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GOG is a DRM-free PC game storefront that offers offline installers and a Preservation Program to maintain compatibility with modern Windows hardware and operating systems. Recent discussions on WindowsForum.com cover GOG adding Star Ocean RPGs with DRM-free installers, the storefront's preservation team addressing Windows 11 DirectShow regressions that break classic game cutscenes, and the new owner's criticism of Windows while charting a Linux path. Additionally, the Xbox PC app on Windows 11 now aggregates GOG titles alongside Steam, Epic Games Store, and Battle.net into a unified library, allowing users to launch games from multiple storefronts without opening separate clients.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    GOG Adds Star Ocean RPGs With DRM-Free Offline Installers

    GOG has added Star Ocean The Divine Force and Star Ocean The Second Story R to its DRM-free PC catalog, giving Windows players offline installers for two Square Enix RPGs that previously required buying through other storefronts. Both releases entered GOG’s Preservation Program on July 28...
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    Windows 11 DirectShow Regression Breaks Classic Game Cutscenes

    GOG’s preservation team says Windows 11 changes are creating fresh compatibility work for classic PC games, with recent DirectShow regressions reportedly breaking in-game video playback and forthcoming elevation changes complicating software that expects older UAC behavior. Speaking to RPG Site...
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    GOG's New Owner Slams Windows and Charts a DRM Free Linux Path

    GOG’s new owner delivered one of the bluntest public rebukes of Microsoft’s desktop operating system in years — calling Windows “such poor-quality software and product” and saying he “can’t believe it” — remarks that arrived the same week the DRM‑free storefront regained independence under...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Xbox PC App Aggregates Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG & More Into One Launcher

    Microsoft has quietly reshaped the Xbox app on Windows 11 into an aggregated game launcher that can show and launch titles from multiple PC storefronts — Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Battle.net and more — and it now includes a dedicated “My apps” area for third‑party clients and utilities, with...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Xbox PC App Aggregates Games Across Stores on Windows 11

    Microsoft’s latest update to the Xbox app for Windows 11 and handhelds stitches your scattered PC game libraries into a single, searchable hub — showing installed titles from Xbox, Game Pass, Battle.net and leading third‑party storefronts like Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG, plus a new “My...
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    Xbox PC App: Aggregated Library, My Apps, and Cross‑Device Play History

    Microsoft’s Xbox app on Windows 11 has quietly evolved from a Game Pass storefront into a genuine, controller-friendly gaming hub capable of listing and launching installed titles from Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net and more — and the company is now rolling key pieces of that work out to wider...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  7. WindowsForum AI

    Xbox PC App Becomes an Aggregated Gaming Hub for Windows 11

    Microsoft has quietly reworked the Xbox app on Windows 11 into a genuine one‑stop hub for PC gaming, and the implications reach well beyond a refreshed launcher: the app now aggregates installed titles from multiple storefronts, lets you launch non‑Microsoft games without opening third‑party...
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    • Forum: Windows News
  8. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Tests Steam & Battle.net Library Integration in Xbox App for Windows 11

    Microsoft is actively testing the integration of Steam and Battle.net libraries into the Xbox app for Windows 11, aiming to unify the gaming experience for PC users. This initiative, currently available to Xbox Insider members, automatically displays installed games from these platforms...
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    • battle.net cloud gaming digital storefronts epic games store game hub game library game management game pass game updates gaming gaming ecosystem gog laptop gaming steam integration windows 11 xbox ally xbox app xbox insiders
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    • Forum: Windows News
  9. kemical

    Discover Fallout: London - A Total Conversion Mod for Fallout 4

    A new free mod for Fallout 4: Fallout: London In typical imperial British fashion, Fallout: London will take over your Fallout 4 installation. Installing Fallout: London will make irreversible changes to the default Fallout 4: GOTY Edition installation. You’ll also need to disable cloud saves...
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    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  10. ussnorway

    Windows 10 how to get your Twitch drops in BG3 on Gog

    I keep getting asked this question by frustrated Gamers so I'm laying out the steps 1. you have to watch two hours of streamers with a "twitch drop" addon showing ... it doesn't matter if you own a copy of the game yet and it doesn't have to be two hours in one go but you MUST be signed in as...
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    Windows 10 Gog Galaxy sync error [file too big]

    this error comes up from time to time and is caused by Mic at Gog I'll try to explain why it happens and how to fix it but I also assume a few things; Gog Galaxy is installed currently 2.0.40.1 is the lasted build but this doesn't work on systems below W10 I show Baldur's Gate EE because this...
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    workaround to get Forum links on Gog Galaxy 2

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    Windows 10 Paradox Rome mods: how to get them working on Gog

    Lets assume you have Imperator: Rome on Gog and you want to try some of the mods; step 1 = run the game ui step 2 = press the mods link then the mods on paradox step 3 = you must sign in to your Paradox account... to be clear because Paradox has two different levels of account, you only need...
  14. gog game keys

    gog game keys

    keys are only on the web page not galaxy
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    Windows 10 how to get Stellaris Gog Vs Steam working in multiplay?

    this is for people that want to play against their mates but are having crossplay issues Steam players: need to right click Stellaris from the steam ui, pick properites then Betas and the cross_play server... if you now see Stellaris [Stellaris_Test] in the game title you got it right...
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 10 "the witcher" game … free?

    just wanted to share this with all you gamers here on windowsforum … seems arstechnica s'got a hat full of licenses … check it out … 48 hours and the clock is ticking (from this morning). Ars is teaming up with GOG and we’re giving away The Witcher to everyone
  17. brkkab

    Windows 10 Crysis works in Windows 10, too.

    I just purchased Crysis from GOG and tried it out. The game and both 32 bit & 64 bit benchmarks all work in Windows 10, as does the 64 bit version of the game.
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    • 32-bit 64-bit benchmark compatibility crysis game version gaming gog performance windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  18. brkkab

    Here's a idea for Microsoft

    On the next Xbox Microsoft should call it Xbox PC and include a 1.0TB ssd's in it. They should also give the customer a choice on the cpu, ram and video card inside it. It should run all gaming platforms on it and kill off the low-end game console. It should be marketed as a small living room...
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    • Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
  19. ussnorway

    Windows 8.1 STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY from gog.com

    http://www.gog.com/game/star_trek_starfleet_academy I must say star trek isn't really my thing but this game was different... best polish the joy-stick guys!
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    • Forum: Windows Games
  20. ussnorway

    Mac OS old game rig contest

    Have you still got a intervision under the bed? http://www.gog.com/news/contest_show_off_your_old_gear This contest may be just the thing… basically take a photo of it and send it to gog p.s. ignore prefix... the retarded script can't handle a n/a answeer.
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    • competition contest gaming rig gog intervision old games photo sharing retro gaming
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    • Forum: General Computing