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Rewritten: GOG's getting into publishing in its new, post-CD-Projekt life, and it already has games on the way

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Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 0 us Cast your back to January you might remember sit-down we had some of the of newly-independent GOG. The DRM-free had separated from its owner—CD Projekt—and returned to the of its original cofounder, Michał Back then, Kiciński told us publishing was one of the moves GOG was considering its post-CDP life. Well, the has finally come. an independent publisher, we’re joining forces to Retrovibe by GOG, initiative supporting independent developers their games to players PC storefronts consoles," the announcement press release. The will do, well, stuff. marketing, hobnobbing content game journalists (an task), getting games certified release on all of the Lord's wonderful platforms. Videos FromPC Gamer full video here: has GOG signed up Retrovibe particular? Well, an affinity between GOG's on releasing preserving old games old games, you might say) Retrovibe's on games some sort of classic essence. big reason is Retrovibe was cofounded by Kiciński: our January he noted he had 50% the publisher. So it was relatively easy marriage to happen: "With GOG now the ownership of its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński, co-founded the two companies an opportunity to work more together," says the announcement, Retrovibe's publishing nous GOG's "platform expertise, capabilities connection to PC players worldwide." credit: Retrovibe by GOG) The publishing chimera has game its stamp: Cop Bastard, releases tomorrow, the 29th of It has very name sort of 'what you equipped John Woo bodycam' aesthetic. Our (formerly Robin Valentine wrote was "definitely something alluring Cop Bastard's brand of deep-fried weirdness" when he tried it year, though he feared it might hold up over full playthrough. on the docket is Project Warlock: Chapters, the third the Project Warlock of boomer shooters. It's name Cop Bastard it does great to it.. Do you work videogames? From the of free weekly videogame newsletter, featuring in-depth expert analysis exclusive You might notice that, despite being embraced into the GOG publishing both those games are They each Steam well GOG releases, I to being quite happy about, other reason than GOG's Galaxy doesn't yet its promised build. Joshua Wolens Writer One of Josh's first is of playing Quake 2 on the computer when he was much too to be doing that, he's irreparably game-brained ever His writing has featured Fanbyte, the Financial Times. play pretty much anything, has far too much on everything from visual to Assassin's Creed. His most loves are CRPGs, immersive any game whose ambition its budget. He thinks you're all far too Deus Ex: Invisible You must confirm your public name before commenting Please then login again, you will then be to enter your name.

Readers following the wider topic will recognise several familiar threads here, and further updates are expected as more becomes known. Nothing above should be read as speculation beyond what the reporting itself supports.