just can't get too excited right now

thorstein1d 17h ago

Maybe it will be an indie showcase.

Cacabunga1d 11h ago

Cancelling e3 and introducing some ridiculous events..
Times have changed.. to the worse

Lightning771d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Back then it was very exciting, great looking trailers, on stage live gameplay where yes things can and have went wrong but that's how we knew it was a real games being played instead of curated footage extra doctored up that didn't even represent the actual game half the time. Games would release 6 months to a year max not 3 years later.

I miss past E3's even the goofiness like Giant enemy crab or Riiiidge Raceeer. Xbox and Kinect glitching Nintendo's craziness. Again it was real, these days there so protective, clean, doctored sets, where nothing can absolutely go wrong. Too strict and professional with heavy PR babble with buzzwords that mean nothing. Being professional is not bad but when it's fake and corporate heavy where you're made to buy into the words rather than the game, that's how you know it's not real.

Now SFG is just sizzle reeling all the games at once. Plus past SGF events haven't been that great either. Maybe that's not Geoffs fault but the pubs and devs are simply never ready to show anything and have to wait. This gen we've been waiting and waiting for these games.

Plus lay offs as I Mentioned. I dunno Geoff needs to do what made E3 great back then, get funding support and do live stage gameplay he has the support and so why not? Pubs and devs need to do their own thing at the event again. No more doctored bull crap with PR diarrhea trying to sell the game show us with a controller in your hand instead of making empty promises.

Rant over.

Cacabunga1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Lightning

I will never forget the pre-e3 one year where Kojima was teasing MGS Rising.. and Peace Walker.

Such an incredible period where studios enjoyed what they were doing and teasing their work weeks before the event.

Nowadays is half baked games, cross gen titles, useless mid gen upgrades. There is no hype anymore.
Last great show I remember is the PS EXPERIENCE maybe 3 or 4 years ago in December

gleepot1d 10h ago

Maybe it's because Keighley sucks and never puts on good showcases.

Lightning771d 8h ago

They aren't geoffs games he's not makin it. Though you're half right, he has the stage and events and controls the pace, how the games are shown and presented. If I was him I would have devs have real gameplay with a stage like how E3 used to be.

No more of this curated pre done footage that we've had in the past 4 years.

Actually before that they've been doing that format for awhile. Cyber Punk being the biggest culprit of that format because you can easily deceive and lie to ppl.

Yeah Geoff is half to blame

isarai1d 14h ago

Is it just me or is there little to no buzz or marketing leading up to this compared to previous SGF?

monkey6021d 10h ago

Because they've been consistently boring for the last couple of years. Hard to get worked up for it now

bRuud831d 11h ago

Where is Sony? Still no news about the next Playstation showcase.

1d 11h ago
Lightning771d 8h ago

Hopefully early next week at this point they are signed to SGF so they'll be there.

I also said in another post it's rumored to be a State Of Play now. The only AAA's I can see being announced now is Ghost 2 and Bends New game.

I can't see Santa Monica's New IP or ND New IP being announced. I can see GG being there announcing leggo Horizon, Zero Dawn remake or remaster, maybe the LS horizon game.

Skuletor1d 8h ago

After the way they rudely hurried people off the stage at The Game Awards, I won't bother watching any of the streams for this. I'll just checkout out a few game trailers on Youtube after they're uploaded there.