GOG Timer - anyone know what's up?

[wanderer27]

Checking out GOG today I noticed they look to have some kind of announcement or something coming up in just under two days.

"Expect the unexcelled" is the tag they're using for this:

http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/


Has anyone heard any rumors of what this could be?

 

[AdamK47]

The unexcelled being expected.

 

[Schadenfreude]

According to this thread, it looks like it's some big announcement for distribution rights w/ a big publisher - EA, Activision, etc.

 

[Raduque]

From gog.com's own forums:

Official Hints:
1. The return of incredible karmic awareness.
2. Where history overlaps with the present time.
3. They are two different characters, but they complement each other beautifully.
4. A messenger is not named for a soldier, but precedes one.
5. Ohio's secret place.

 

[Lonyo]

Got an email.
Activision games.

If they release Interstate 76, I'm going to be all over that.
I only ever played a demo and only ever half wanted the full thing, but if I can get it from GoG, Win 7 compatible (hopefully), then I'm there.

 

[wanderer27]

Holy cow !

They've (Activision) got quite a catalog :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_games

Not sure how many of those are going to be on GOG, but it should be worth keeping an eye on.

 

[ramj70]

Sounds like those five official hints are for specific games. Check out the activision list and try to find what they might refer to

 

[AdamK47]

Ohio doesn't have a secret place.

 

[ramj70]

According to the gog site, it is indeed Activision games. The first two are Arcanum and Gabriel Knight with more to come

 

[you2]

According to the gog site, it is indeed Activision games. The first two are Arcanum and Gabriel Knight with more to come

Bleh. I ordered the disk vesion for acranum for $11 yesterday; tried to cancel it this morning to get the gog version but it had already shipped.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Official Hints:
1. The return of incredible karmic awareness.
2. Where history overlaps with the present time.
3. They are two different characters, but they complement each other beautifully.
4. A messenger is not named for a soldier, but precedes one.
5. Ohio's secret place.

 

[KaOTiK]

Wtf, they have Conan in one of those pictures for Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers

Comparison shot!

 

[Raduque]

Official Hints:
1. The return of incredible karmic awareness.
2. Where history overlaps with the present time.
3. They are two different characters, but they complement each other beautifully.
4. A messenger is not named for a soldier, but precedes one.
5. Ohio's secret place.

Well, now that the games are out, obviously 2 is Arcanum and 4 is Gabriel Knight.

Hopefuly 5 really IS Interstate '76. I'll buy 5 copies just for the hell of it. I LOVE that game.

 

[cronos]

Just got the week three e-mail and it's Space Quest 4-5-6 and Phantasmagoria for $9.99 each.

I'm really hoping they will come out with GK 2 and Phantasmagoria 2. I loved these FMV games back then 😀

 

[Lonyo]

Got an email.
Activision games.

If they release Interstate 76, I'm going to be all over that.
I only ever played a demo and only ever half wanted the full thing, but if I can get it from GoG, Win 7 compatible (hopefully), then I'm there.

YES!
Coming Thursday: The Interstate '76 Arsenal.
$6

AMAZING.