Interview with new owner of GOG

[Pete Dero]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owner-of-gog-discusses-taking-on-steam-the-devil-of-drm-and-following-in-nightdives-footsteps

Just after Christmas, the surprise news emerged that GOG, the DRM-free distribution platform focused on classic games, had been sold by Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED (CDPR). The buyer was Michał Kiciński, who co-founded CDPR alongside Marcin Iwiński back in 1994, but who left the firm well over a decade ago.

Originally known as Good Old Games, GOG was launched by CDPR in 2008, and although it still retains its original dedication to distributing older titles, it now also distributes new games – like the controversial Horses from Santa Ragione, which both Steam and the Epic Games Store refused to feature on their storefronts.

But why did CDPR decide to sell GOG? Why did Kiciński buy it? And what does he intend to do with his new purchase?

[SpaceGameJunkie]

Thanks for linking to this.

[JasonPratt]

I wonder if this has anything to do with why my GoG Galaxy no longer loads up? (The site, yes, I can login there, but not run the app on my computer anymore.)

[Sigwolf]

I wonder if this has anything to do with why my GoG Galaxy no longer loads up? (The site, yes, I can login there, but not run the app on my computer anymore.)

Galaxy just fired up fine here.  Slow and clunky as ever, but it loads.

[W8taminute]

Same here.  I can fire up the GOG Galaxy app and play my games no problem.

[Destraex]

Consent should be asked of all subscribers to keep their data when sold to another party.

[JasonPratt]

Hm. Maybe an Avast problem. My ZoomPro has been giving me the same problem for more than two months (despite me paying my dues), but today for no apparent reason it worked -- I'm on it right now.