GOG Reborn: Ex-Founder Takes the Helm to Outpace Steam with DRM-Free Preservation
TL;DR
CD Projekt Red sold GOG to co-founder Michał Kiciński, giving the DRM-free store independence to grow, explore Nightdive-style remasters and IP partnerships, and double down on indie and classic titles while competing with Steam—keeping CDPR royalties on its games for six years and preserving GOG’s consumer-friendly, DRM-free ethos.
- The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps GamesIndustry.biz
- GOG's New Owner Doubles Down on DRM-Free, Plans to Avoid Steam AAA Battles TechPowerUp
- GOG's new owner can't stand Windows either: 'It's such poor-quality software… I can't believe it!' PC Gamer
- "It Feels Very Natural To Grow In That Direction" - The Newly Independent GOG On Potentially Following Nightdive's Example Time Extension
- GOG’s New (Old) Boss Reaffirms Anti-DRM Commitment, Even If It Costs Sales Kotaku
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