The Elder Scrolls Series Released on GOG, Fallout Series Re-released

Today brings us an exciting turn of events over on CD Projekt’s GOG.com digital download service, as they’ve announced a new partnership with Bethesda Softworks that means that a slew of Bethesda-developed/published games are now available for purchase in true DRM-free format. The catalog includes An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (digital debut), The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (digital debut), The Elder Scrolls: Arena (included with any TES purchase), The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (included with any TES purchase), The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition, Fallout, , Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, and even the Quake and DOOM series. The full details include some limited time discounts:

Welcome, Bethesda, to our pantheon of all-time classics!

Today, we’re happy to start a blooming new partnership with Bethesda Softworks, one that brings an impressive lineup of their unforgettable games to our DRM-free platform, and plenty of guts and nuclear smiles to our faces.

We’re teaming up to release some of the greatest hits from the Bethesda vault, some DRM-free for the first time ever. Eleven new arrivals include The Elder Scrolls and two digital-distribution premieres, totally retro id Software shooters, plus the long-awaited return of the Fallout franchise! To make the day even sweeter, The Elder Scrolls: Arena and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall will be added to your game shelf entirely for free when you buy any Bethesda game.

The Elder Scrolls, perched high up among the most famous video-game worlds ever created, are now DRM-free and updated for your modern computer – you can purchase all three to receive a 33% discount.:

–The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Game of the Year Edition.
–The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard – digital distribution premiere.
–The Elder Scrolls: Battlespire – digital distribution premiere.
–The Elder Scrolls: Arena – FREE with any Bethesda purchase.
–The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall – FREE with any Bethesda purchase, too.

Megahit id Software first-person shooters join the fray – also 33% off if you grab all three:

–Quake including Mission Pack 1 and Mission Pack 2
–The Ultimate DOOM
–DOOM II + Master Levels for Doom II + Final DOOM

And last we find that goodbyes are not forever (and that war never changes). Fallout, the premiere post nuclear role playing game franchise is finally back on GOG.com! Save 66% if you complete your collection in one purchase.

–Fallout
–Fallout 2
–Fallout Tactics

While I’m really happy to see the games being made available on GOG, I’m a bit concerned that the service no longer bundles hard-to-find wallpapers, artwork, and other “goodies” with these latest releases, particularly since the first release of the Fallout games included them. Since when does a manual or reference card constitute being called a “goodie”?