GOG Acquired by Original Co-Founder Michał Kiciński from CD PROJEKT
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Summary
GOG, the DRM-free gaming platform, has been acquired by its original co-founder Michał Kiciński from CD PROJEKT. The acquisition aims to preserve classic games and ensure they remain accessible and playable forever, addressing issues like rights tangles, compatibility problems, and disappearing builds. The move represents a return to GOG's original mission of game preservation and long-term accessibility.
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We believe the games that shaped us deserve to stay alive: easy to find, buy, download, and play forever.
But time is annoyingly good at erasing them. Rights get tangled, compatibility breaks, builds disappear, and a nostalgic evening often turns into a troubleshooting session.
That's the difference between 'I'm playing today' (the game lives on) and 'I'll play someday' (the game...
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