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GOG.com Tumblr hibernation

There are many places where we put our content. To make sure that all the stuff we post is top-notch and could not be better, we sadly sometimes must lessen our presence in a certain place. 

Today, time has come for us to say maybe not a goodbye, but a goodnight and see you in the springtime to Tumblr as we go into hibernation in this outlet.

However, this doesn't mean we'll not ever talk again! You can find us in many other places on the Internet to keep up with our shenanigans. 

 We post daily updates on goings-on in terms of releases and promotions on our site in the news section. 

You can also talk to us in social media. The major ones that you can reach out to us on are:

Twitter (@GOGcom) and Facebook, where we post regular updates on games, contests and live events,

Our Twitch channel (/GOGcom), where we stream daily,

The official GOG.com forum, where you can talk to us and other gamers and discuss your favorite titles,

Our LinkedIn page, where you can connect with us professionally.

Thanks for all the great times we've had here and see you all around!

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Lucasfilm Games, Wave 2 arrives on GOG.com! More to come.

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It's time to leave 2014 behind and welcome New Year 2015! May it bring joy, peace, and mutual understanding to all the gamers. May once again gaming simply be gaming. GOG.com heartily invites you to join us for a very special New Year celebration. Starting from Midnight London time, tune in to Twitch.tv/GOGcom, for some a-grade FPS gaming entertainment that will let us all welcome 2015 with a proper BANG! Our friend Chris of the Memories in 8-bit YouTube channel will be the master of ceremony and the game to provide us all the fireworks will be Tower of Guns (now available at -75%)! Chris used to be a beta-tester for that title, so he knows the dreaded tower by heart. Or does he? The question remains: how many times will he beat the game in 5 hours - the time that New Year needs to travel from the Old World to the New World across the Pacific Ocean? Join us to find out, and blast yourself into a whole new year of radical gaming!

Join us tonight for a gaming celebration, and follow Twitch.tv/GOGcom for many more fantastic streams of games classic and new, brought to you by the passionate GOG community members, guest-stars, game developers, and GOG team members. Remember: following our channel makes you feel good! BUT THERE'S MORE THAN THAT! During the New Year Blast-a-Thon we will give away to our followers 5 Tower of Guns concept art sketches, signed by the game's designer - Joe Mirabello, who will also join us in the Twitch.tv/GOGcom chat room for a bit. All you need to do is to attend the stream, and follow our channel for a chance to win one original sketch after each complete hour of the stream. Don't miss your chance! Be with us, stay awesome, and have a wonderful new year of gaming!

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Wednesday, December 24, Twitch.tv/GOGcom: Ultimate Ultima holiday special! 35 years of gaming history, 12 hours of streaming, one man crazy enough to do it: GeordyJones!

The Ultima series has been around longer than many of us, with its roots going back to the year 1979. From the very first installments it delivered onto gamers a great deal of fresh concepts that would create a roadmap for the infant computer RPG genre. Today, we celebrate the series and its legendary creator - Richard Garriot "Lord British" de Cayeux. One brave soul volunteered to showcase this groundbreaking series, game by game, on one of the most exceptional days in the year. Join GeordyJones in the holiday Ultimate Ultima Special 12-hour stream, onTwitch.tv/GOGcom. It starts at 9am GMT / 4am EST / 1am PST. Be there! Twitch.tv/GOGcom  is a one-of-a-kind variety channel with great games, classic and new, streamed almost daily by passionate gamers of the GOG community, game devs, guest stars, and sometimes even GOG staff. Join us for the stream and follow the channel for many, many more!

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Are you ready for sum sweeeeeeet Larry luuuv? We've got a whole bundle! LOADS OF LARRY LOVE classic adventure games collection, -80% today, on 2014 DRM-Free Big Fall Winter Sale at GOG.com!

You remember Leisure Suit Larry Laffer, right? The poster boy for polyester. No brave knight was as determined to slay the evil dragon, no galactic emperor was as hell-bent on conquering the Universe, no one was ever as devoted to their noble quest as Larry is devoted to his objective: getting lucky. Over the course of 7 games--scratch that, 6! Larry 4 is just a myth--the wannabe womanizer worked his disputable charm on countless women and got shot down more times than a kid spending his summer vacation playing Galaga in the arcade. Yet, he always bounced back and never lost faith in the true love that lasts for a whole night. You can follow his legend from the very beginning, to all of the brief happy endings.

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Well, here we go again! We've just started our BIG FALL WINTER SALE! No, we're not crazy. Yes, we know it's technically still fall. Who cares! We're giving away 250 000 copies of the timeless turn-based strategy classic, Age of Wonders, on our front page. Come and sign up for yours! We will run out of them pretty soon.

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This one will feel like a reunion with a dear childhood friend. Provided you were a child in the early 90s and your household was one of those blessed with the presence of SEGA's 16-bit gaming system.Cutting to the chase:

Freedom Planet is a love letter to classic Sonic the Hedgehog games! A love letter that is 9000 pages long (in 8-sized colorful font).

Want to see it in action? Join Jesse Cox this Saturday (Dec. 6) on Twitch.tv/GOGcom. He'll be streaming the game starting at 7PM GMT (11AM PST / 2PM EST). Oh, and please follow our channel while you're at it. The more followers we get, the more interesting stuff we'll be able to bring you!

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Another of our friends decided to drop by Twitch.tv/GOGcom. Many will recognize him from his work on YouTube. A gamer, entertainer, philanthropist, and scholar, the man behind the red beard: Jesse Cox! On Saturday, December 6, he's going to stream for you either the awesome sonic-speed retro-platformer Freedom Planet, or the beautiful tactical jRPG Agarest: Generations of War, and it's up to you which one he'll be taking on. Place your votes at this Straw Poll page.

Check out the trailers for both games (coming soon to GOG.com!) and decide which one is perfect for Jesse. The poll closes TODAY, at 11:59PM PST.

Remember to follow Twitch.tv/GOGcom channel! We're building a place where regular gamers from our community, established streamers and YouTubers, some gaming celebrities, game dev people, and even some of the GOG.com crew go back to back sharing their passion for gaming and bringing entertaining broadcasts to twitch watchers worldwide. Join us!

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This weekend, we offer you GOG's entire TopWare catalog 70% off, with many games updated recently with cool bonus content.

Fans of magical worlds and heroic fantasy need to dive right into Two Worlds: Epic Edition, one of the finest action-RPGs in recent history, with a lush, vast gameworld, and an engaging plot. The Epic Edition includes both of the game's expansions: Tainted Blood and Curse of Souls, the FLAC/MP3 soundtrack, and many more goodies.

If you prefer your fiction more scientific then Earth 2140 Trilogy, Earth 2150 Trilogy, and Earth 2160will deliver top-notch RTS gameplay in a gritty futuristic setting. The more adventurous RPG buffs should take Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator for a lengthy spin, the game combines jRPG-inspired design with a steampunk setting to great effect.

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Fantasy Flight-published Ignacy Trzewiczek’s The Witcher Adventure Game takes players on a journey across the world of The Witcher as they assume the roles of four beloved characters from the books and computer games: Geralt of Rivia, monster slayer; Dandelion, roguish bard; Triss Merigold, cunning sorceress; and Yarpen Zigrin, dwarven warrior. A variety of quests invite players to hunt monsters, earn gold on dangerous missions, and interact with the characters they meet in a web of alliances and treachery.

The digital installment of the game (similarly titled The Witcher Adventure Game) is now out on GOG.com, offered with 10% discount this week (or 40% off until Dec. 27 if you were taking part in the beta-tests). But we've also prepared a special creative contest, in which you can score one of three physical copies of the game! How to do that? You will find all the contest details right here. 

Now, we wonder if our beloved board game nerd, wilwheaton, is going to play it on TableTop :-)

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Hi! Just letting you know that your site's loading times have gotten a bit... Extreme, and refreshing my cache does nothing to help. Anything I can do?

We’ve got some good news and we’ve got some bad news.

The bad news: Some of you have been experiencing issues with GOG loading times of certain page elements or the whole site.

The good news: We have a (temporary) solution!

The problem lies in fonts and their complicated relationship with Firefox.

You see, Firefox interprets the Same-origin Policy, which is generally there to protect the user, a bit differently, requiring the source of site elements and content to be rather specific. In effect, it can make parts of the site not display as the creators and users intend - or even not load at all. This is what’s happening to some of our users, resulting in extended loading times or no loading at all.

So we know what the issue is. How do we fix it? That’s what we’re working on, so the below is a temporary solution to make things work while we employ a more permanent one.

Step one: Open our site in a different browser.

In most cases, this will be the only step - if the site loads from here, you’re good to go!

Step two: Disable NoScript (or similar addons).

By default, using certain plugins turns off web fonts. If you’ve changed browsers and the site still isn’t working, disable those add-ons and reload the site.

Step three: Disable proxies.

Some proxies may remove a response header from fonts that allows them to be displayed properly. Disabling them should resolve the issue!

One or a combination of these solutions should let you load the site without further glitches. If you want, you can read more about them - or simply give them a go and let us know which quick fix worked for you!

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these issues, and thank you all ever so much for your patience!

Problem solved? Happy dance!

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As many other satirical commentaries from Dorkly, this one too is just spot on. But it also reminds us:

Gamer-parents! Please be responsible while buying games for your kids. Mind the ratings, they are there for a reason. You can find the PEGI/ESRB notice on our product pages, above system requirements. There are, however, some exceptions. GOG.com offers a HUGE selection of PC classics that were published before ESRB or PEGI even existed and were never rated. What to do?

If you're uncertain if a game you plan on buying is suitable for your child, the best place to ask is its dedicated forum. We have such a place for every single title in our store and it's easy to find people who played it and can comment on the content. You can also trust our support team to provide you with information that will help you to make an educated decision.

For us, gaming was a huge part of childhood, and often an enriching experience. We know games made us better. Let's make sure the future generations of gamers can say the same, OK?

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Saturday, 2pm EST / 11 am PST / 7pm GMT, on Twitch.tv/GOGcom, our long-time community member and winner of many awards in our creative video contests going by the name Flaose in GOG.com forums, invites you to join him for some quality time hack&slashing in Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms.

In other news: We want our Twitch.tv/GOGcom channel - just like GOG.com itself - to be a very special place on the map of gaming Internet. A place to share your passion for games with others, no matter if you're a YouTube celebrity with a bazillion subscribers, or someone taking their first steps in streaming games to public. We're all gamers, and each of us has something unique to show or tell the world.

We've already invited a few of our community members to join in on the fun, now we extend this invitation to every gamer on GOG.com! If you feel that streaming games to GOG audience might be your thing, just drop a note in the comments below this post with a link to an example of your work on YouTube or Twitch and the title you'd like to play on our channel. We'll do our best to give everyone so inclined a chance to shine!

Oh, and please remember to follow our channel at Twitch.tv/GOGcom. It's going to be legen...

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One of our all-time favorite action-RPGs returns! Check out Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, on GOG.com. Book 1: Devourer of Souls is out today, with Book 2: Age of Demons announced by the developer for Q1 2015 as a free update.

It's been 10 years since we've last visited this strange realm of demons and demigods in Heretic Kingdoms: Inquisition (also known as Kult: Heretic Kingdoms). Let's see what's changed...

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Visit Original Link

Terraria, the infinite pixel playground where you can build, mine, craft, explore, hoard goods, and fight monsters to your heart's content, comes with not one, but two digital soundtracks on GOG.com.

It's DRM-free and costs only $2.49 until Monday, Oct. 6, at 9:59AM GMT. Then it's back to standard $9.99, so don't miss out!

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Our friends at CD Projekt RED are visiting the Russian trade show, Igromir, and have just released a couple of new screenshots from their upcoming RPG epic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 

Thought you might like them ;-)

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Meridian: New World was made by a little indie studio known by the name Elder Games. How little? Truth be told Elder's regular rooster consists of the following names:

- Ede Tarsoly

That's it. You heard correctly. That deep, polished, and - most of all - fun RTS experience was brought to you by a single man. Well, he DID have some help from freelancing artists when it came to cut-scenes and 3D modelling, but in the end all of the game design, story, and music was his solitary work. 

Astounding. And fun as hell.