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Owner of big gaming platform can't believe how bad Windows 11 is – and hints are dropped about big things for Linux gamers this year

Windows 11 is taking a lot of heat these days, and GOG ('Good Old Games') is the latest to fire flak at Microsoft's OS.

TechRadar

New GOG owner reckons it doesn't have to beat Steam outright, just do a few things better: "If there's a version of the game that's clearly better on GOG, and it has the promise that it will run forever… people will come"

It's more like a non-hostile takeover

GamesRadar

GOG's new owner brands Windows as poor quality while he ponders Linux support — "I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem."

GOG’s new owner, Michał Kiciński, has criticised Windows as poor-quality software, as the DRM-free PC game store begins exploring stronger Linux support for the future.

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GOG's new owner can't stand Windows either: 'It's such poor-quality software… I can't believe it!'

He's just like me, for real.

PC Gamer

14 years after Witcher 2 publisher Bandai Namco sued CD Projekt for cutting DRM, ex-studio head and new GOG owner doubles down on anti-DRM stance: "Most corporate people, they make plain stupid decisions"

"You pay full price, but your rights are more as somebody who rents the game"

GamesRadar

'Steam is winning with its ease of use,' GOG's new owner says, but he's not interested in picking a fight: 'I think much can be done in GOG without losing its core values and the way it operates'

CD Projekt sold GOG to co-founder Michal Kiciński at the end of 2025, and he sees room for improvement but isn't planning any major changes.

PC Gamer

"Steam is winning with its ease of use" but not on quality, says new GOG owner pondering how to "take the market" from Valve: "We don't release hundreds of games daily, 95% of which are really not super high quality"

"We can do more for classic retro and modern classics"

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Crimson Desert, Avowed, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and more — every Xbox and PC game shown during New Game Plus Showcase

45 new and upcoming games were shown during the New Game Plus Showcase. Here's a complete overview of everything announced for Xbox and PC during the event.

Windows Central

Amazon Prime Brings Madden 26 to Its Free Games Lineup

Right on time for the playoffs!

Operation Sports

CD Projekt co-founder buys back GOG, promises The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 will still launch on the PC storefront

The storefront's original mission statement of "Making Games Live Forever" is apparently alive and well

GamesRadar

GOG acquired by co-founder, reiterates philosophy of ‘freedom, independence, and genuine control’ — CD Projekt sells platform to focus on creating games

CD Projekt sells 100% of GOG to co-founder Michał Kiciński, allowing the company to focus on new games and upcoming titles under its existing franchises.

Tom’s Hardware

GOG crawls out from under CD Projekt Red with a new owner and teases 'ambitious' plans for classic game 'rescue missions' starting next year

Don't worry: Your library of games is safe.

PC Gamer

Despite being banned from Steam and Epic, horror game Horses sells 18,000 copies—and while that's enough to pay loans and royalties, it's not enough for a new game

While future sales could change that, "reuniting everyone will not be easy."

PC Gamer

Banned Steam game Horses sells 18,000 units in 2 weeks and earns $65,000 – enough to break even but not enough to keep its studio from disbanding: "Fragmentation is a lasting consequence"

Santa Ragione wants "clearer rules, transparent processes, and meaningful accountability from near monopolistic distribution platforms and the systems they enforce"

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Producer behind banned horror game Horses says public outcry and support "made a huge, huge difference," but it's still "very likely" the end for the studio

"We might be able to pay back the people who have lent us the money and pay off the debt. But it's unlikely that will give us enough money to actually produce something new at this point"

PC Gamer

The Outer Worlds is actually not being delisted from GOG after all: 'It was an unfortunate miscommunication'

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is apparently still on the block, but GOG is hopeful for a turnaround on that one too.

Windows Central

The predecessor to one of Xbox's biggest new games is getting delisted from a popular PC gaming store — you have less than a week to get it

Next week, both The Outer Worlds and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey are being delisted from the popular DRM-free PC gaming store GOG.

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If you don’t use your Steam key, Humble Bundle will apparently replace it with Epic or GOG instead

Redeem those keys ASAP, folks.

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"This still does not compare to the kind of audience we would have on Steam": Horses lead says ban virality helped sales "but we're not out of the woods," and he fears "self-censorship" with future games

Horses has become a top seller on GOG

PC Gamer

To celebrate Total War's 25th anniversary, 4 of the series' best games are being added to GOG's preservation program—and they're currently available at up to 80% off

Rome, Shogun, and both Medievals have been added to the store for only a few dollars each.

GamesRadar

Banned horror game Horses now topping GOG's best-seller charts amid censorship controversy, and it's back on Humble even as Steam and Epic refuse to carry it

"After a full review they determined that while the content is heavy, nothing in the game warrants removal from their store"

PC Gamer

Horses is back on the Humble Store: 'After a full review they determined that while the content is heavy, nothing in the game warrants removal'

It turns out that all the press about Horses being banned on Steam and Epic made the Humble folks nervous, and they freaked out a bit. And didn't tell anyone.

Windows Central

Getting banned by Steam and Epic has made HORSES a best-seller — but this censorship bodes ill for creativity

HORSES is now a top seller on GOG and itch.io after it was controversially banned on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and now Humble.

GamesRadar

One week after an acclaimed indie studio said it faces closure following a Steam ban for its surreal horror game, Humble joins Epic in banning Horses at the last minute

Well somebody has to think of the children

Windows Central

One of the biggest and best game mods of all time is now a one-click install on GOG — but there's one huge downside

STALKER GAMMA, a huge modpack for STALKER Anomaly and one of the most popular mods of all time, is now available to play through GOG.

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