the witcher Developer CD Projekt has confirmed it has sold PC gaming marketplace GOG back to co-founder Michal Kicinski and parted ways with the DRM-free store. The store was first founded by a Polish game developer in 2008 and has since become a popular place for gamers to purchase DRM-free versions of a variety of popular games. GOG has continued to grow in the nearly 20 years since its founding, hosting popular games such as: Baldur's Gate 3, tomb raider You can enjoy a variety of content, including titles, without DRM restrictions.
GOG's recent efforts have placed a big emphasis on game preservation, and the company is making great strides in retaining older games. GOG is launching the GOG Preservation Program in late 2024 as a new initiative to restore older games and make them playable on modern hardware. The GOG Preservation Program manages numerous re-releases of beloved old video games, including the original trilogy. resident evil games and alpha protocolAlong with several other titles. Now CD Projekt has officially parted ways with GOG, selling the platform to one of the men who helped build the marketplace.
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CD Projekt sells GOG back to original co-founders
CD Projekt has officially confirmed that it has sold GOG back to its original co-founder Michal Kicinski for approximately $25.2 million. CD Projekt is “focusing all its attention on creating the highest quality RPGs,” citing the company's desire to refocus its efforts on video game development in an official press release. GOG already has a deal in place with the Polish developer to bring CD Projekt's future games to market and will operate independently from Kicinski after the sale. Kicinski praised CD Projekt and fellow GOG co-founder Marcin Iwinski in an official statement, saying he felt both parties shared GOG's vision for games that truly “belong” to the players who purchase them.
CD Projekt CEO Michael Nowakowski had similarly high praise for GOG's co-founder in a statement. Nowakowski thanked GOG employees for “many years of collaboration” with CD Projekt to manage the platform with the Polish studio. Nowakowski also highlighted the change of hands as a “see you around” for fans, reaffirming CD Projekt's intention to bring all new games to GOG, including those in development. The Witcher 4 and cyberpunk 2. GOG executives also reassured fans that the change of hands was not due to financial difficulties, predicting that 2025 would be an “encouraging year” for the platform.
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The sale of GOG will allow CD Projekt to focus the studio's full efforts on exciting new projects. The developer has given fans a first look. The Witcher 4 A trailer for the film at the 2024 Game Awards put the franchise's focus on Ciri, Geralt's adopted daughter. CD Projekt has stated that there will be a greater focus on narrative choices in the next phase. witcher It will be the first entry in a new trilogy of games centered around Ciri. CD Projekt is also developing a new set of multiplayer games within the universe. the witcherIt's called a multiplayer game.
CD Projekt's most iconic franchise has expanded far beyond its new roots in recent years. success the witcher's novel and video game spawned a popular live-action series on Netflix. the witcherThe fourth season will air in October 2025. The franchise has also received many spinoffs, including everything from board games and tabletop RPGs to separate video games. witcher's Gwent card game. CD Projekt also released a remake of the original. witcher The game is scheduled to be developed by fellow Polish game studio Fool's Theory. CD Projekt moving away from GOG allows the company to redouble its efforts on games while also returning the market to one of its original founders.
Source: GOG, IGN
