CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT

GOG is breaking off from CD PROJEKT with 100% of it now owned by one of many unique co-founders, Michał Kiciński, who’s a co-founder of each GOG and CD PROJEKT.

With this transfer, GOG will proceed working independently however there’s an settlement that is been signed between CD PROJEKT and GOG for future cooperation together with releasing video games on GOG from CD PROJEKT RED. The acquisition of GOG got here at a price of PLN 90.7 million and Kiciński continues holding their shares in CD PROJEKT too as co-founder however now owns 100% of the shares in GOG.

From the press launch:

“CD PROJEKT and GOG share the identical roots and values: freedom, independence, and a real sense of possession. I imagine that CD PROJEKT, with its distinctive AAA video games, will stand, as all the time, behind the GOG providing — making GOG the very best place on the planet to buy The Witcher and Cyberpunk video games, each current titles and the brand new ones all of us anticipate a lot,” mentioned Michał Kiciński. “As a mature gamer, I typically play basic video games myself and deeply admire the creativity behind lots of them. I actually imagine that well-crafted classics can ship as a lot pleasure as new releases. With regards to pure playability, timeless video games typically show to be actually the protected alternative, particularly in a market flooded with gazillions of low-quality smaller video games. Past preserving classics, GOG has all the time sought out new video games with a retro spirit. I’m personally concerned within the growth of some video games like that and they’re going to definitely make their robust look on GOG in 2026,” concluded Kiciński.

“GOG and Michał Kiciński are aligned by a shared perception that video games ought to reside ceaselessly,” mentioned Maciej Gołębiewski, Managing Director of GOG. “In a market that’s getting extra crowded, extra locked-in, and forgets basic video games at an rising tempo, we’re doubling down on what solely GOG does: reviving classics, holding them playable on trendy PCs, and serving to nice video games discover their viewers over time” he added.

“With our focus now absolutely on an formidable growth roadmap and increasing our franchises with new high-quality merchandise, we felt this was the suitable time for this transfer,” mentioned Michał Nowakowski, Joint CEO of CD PROJEKT. “For a very long time now, GOG has been working independently. Now it’s going into superb arms — we’re satisfied that with the help of Michał Kiciński, one among GOG’s co-founders, its future shall be stuffed with nice initiatives and successes. We want to thank the GOG workforce for years of fruitful cooperation and want all of them the very best. And to the GOG neighborhood, I say ‘see you round’, as a result of our upcoming releases will naturally be accessible on GOG as nicely”, he added.

You possibly can learn the GOG blog post for extra together with an FAQ.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.