[Aurora Paradox]

Wankers...

But yeah. I suppose the stunt being a hoax is a better option compared to them actually shutting down.

I agree.  I do hope whoever came up with this idea is fired.  This has to be one of the bone headed marketing tactics I have ever seen.  Maybe that was the point though.  It certainly got our attention. 

[Ransom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNd4qbNTf8

Oh, I can't stay mad at you guys.

[Colonol Dekker]

Not watched the video.
 
But i'm glad they're still around and yes. I still love them like a nubile 19 year old.

[Ransom]

Really I think the video would inspire a lot more confidence if it didn't have a creepy dude breathing into the mic

[Rodo]

They are staying, that's enought I guess 

[NGTM-1R]

Well, I hadn't given them any money and now I'm never going to. Good job guys!

[Mongoose]

Well, I hadn't given them any money and now I'm never going to. Good job guys!

D'you really think they care if you weren't a customer in the first place?

Anyways, good news.  Now I can use my (hopefully-incoming-soon) moolah to buy all sorts of goodies from them again.

[JGZinv]

Perhaps the thread title should be changed, so as not to continue rumors of mass panic.

[Cyker]

MASS PANIIIIIIIC!!!!!!        

[NGTM-1R]

D'you really think they care if you weren't a customer in the first place?

In the current economy, they very likely do.

[Galemp]

Bah. They apologized but they could have handled this MUCH better. I didn't like the idea of purchasing stuff I would never receive.

[Woolie Wool]

Well, it was a bit of a dick move but if they wanted more exposure, they got it.

[Akalabeth Angel]

Big deal.
GOG still beats steam any day of the week and i'll still spend my dollars there.

Big hullabaloo by angry nerds over nothing.
People should be downloading their games as they buy them anyway

[Scotty]

Okay, having read the announcements, etc, why was everyone getting so damn upset about this?

They never said it was closing.  People who read the article assumed that.  Then people start condemning GoG on the basis of "saying it was closing is a stupid publicity stunt?"

Wat.

[General Battuta]

Okay, having read the announcements, etc, why was everyone getting so damn upset about this?

They never said it was closing.  People who read the article assumed that.  Then people start condemning GoG on the basis of "saying it was closing is a stupid publicity stunt?"

Wat.

Dear Scotty,

After a great deal of struggle and thought, I've decided I just can't continue to live like this. It's really been hard for me, but I've decided I just can't carry on.

I really appreciate your friendship all these years. It's been really great.

This doesn't mean the values of Battuta are gone. But I'm putting this life behind me and moving on.

I've almost finished my will. Watch your inbox.

All the best,
Battuta

[Mongoose]

[Klaustrophobia]

i agree with scotty.  when i first read the original message, i immediately thought "site update" not "OMG ITS GOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!"

[Marcov]

Is it possible to upload the game in the internet??

[Nehemiah]

Wow, what a bunch of a-holes.  Why would they pull crap like this?  And here I was backing up my FS2 retail files onto an external hard drive...

[Mongoose]

To be clear, I do think there's been a major overreaction to all of this, but Battuta's post deserved some classic applause.