GOG “closure” looking more like a hoax

This past Sunday, digital distribution service Good Old Games, who specializes in older, DRM-free PC titles updated for modern systems, announced that they would be closing the service. A plaintext message appeared, thanking the users for support and seemed to be sincere. But as more information and further statements are made, it begins to look more like a hoax.

Looking back at the original statement given, there are hints of this. It appears that phrasing like, “we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form” is referring to the beta state that GOG was in before this announcement. Further statements were provided upon contact, putting emphasis on the "This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever,” portion of the original statement.

The site was then updated yesterday, assuring that “every user who bought any game on GOG.com will be able to download all their games with bonus materials, DRM-free and as many times as they need starting this Thursday.” Furthermore, it was said that more information regarding the site will come this Wednesday.

And finally, today, GOG.com was updated again, this time linking to a video on YouTube.

An especially attentive member of a forum set up for former GOG members points out, in the montage, there is a frame that contains the Bioware RPG Baldur’s Gate, a highly requested title that was not previously available on the service.

Confirmation of what exactly is going on should come tomorrow but as of today, these events are looking more and more like a hoax.