Classic EA games added to GOG library

by Andrew Yoon, Jun 02, 2011 1:30pm PDT

Classic game connoisseurs will undoubtedly appreciate Good Old Games' latest announcement. Starting today, the digital distribution service will be releasing more than 25 games from EA's catalog, with Wing Commander: Privateer, Dungeon Keeper and Ultima Underworld 1+2 being the first games out of the gate. All three are available for $5.99 each.

Other games to get GOG's "revival treatment" include Crusader: No Remorse, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and Magic Carpet. These games will be available by the end of June, with future titles planned for the coming months.

Unfortunately, today's announcement doesn't include some noteworthy games, like System Shock or Syndicate. According to GOG, those franchises are "a huge legal puzzle." Undoubtedly, many GOG fans are eager the company can somehow sort those issues.

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GOG is adding more than 25 classic EA games to its library. Alpha Centauri, Dungeon Keeper, Wing Commander and Ultima are just a few of the big names dropped.

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GOG is adding more than 25 classic EA games to its library. Alpha Centauri, Dungeon Keeper, Wing Commander and Ultima are just a few of the big names dropped. : Shacknews
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  *swoon* CRUSADER! : Topsiderover
  - OH YES YES YES! : Sxio
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    yes... I loved those games... LOVED them. : usmcmueller
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      I still occasionally hunt for the soundtrack just to listen to it. : Topsiderover
      
      I still have the game discs hidden away in the retail box of my first PC, Packard Bell 486 DX2, kept the ... : usmcmueller
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    No remorse, no regret or both? This is awesome!!!! : Cheeziologist
    - No Remorse has been announced for the next batch with Alpha Centauri and Magic Carpet. No word on No Regr... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Can I get some sort of heads up when they add System Shock 1 and 2? Because I AM BUMMED. : brickmatt
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    God I hope they mange to get those too. : Topsiderover
    - EA has to okay that, and it looks like EA has no intention of doing anything with that properties besides... : LoioshDwaggie
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    There's some legal issue there where an investment company owns half the rights after Looking Glass went ... : Carnivac
    - I think I read that too somewhere, EA does not own the entire rights to the game. : phate81
    - They managed to get Planescape, so anything is possible. : Frozen Pixel
  - "it doesn’t include the much anticipated System Shock or Syndicate series at this time" We can cry toge... : steauengeglase
  - Ahem: http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=211.0#downloadssp : JozhGoober
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  Magic Carpet \o/ : humbleone
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    Ever play the 3D mode? : Fred Garvin
  - Yeah, I've had a hankering to play that again lately for whatever reason. : Haxim
  - I loved that game so much! : JohnnyDanger
  - AwwwYISS motherfuckers! : SpaecKow
  - Omg \o/ \o/ \o/ : Ovate
  - In on this. : Mad Brahmin Disease
- COOL :D : nukewinter
- Oh man, those are some awesome additions. : Haxim
- I miss the good ol' days of Wing Commander and Ultima 7. : chadg033
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  would love to see if they can somehow get marathon games. : chickdigger802
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    Weren't they Mac games? : chungathebunga
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  wow would love to play through wing commander 3 again! crusader was a classic also. : disembodied potato
  - THIS!!!!!!!!!! Also, WC4 too for some Malcolm McDowell loving. : skinlab133
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    what, no wing commander: prophecies? Anyone remember that one? Was a free episodic series that was like... : JuffoWup
    - Prophecy was a retail game. Secret Operations was the free web-release expansion. : Wadmaasi
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      No, that was Secret Ops which came out after Prophecy. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      
      ah, thats why I keep thinking of proph.. It used the proph engine didn't it. Either way, would be cool i... : JuffoWup
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  picking up DK. : baron calamity
  - Hell yes! : Nehvrook
- ULTIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : nandu666
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  why does Dungeon Keeper not have Deeper Dungeons, another $5.99 later? Is that why it "took 12 months" t... : jrsX
  - DD exe is there. Its just not supported. : pimpium
- Did Alpha Centauri ever have some kind of pitboss MP? Or was it just PBEM and direct connection? : Haxim
- DK is the DOsbox version and not the Gold version. :( I am dissapointed. No Deeper Dungeons support ei... : pimpium
- oh my! this is great news. i love GoG : drewroy
- FUUUUCK YES PRIVATEEEEER : Cliffzorz
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  EA. We hate Steam so much, we're putting games on GoG. : the archvile
  - And then starting our own download service : ashkie
- Sweet, I'll finally be able to play Alpha Centauri after years of listening to everyone talk about it. : Wadmaasi
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  I haven't read this yet, but please say System Shock 1 : Sgt_Boomstick
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    "Unfortunately, today's announcement doesn't include some noteworthy games, like System Shock or Syndicat... : Sgt_Boomstick
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      ARHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG KHANNNNNN! No system shock 2,lame. Me smashes old non working disc damn you new windows damn you ea.System Shock2 would put GOG on the map.Really want to play through it again.
      
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      ARHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG KHANNNNNN! No system shock 2,lame. Me smashes old non working disc damn you new windo... : mcpstoner
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  We need THEME HOSPITAL! : StriderNL
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    Check this out: http://openth.wordpress.com/ : Haxim
    - Yeah I tried it, but it's nowhere near complete so it was kinda disappointing... : StriderNL
- Say what you want about FMW, but I fucking loved the live action in Wing Commander 3 & 4. I hope these ar... : shyguy74
- Sweet Alpha Centauri shall be mine : freshyk
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  How many Bioshock's have to be announced before EA goes, "Hai, we got Dead Space tech, we got the System ... : HisDivineOrder
  - It isn't always that straight-forward. If individuals own part of the intellectual property then it can't... : synic0

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