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(Restructure key points in an effort to be more informative. VERY tempted to slap a cleanup tag on this (despite the size) as a lot of content below the key points is overly verbose and/or redundant.)
(Make an attempt to clean it up myself (which apparently involves removing most of the content duplicated on GOG's own pages linked here))
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{{ii}} Refund policy: 30 days if not downloaded or for technical issues; see the [http://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee 30 Day Money Back Guarantee] page for details.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/news/state_of_bcustomer_experience_b State of Customer Experience ● GOG.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee 30 Day Money Back Guarantee - FAQ - GOG.com]</ref>
 
{{ii}} Refund policy: 30 days if not downloaded or for technical issues; see the [http://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee 30 Day Money Back Guarantee] page for details.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/news/state_of_bcustomer_experience_b State of Customer Experience ● GOG.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee 30 Day Money Back Guarantee - FAQ - GOG.com]</ref>
 
{{ii}} Some games sold through third parties activate on GOG.com; see the [http://www.gog.com/reclaim Reclaim Your Games] page for details.
 
{{ii}} Some games sold through third parties activate on GOG.com; see the [http://www.gog.com/reclaim Reclaim Your Games] page for details.
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{{ii}} Permanent free access to select titles is available; see the [http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=free&page=1 Free GOG.com Games] page for a list.
  
 
'''Official Links'''
 
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'''Community Links'''
 
'''Community Links'''
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{{ii}} [[PCGamingWiki:GOG.com Enhancement Project|PCGamingWiki's GOG.com Enhancement Project]] - A project which aims to create PCGamingWiki articles for all games available on GOG.com.
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{{ii}} [[PCGamingWiki:GOG.com Enhancement Project|PCGamingWiki's GOG.com Enhancement Project]] - Local project aiming to create articles for every GOG.com title.
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{{mm}} [http://gogwiki.com GOG Community Wiki] - a large wiki for every GOG.com product, founded by forum community members. Registration closed due to spam, must contact a sysop for an account.<ref>http://www.gog.com/forum/general_archive/gogwiki_gone_live/page1</ref>
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{{mm}} [http://gogwiki.com GOG Community Wiki] - Community wiki for every GOG.com product.<ref>Registration closed due to spam, contact a sysop for an account.</ref><ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general_archive/gogwiki_gone_live/page1 GOG Forums :: GOGWiki gone Live]</ref>
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==Service==
 
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GOG.com primarily sells classic PC games, although as of March 2012 they became committed to providing newer titles too. All GOG.com games are released in a single self-extracting installer and contain no DRM; an internet connection is only necessary to buy and download a game. There is no client, although an optional downloader is provided.
 
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==Downloader==
 
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GOG.com does not supply a client like [[Steam]], but does provide an optional downloader. The downloader installs to your computer and downloads are added via your GOG.com shelf. The downloader also supports downloading extras.
 
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==Updates==
 
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Games are rarely updated on GOG.com, but when they are, the entire installer is re-compressed and published quietly, usually with no notification. The [http://www.gog.com/downloader GOG.com Downloader] will download and replace your old installers, provided they are contained in the same folder they downloaded to. You must manually add a game to the downloader and simply see if it downloads to determine if it has been updated.
 
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==Free Games==
 
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While the vast majority of the available games on GOG.com is made for the reasonable prices of $5.99 and $9.99, as well as having weekend bundle sales, GOG.com has a small but reasonable amount of games that are available for free:
 
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* [http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=free&page=1 Free GOG.com Games]
 
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==

Revision as of 02:23, 6 August 2015

August 1, 2008[1]
GOG.com
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Release dates

Digital Distribution

Key points

DRM: Digital distribution platform with optional client and downloader officially providing DRM-Free games. Some games have DRM in practice, particularly multiplayer where GOG Galaxy and/or third party DRM is often required.
Refund policy: 30 days if not downloaded or for technical issues; see the 30 Day Money Back Guarantee page for details.[2][3]
Some games sold through third parties activate on GOG.com; see the Reclaim Your Games page for details.
Permanent free access to select titles is available; see the Free GOG.com Games page for a list.

Official Links

Official GOG.com Store
Official Support
Official Forums
Official Facebook
Official Twitter

Community Links

PCGamingWiki's GOG.com Enhancement Project - Local project aiming to create articles for every GOG.com title.
GOG Community Wiki - Community wiki for every GOG.com product.[4][5]

Issues fixed

Can't extract BINs manually

Newer multi-part Windows installers cannot be extracted with innounp or innoextract due to using password-protected RAR archives (.BIN).[6]
Archive protection is due to be removed.[7]
Instructions


References