Good Old Games

Good Old Games have announced their intention to take on Valve's Steam and EA's Origin as they aim to became the second largest independent digital games seller on the internet. They are currently best known as a marketplace for 'classic games', traditionally seeking classics that are three years or older, however they are now intending to pursue newer releases. Earlier this year the service sold the new release: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and it was the success that the service needed in order to potentially propel itself into the next stage of their business model. With EA's Origin receiving so much bad press which will haunt the ears of exactly the type of customer that GOG.com will look to attract, there might be no better time to attempt to leapfrog their rivals and become a #2 to Steam.

Managing director, Guillaume Rambourg said:

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We will continue to add classic games, of course, but we are actively working to sign newer titles now. Of course, these new titles will have to come at a new, higher price point, but our key focus will always be on the same core values that have made GOG.com great so far: completely DRM-free games, flat prices everywhere in the world, and extra content and goodies for our fantastic customers.

He went on to state that over 400 games will be available by the end of 2012 and that many game developers and publishers are coming to GOG.com as the best alternative digital distribution platform as they uphold important universal values that others' do not.

Over the past few years it's been great to see GOG.com expand and their catalog grow, particularly with their anti-DRM stance. Many a gamer was attracted to this policy but it might well be the sole reason that they will never reach the heights that Steam has - after all, how many AAA titles will be interested in selling through a service which refuses to sell without DRM?