Ars is teaming up with GOG and we’re giving away The Witcher to everyone
Here at Ars, we like to celebrate the classics-especially classic video games-and we've long been fans of the folks over at GOG (formerly known as "Good Old Games"). They sell modern games, sure, but the site is a treasure trove of DRM-free hits from days gone by. Want to grab a copy of Tie Fighter that works on modern computers? Boom, ten bucks. Want to replay Wing Commander IV with upgraded DVD-quality cutscenes? Here ya go, $5.99. Never got a chance to try your hand at managing global thermonuclear war? DEFCON, six bucks. And there are more-so many more.
As it turns out, GOG likes Ars, too! We've been in talks with the GOG crew for the past couple of weeks and as of this morning, I am happy to announce that Ars and GOG are entering into a partnership-which means there are some cool things that are about to happen.
First thing: You get a free game! And you get a free game!The first of those cool things is that we're giving away a few hundred thousand copies of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition-all you have to do is click in the sidebar over there to claim a code. You'll need to supply a valid e-mail address, because we'll e-mail the code to you (this is just to keep some control over distributing the codes-we won't be keeping the e-mail addresses once the giveaway period is over). Once you have a code, head to GOG.com to redeem the code and download the game. It'll work on Windows or MacOS (sorry, penguin fans-there's no Linux version of this particular game, though there's a buttload of Linux-friendly titles on GOG).
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