Good Old Games Adds EA to Their Roster

The announcement of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings’ port to the Xbox 360 wasn’t the only big reveal CD Projekt had for their conference. In fact, their sister company Good Old Games announced that they’ve, as promised, added a new publisher to their roster: Electronic Arts. That means that games like Ultima Underworld, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Magic Carpet, Wing Commander: Privateer and more will be made available again through GOG.

For now, Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, Wing Commander Privateer and Dungeon Keeper are already available for $5.99.

They also specified that at the moment, the System Shock and Syndicate series won’t be available “due to a huge legal puzzle” in their catalogue, but that they’re working on it.

Update: Here’s the official announcement trailer:

And press release:

GOG.com’s Catalog Gets Huge with Addition of Classic EA Titles

Electronic Arts grants access to its deep back catalogue of classic franchises  to the DRM-free digital platform

Warsaw, POLAND. June 6, 2011 – In a ground-breaking, earthshaking, and jaw-dropping deal for all fans of classic PC games, GOG (http://www.gog.com/) will be bringing back DRM-free versions of some legendary EA titles to its digital catalog. Since GOG’s launch, its users have hungered for classic games from its catalog, and GOG.com will finally feed that hunger with plenty of yesteryear’s blockbusters from the globally renowned publisher.

GOG will be adding more than 25 titles from EA over the next few months, so the games will be unveiled gradually by GOG. With today’s announcement three widely known and much awaited brands get the revival treatment from GOG.com.

Ultima Underworld I+II, including both The Stygian Abyss and Labyrinth of Worlds, is available now for $5.99 USD. Created by the talented team at Looking Glass Studios Inc., the Ultima Underworld games are a spin-off of the famous Ultima series. Both titles are classic dungeon crawlers, while the first part was the first true 3D RPG. As a recommendation ACE magazine, in its review from 1992, stated (If you’ve got a PC, then you’ve got to have Ultima Underworld,) and now thanks to Electronic Arts and GOG it’s possible again!

Dungeon Keeper (available now for $5.99 USD) is a classic strategy game developed by industry legend Peter Molyneux and his Bullfrog Productions. The game innovated by putting the player in the role of the bad guy who builds and manages his dungeon while protecting it from the (good heroes.) The game was praised by media as revolutionary and won a number of awards including (Best PC Game) award at E3 ‘˜97.

Wing Commander: Privateer (available now for $5.99 USD), one of the famous Origin Systems productions, is a spin-off of the acclaimed Wing Commander space flight simulator series. Privateer was exceptional in its approach to the plot as players could strictly follow it or explore the universe on their own and deciding if they want to end up being a pirate, a mercenary or a merchant. Combining some of the gameplay elements that made early classics like (Elite) a popular game with the rich and engaging Wing Commander universe made Privateer very successful title in the space combat simulation saga.

With the release of these three classics from Electronic Arts, the coming soon section highlights three other acclaimed titles: Crusader: No Remorse, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri and Magic Carpet. The first game is a 2D isometric shooter named (a great alternative to first-person shoot’em-us, and a definite must-play for action fans) according to the original review from PC Gamer. Alpha Centauri is another masterpiece strategy game by the gaming industry legend Sid Meier, which sets gamers to colonize a planet in the far star system. Last but not least, Magic Carpet is the fast-paced action game from the famous Bullfrog Productions where players control a mage flying on a carpet through 50 fully 3D worlds.

While the agreement between Electronic Arts and GOG.com brings back many acclaimed and well known franchises, it doesn’t include the much anticipated System Shock or Syndicate series at this time. After releasing the first six Electronic Arts classics, GOG.com will take a break from the concentrated awesome until later in the summer.

About GOG.com

GOG.com or Good Old Games is the ultimate destination for classic PC games. The site offers gamers some of the greatest PC games of all time for a low price and free from copy protection. GOG.com is much more than just another digital distribution site, featuring an extensive community component that allows players to rate, review and discuss their favorite PC games, as well as insightful articles from respected game journalists. Visit www.gog.com and start your journey into the past.