PC classic game Duke Nukem 3D is free for 48 hours over at GoG.com as part of their Winter promotion. The game was released in 1997 for DOS and became an instant hit for PC gamers. Duke Nukem 3D supports four player co-op via LAN or Internet through the entire campaign. We've seen a recent release on Xbox Live Arcade which bumped the co-op count from 4 to 8, as well. The version on GoG is the Atomic Edition.
Baldur's Gate 2, which may as well be called "This is Dungeons and Dragons," is now available for your six player online co-op pleasure at Good Old Games.com. For those of you not familiar with gog.com, they have an amusing 'about us' page that pretty much gives you the nuts and bolts of the operation. The long and short of it is that gog.com offers out of print PC games as digital downloads when they aren't faking going out of business. Stupid marketing ploys aside, the site seems solid.
The classic co-op PC RPG Icewind Dale 2 has now become that much easier to find and play. Good Old Games have added the 6 player co-op game to their library of titles. Setting you back $10 you'll get Icewind Dale 2, Icewind Dale 2 Adventure Pack, The Soundtrack, HD Wallpapers, and lots more.
With a new Neverwinter game on the way, you'll probably want to replay some of the classic title. Sure they may not share a lot in common, but we've already seen that the classic Neverwinter Nights is a great co-op experience.
Earlier this week, we brought you the news that Good Old Games, which sells old out of print PC games via digital download, was shutting down. It appears that this was all a marketing stunt, all designed to promote the site's relaunch, adding new features and, significantly, venerable PC hit Baldur's Gate to their library. We'll let them speak for themselves:
In what appears to be the end of an era, Good Old Games has shut down citing publisher and management difficulties with maintaining a DRM free service for purchasing classic titles.
Sure the hi-definition remake of Serious Sam is out already for both The First Encounter and The Second Encounter, but sometimes we just want to re taste the original that we so fondly remember. Sadly for a lot of PC gamers, it's near impossible to find some quality older titles - most are out of print and unless you hit EBay at the right moment, it becomes extremely frustrating to find.
Left 4 Dead 2 highlights the digital deals this weekend, no doubt spurned by the recent DLC. A good deal for those of you that may have missed the original as well is a two pack of L4D and L4D2 for $33 bucks. Steam Left 4 Dead 2 - $20.09 (33% Off) Left 4 Dead 2 Four Pack - $60.29 (33% Off) Left 4 Dead + Left 4 Dead 2 - $33.49 (33% Off) Trine - $5 (75% Off) Good Old Games Descent + Descent 2 - $4.19 (50% Off) Descent 3 + Expansion - $4.19 (50% Off) Freespace + Expansion - $4.19 (50% Off) Freespace 2 - $4.19 (50% Off) Impulse THQ Ultimate Bundle - $99.99 (71% Off) [Includes multiple co-op titles] Games for Windows Resident Evil 5 - $24.99 (50% Off)
The preview beta for Good Old Games started this week, and after combing through their list of available (or soon to be available) titles, we have discovered several classic PC titles with co-op modes! All games on the service are sold DRM-free at very reasonable prices, and have been updated to work with XP and Vista. Co-Op Titles:
