GOG.com and Disney Partner Up to Release Classic Star Wars Games and More

The awesome folks at GOG.com have announced a new partnership with Disney Interactive to re-release more than 20 classic LucasArts video on GOG.com, all DRM-free.

“We are very excited to be able to bring these classic interactive titles to our platform; it has been a long-time dream of ours,” said Guillaume Rambourg, Managing Director at GOG.com. “Luckily, Disney Interactive is always looking for new ways to give players access to content, so this was a natural collaboration. To those gamers playing these titles for the first time…May the Force Be With You!”

For now, GOG.com and Disney Interactive have released 6 of the 20 or more games including Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition, Star Wars: TIE Fighter Special Edition, Sam & Max Hit the Road, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

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Some of the released games are ‘Special Edition’ versions which will include not only the game’s original content but also their expansion packs. For example, the Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition will include not only the Star Wars: X-Wing Collector’s CD-ROM game but also all the Tour of Duty expansions including Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing in both the 1994 and 1998 versions.

The prices of the re-released games vary – Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition and Star Wars: Tie Fighter Special Edition cost $9.99; Star Wars: The Old Republic and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition cost $12.49 but is on sale for $9.99; and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Sam & Max Hit the Road cost $5.99.