CD Projekt, the Polish video game developer behind massive franchises like The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, has sold off its video game storefront, GOG.<\/p>\n
Micha\u0142 Kici\u0144ski, the co-founder of both companies and a major stakeholder in CD Projekt, has acquired 100% of GOG for about $25 million. CD Projekt said on Monday that the sale will allow the company to fully focus on its upcoming slate of video games. Until now, GOG had operated under CD Projekt for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith our focus now fully on an ambitious development roadmap and expanding our franchises with new high-quality products, we felt this was the right time for this move,\u201d said CD Projekt co-CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski in a press release<\/a>. \u201cWe would like to thank the GOG team for years of fruitful cooperation and wish them all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that GOG is going into \u201cvery good hands,\u201d and that with the support of Kici\u0144ski, \u201cits future will be full of great projects and successes.\u201d<\/p>\n GOG first launched in 2008, under the name Good Old Games, as a video game storefront that doesn\u2019t use digital rights management technology. Being DRM-free allows customers to do more or less whatever they want with their purchases, including backing up games and playing them offline without fear of being locked out or constantly prompted to prove ownership. Unlike its rival Steam, GOG focuses on a curated selection of games that includes AAA titles, indie releases, and classic games. The platform also runs a game preservation program<\/a> that updates older titles and ensures they remain playable on modern systems.<\/p>\n