www.gog.com shutting down

[YourConscience]

Ok, so www.gog.com appears to not have lasted long:

Dear GOG users,

We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep GOG.com the way it is. We've debated on it for quite some time and, unfortunately, we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form.

We're very grateful for all support we've received from all of you in the past two years. Working on GOG.com was a great adventure for all of us and an unforgettable journey to the past, through the long and wonderful history of PC gaming.

This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await.

On a technical note, this week we'll put in place a solution to allow everyone to re-download their games. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

All the best,
GOG.com Team

Now, if please someone with more information would shed some light for me what is really happening there behind the curtains? I didn't have the slightest inkling that they were in trouble even!

 

[Nickless]

I thought they were making decent money with a high profit margin. What are their expenses? I can't conceive there being many besides token royalties and server uptime.

 

[Zed]

there's a thread already and GoG are fucking amateur assholes

 

[YourConscience]

I'm sorry, I rolled a search use critical fail. Thanks for the heads-up to the other thread.

 

[spekkio]

I'm sorry.

Damn, some oldfags are simply awesome!