{"id":2001,"date":"2025-12-29T22:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/gogs-steam-alternative-pc-game-store-is-leaving-cd-projekt-staying-drm-free\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:34:20","slug":"gogs-steam-alternative-pc-game-store-is-leaving-cd-projekt-staying-drm-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/gogs-steam-alternative-pc-game-store-is-leaving-cd-projekt-staying-drm-free\/","title":{"rendered":"GOG\u2019s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/gog-logo.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/blog\/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an update on Monday<\/a>, GOG announced that its co-founder, Micha\u0142 Kici\u0144ski, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdprojekt.com\/en\/media\/news\/cd-projekt-co-founder-michal-kicinski-acquires-gog-from-cd-projekt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has acquired<\/a> the digital storefront and its online gaming platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2014\/6\/6\/5785858\/gog-galaxy-takes-on-steam-with-drm-free-games-and-optional-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOG Galaxy<\/a> from CD Projekt &#8211; which he also co-founded &#8211; for $25.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The acquisition isn&rsquo;t changing anything about GOG&rsquo;s mission to keep games DRM-free, according to the announcement that says it&rsquo;s \u00ab\u00a0more central to GOG than ever:\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">GOG has always been built on strong values and clear principles. When Marcin Iwi\u0144ski and Micha\u0142 Kici\u0144ski first came up with the idea for GOG in 2 \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/850832\/gog-cd-projekt-acquisition-steam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. 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