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“We’re grateful Capcom gave us that chance”: Securing classic Resident Evil and Dino Crisis “did more for GOG’s visibility than almost anything else in recent years”
GOG, the DRM-free games platform owned by CD Projekt, has spoken about the significance of securing classic Resident Evil and Dino Crisis titles from Capcom for release on its storefront. A representative said the deal did more for GOG's visibility than almost anything else in recent years, underlining how much demand there is among PC players for legacy versions of beloved survival-horror franchises to be preserved and made easily available again.
The comments reflect gratitude towards Capcom for agreeing to bring the classic titles to GOG, with the platform's team describing the opportunity as one they were grateful to have been given. GOG has built its reputation around rereleasing older games without copy protection, and landing high-profile back catalogue titles such as these is seen internally as a major win for raising the storefront's profile among gamers and publishers alike.
In short
- GOG secured classic Resident Evil and Dino Crisis games from Capcom.
- GOG says the deal greatly boosted its recent visibility.
- Team expressed gratitude to Capcom for the opportunity.
Explained simply
GOG is an online store that specialises in re-releasing older video games. It is owned by Polish video game company CD Projekt. The platform is known for making classic games accessible and easier to play on modern computers.
GOG has secured the rights to bring classic Resident Evil and Dino Crisis games to its platform from Capcom, their original publisher. These survival-horror franchises have many devoted players. GOG says this deal has boosted the platform's visibility more than almost any other recent event.
The deal reflects strong demand among PC gamers to access older versions of beloved games that have become difficult to find elsewhere. For GOG, landing major back catalogue titles from a publisher as prominent as Capcom strengthens its position in the industry and demonstrates to other publishers that re-releasing legacy games through the platform can be worthwhile.