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Posted August 20, 2013
Finely ground aliens to take-out.

Shadowgrounds Survivor, a dynamic top-down shooter with swarms of alien horrors to spray with bullets, suggestive visuals, spiffy weapon upgrade system, and four player co-op mode, is now available on GOG.com for only $5.99. With that, its predecessor: Shadowgrounds, receives a Mac version and a permanent price drop to $5.99 as well.

In this indirect continuation of Frozenbyte's exciting alien shooter you'll follow a parallel story of the human commando facing the invasion on the Ganymede colony. The horror creeping in the dark corners of the Universe finally caught up with Terran colonists and the massacre that followed was only survived by a handful of the best trained, bravest, and quickest soldiers. Now it is up to them to put a stop to the extraterrestrial menace that threatens our existence.

Shadowgrounds Survivor delivers non-stop alien-shooting action over the course of 20 diverse missions, and it does so in perfect form. The old-school gameplay concept is paired with very modern visuals. You'll feel the heat of the combat and alien blood splatters as your guns rattle and spit a rain of bullets on your monstrous foes. Are you crazy enough to face the endless waves of beast in the timed survival mode? You can even share the fun with up to three more friends, in the fun and challenging co-op mode. Fun times! Dark and dangerous, but fun.

Humanity needs you again, so grab your upgradeable guns, and seriously kick some alien behind in Shadowgrounds Survivor, for only $5.99.
Posted August 20, 2013
I see Simon is back with his drive-by trolling. :)

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keeveek: GOG, are you even trying?
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SimonG: Considering that System Shock 2 was acquired by someone else who approached GOG and the fact that the guy who is responsible to get the licenses in order needs the community to get things going, no I don't think GOG is trying anymore.
Are they the same people who brought e.g. the Wizardry series here? Or the incoming Privateer 2?
Posted August 20, 2013
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nijuu: ** eat some popcorn and watches*
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JudasIscariot: *joins in on the popcorn eating*

Good popcorn, ain't it? :D
hmm that's not really professional...
Posted August 20, 2013
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xxxIndyxxx: Did they really said they want to be the direct alternative for steam....?? That explains a lot actually (release wise) and unfortunately if they continue down this road they might come to a sudden stop. I really hope not. I Always thought the single most appealing thing of this site was old classics working on newer OS that you couldn't find anywhere else....but if that's not their goal anymore then fair enough ;)
We never said that we'd stop working towards getting, or on, old classics. We simply expanded our scope to include new AND old games.
Posted August 20, 2013
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ccxvii: That's one of the major differences between the original Shadowgrounds and Shadowgrounds: Survivor. In survivor, the missions are much shorter (average 15 minutes or so), making the save system a lot less frustrating.
Really? Then I'll give Survivor a chance, the save system was really the only, but game breaking, problem I had with the original Shadowgrounds.
Posted August 20, 2013
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JudasIscariot: *joins in on the popcorn eating*

Good popcorn, ain't it? :D
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xxxIndyxxx: hmm that's not really professional...
Would Goobers or Milk Duds be better?
Posted August 20, 2013
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nijuu: ** eat some popcorn and watches*
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JudasIscariot: *joins in on the popcorn eating*

Good popcorn, ain't it? :D
only till 3 pm :D
Posted August 20, 2013
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JudasIscariot: *joins in on the popcorn eating*

Good popcorn, ain't it? :D
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xxxIndyxxx: hmm that's not really professional...
I've never heard of a professional popcorn eater.... what does that entail exactly? I may be interested in a career change.
Posted August 20, 2013
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timppu: Care to explain why not? Providing your main complaint really is just that they wait too long with the releases. Couldn't they have released those classic games already years ago, if they had just tried harder?

To me you seem to be complaining about releases you wouldn't have bought from GOG anyway, regardless when they'd appear here.
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keeveek: If you really are this unintelligent to think by yourself, let me explain it to you:

- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games are not sold everywhere else DRM Free
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games were not already owned by publishers already signed on GOG
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games were not featured in any bundle
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games got thousands of votes in the wishlist
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games had to be untangled from legal limbo

I think these are the most obvious differences.
So as I said, you complain loudly only about games you personally aren't interested to see in GOG, hence you are angry at GOG for releasing them?

Twist it how you want, but you are demanding GOG _not_ to release certain games here. Otherwise your arguments make no sense whatsoever.

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timppu: +1 for Trine 2 appearing soon too. And Torchlight 2, Sacred 2, Risen 1-2 etc. etc. etc., while you are at it.
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RaggieRags: Now you're talking! Where are these games, GOG?
Yes please! I solemnly promise not to damn GOG to the depths of hell for not having released them already years ago, as if in "better never than late". :)
Post edited August 20, 2013 by timppu
Posted August 20, 2013
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keeveek: If you really are this unintelligent to think by yourself, let me explain it to you:

- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games are not sold everywhere else DRM Free
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games were not already owned by publishers already signed on GOG
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games were not featured in any bundle
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games got thousands of votes in the wishlist
- System Shock 2 and Wizardry games had to be untangled from legal limbo

I think these are the most obvious differences.
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timppu: So as I said, you complain loudly only about games you personally aren't interested to see in GOG, hence you are angry at GOG for releasing them?

Twist it how you want, but you are demanding GOG _not_ to release certain games here. Otherwise your arguments make no sense whatsoever.
Oh come on. It's perfectly understandable what he means! It has nothing to do with one or two dubious releases, it's looking at all the releases these past months....and yes we have been spoiled in the beginning and that is probably the problem ;)
Posted August 20, 2013
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keeveek: I am unhappy because this entire summer is filled with "We don't care" releases, releasing only two games a week, mostly indie titles, mostly games already being sold everywhere, mostly games that require no compability work or testing, pretty much no classic releases at all.
Right on, brother! How dare they use the time when most people are on vacation to release easy to release games!? The entire GoG staff should be locked into a basement with no sunlight and be forced to entangle legal knots, make deals with publishers whose major staff is not available during this time of year and make old poorly programed Window 95 games run on Windows 8 and OS X. Without air conditioning! Also, where is Linux support?
Posted August 20, 2013
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xxxIndyxxx: Did they really said they want to be the direct alternative for steam....?? That explains a lot actually (release wise) and unfortunately if they continue down this road they might come to a sudden stop.
I think clinging only to some hard-to-obtain MS-DOS titles found on abandonware sites would bring them to sudden stop much earlier. On top of that, it is better to expand a bit, just to create some extra breathing room.
Posted August 20, 2013
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xxxIndyxxx: Did they really said they want to be the direct alternative for steam....?? That explains a lot actually (release wise) and unfortunately if they continue down this road they might come to a sudden stop.
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timppu: I think clinging only to some hard-to-obtain MS-DOS titles found on abandonware sites would bring them to sudden stop much earlier. On top of that, it is better to expand a bit, just to create some extra breathing room.
Although they still aren't providing what you identified in another thread as what they need most: slightly aged, cheap AA(A) titles from some years before. This isn't really such a game and chances are it won't sell alot, right?

So yes, it's expanding but only just a tiny bit.
Posted August 20, 2013
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xxxIndyxxx: hmm that's not really professional...
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hucklebarry: I've never heard of a professional popcorn eater.... what does that entail exactly? I may be interested in a career change.
Maybe a nickname for a professional film reviewer?

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keeveek: I am unhappy because this entire summer is filled with "We don't care" releases, releasing only two games a week, mostly indie titles, mostly games already being sold everywhere, mostly games that require no compability work or testing, pretty much no classic releases at all.
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HiPhish: Right on, brother! How dare they use the time when most people are on vacation to release easy to release games!? The entire GoG staff should be locked into a basement with no sunlight and be forced to entangle legal knots, make deals with publishers whose major staff is not available during this time of year and make old poorly programed Window 95 games run on Windows 8 and OS X. Without air conditioning! Also, where is Linux support?
Exactly! That would make me happy. ;)
Posted August 20, 2013
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timppu: Twist it how you want, but you are demanding GOG _not_ to release certain games here. Otherwise your arguments make no sense whatsoever.
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Posted August 20, 2013
Maybe I'm just new around here but all the negativity is confusing; this looks like a fair release at a reasonable price.
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