A New Chapter for GOG
Plus Steam users choose their GOTY
We hope you had a great holiday season, and maybe got to play some games if you had some time off. GOG has been sold to one of the digital storefront’s cofounders. Find out the details. Also, Steam users chose the site’s Game of the Year. All this and more. Let’s go!
CD PROJEKT sells Good Old Games
Michał Kiciński is a co-founder of CD PROJEKT and Good Old Games (GOG). Last week, he acquired 100% of the latter for $25.2 million from CD PROJEKT.
GOG is a digital storefront known for their preservation of older video games and selling DRM-free versions through their site. In a press release from CD PROJEKT, Kiciński says he plans to continue to keep these principles in GOG’s digital sales.
“From the very beginning, GOG has always been built on strong values and clear principles. When Marcin Iwiński and I came up with the idea for GOG, the vision was simple: bring classic games back to players and ensure that once you buy a game, it truly belongs to you — forever,” said Kiciński.
In their own release, GOG says they still plan to distribute CD PROJEKT games, such as The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. They also state:
GOG will remain independent in its operations. We will continue building a platform that’s ethical, non-predatory, and made to last, while helping indie developers reach the world. We’re also committed to giving the community a stronger voice, with new initiatives planned for 2026.
Steam's Game of the Year
Steam held online voting for their 2025 Game of the Year, which concluded last week. The digital storefront allowed users to vote for games that are available on the service. With that in mind, it’s not a surprise that the game that took down the storefront when it went on sale took home the top honor.
Hollow Knight: Silksong won Game of the Year, along with the Best Game You Suck At award. Check out all the winners in the various categories:
- Game of the Year: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- VR Game of the Year: The Midnight Walk
- Labor of Love: Baldur's Gate 3
- Best Game on Steam Deck: Hades 2
- Better With Friends: Peak
- Outstanding Visual Style: Silent Hill F
- Most Innovative Gameplay: Arc Raiders
- Best Game You Suck At: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Soundtrack: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Outstanding Story-Rich Game: Dispatch
- Sit Back and Relax: RV There Yet?
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♟️ Tabletop Simulator announced a free update planned for later this year that enhances the user interface and creates a marketplace for paid mods.
📆 Konami says they want to release a new Silent Hill game every year.
💿 Physical copies of Star Wars Racer Revenge are selling for over $300 following reports it can be used to jailbreak PlayStation 5 consoles.
🐎 According to reports, The Witcher 3 is getting a new expansion this year.
🫱🏼🫲🏾 EA shareholders voted in favor of a $55 billion takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
💻 Ubisoft shut down the servers for Rainbow Six Siege following a hack that gave players billions of credits.
🌐 A new website tracks all the games that are delisted from Steam.
😢 Vince Zampella, the head of Respawn Entertainment and overseer of the Battlefield franchise, has died.
🫰🏼 ASUS officially announces price hikes coming to various gaming and computer components starting January 5.
New Releases this week:
1/6: StarRupture (PC)
1/6: Pathologic 3 (PC)
1/10: Code Violet (PlayStation)
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