To be honest, I'm conflicted and kind of disagree and agree with both of you.

We certainly have a lot more bad and good now, but comparing the good of yesteryear to the good of now, is a difficult endeavor in many ways.

And it's not just in the realm of games either.

For instance I would argue that the best era of music was the late 60s to late 70s. There's a uniqueness and inventiveness to that period of time when it comes to music, that has been missing before and since. Not everyone is going to agree with that, and to some degree it is subjective.

Back then it was also a period where there were a lot less music lovers compared to now. Hell, back then there used to be plenty of folk who were proud of not being into music. That seems bizarre now.

The face of gaming and the number and types of gamers has changed a lot too.
And you could say the same for those who read etc.

We have a glut of everything now, and the differences and uniqueness come across as far less. There is a sameness to so many things now, even our cars.

I'd describe it as quality going both up and down simultaneously. The formulaic approach has improved things overall, but at the same time reduced the wow factor, meaning less inspiration at play and a more create by numbers approach.

So where once things really stood out, now they don't so much.
Does that mean they are lesser? I'm not really sure. It might be so for me, but what about younger folk etc.

Welp. Just got one for LEGO LOTR. So definitely still happening.

Every time I read the thread title I read bell as belt and think it's a euphemism.

Also amazing how GOG staff/moderators claim to be active in other threads but stay silent in this thread, or in the thread talking about fake reviews, or in the thread talking about unresolved giveaways.

Clearly they've got no PR strategy.

Not that I'm sure anyone could qualify, given... This is a tall and silly list of requirements.

Lessee...
❧ GOG is an outlier and an outsider; it does not fit. This is the main advantage GOG has. Understanding the video games market is a lot like understanding that you can either rummage though the mainstream's garbage, or pick out the finest gems.
❧ So you want someone who has a proven track record, yet who is willing to skip more lucrative oppertunities to work in all places, a sister company in Poland? This person seems imaginary.
❧ So they either need a credible social media presence or to have known people in the former publishing houses of Eurogamer, PC Gamer, or so on. But for which language would be the locus?
❧ Redundant requirement managing redundant requirements.
❧ This is not PR's job. Throw it at the financemeister's head.
❧ This is uselessly unfocused and nondescript. To what end is this requirement? "Ability to understand trends & demographics using anylitic tools"?
❧ And finally, a useless soap of marketing buzzwords that'll mean absolutely nothing to the average commons. Loan to Value? Finance problem. Cultural Activities Center? Nice place. Return on Ad Spend? Isn't that the job for the bean counters too?

Maybe these application entries lose something over translation, but I do feel the hiring manager is three stops short of Dagenham.

Yea, I got one this morning telling me to go check my email for a coupon. Pretty annoying.

Oh and here I am a couple hours later getting another for the Lego LOTR. Two in a day. What's up with GOG liking to spam people uselessly and irritatingly lately? The effing thing is already in my cart before the bell. (Which probably has created a spam email for THAT too.)

Yep, I bought that yesterday, and today it was under my bell ... one hand not communicating with the other.

And yesterday I also got one back after clearing it from the bell earlier. It came back when I received a PM notification from a friend.

How about GOG BizDev stops pestering its current customers that has been keeping this store alive and instead ropes in more revenue and new blood by improving their library and services organically?

In general, most people have a lot of money to spend here. Just bring better games and improve the store to a more reasonable level from 2014 to 2024.