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GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free

GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In an update on Monday, GOG announced that its co-founder, Michał Kiciński, has acquired the digital storefront and its online gaming platform GOG Galaxy from CD Projekt – which he also co-founded – for $25.2 million.

The acquisition isn’t changing anything about GOG’s mission to keep games DRM-free, according to the announcement that says it’s “more central to GOG than ever:”

GOG has always been built on strong values and clear principles. When Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński first came up with the idea for GOG in 2 …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850832/gog-cd-projekt-acquisition-steam

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850832/gog-cd-projekt-acquisition-steam

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