DRM-free digital distribution service Good Old Games (GOG) sees the signing of a new publisher today: Rebellion. With the new deal comes a four-piece set of PC classics: Evil Genius, Ground Control and its expansion Dark Conspiracy, Lords of Magic: Special Edition, and Empire Earth with its expansion The Art of Conquest -- the latter two will be released in the coming weeks, but the rest are available now.

Ground Control, it should be noted, is oft cited as a fantastic RTS that should be played by anyone that wants to get into the genre but doesn't like base building; Evil Genius is best explained by the trailer below, and the other two offer fantasy and historical takes on the genre, respectively.

All are priced at $5.99 except Evil Genius (that one's a bit newer than the others), and are XP & Vista compatible -- compatibility for 7 is assured for the future, as well.

On a side note, GOG is currently having a sale on all Topware Interactive games, meaning you can get 20% off the Earth series, Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion, or the lovely console-centric RPG Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator.

Massive Entertainment’s Ground Control was one of 2000’s best strategy games, sporting great 3D graphics, a fulfilling single-player campaign with an excellent story, tactical combat and fast-paced multiplayer matches. Ground Control makes its way to GOG.com with the original title and the Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy add-on.

2004’s Evil Genius took players in a completely different direction, putting them in the role of a diabolical super villain in charge of a 60s-spy-movie-style evil organization. They were tasked with managing their secret compound, assigning tasks to henchmen and fighting off do-gooders with the ultimate goal of – what else – global domination!

Lords of Magic: Special Edition is a turn-based strategy game that transports players to a fantasy world in which Balkoth, the Lord of Death, has set out to destroy all other faiths. Players choose one of the eight warring factions – including Death, Air, Chaos and more – to take into battle, each with its own powerful Lord character and unique set of fantasy units. Lords of Magic: Special Edition includes both the full original Lords of Magic plus the additional Legends of Urak Quest Pack. Also included are a new Lord Editor, 8 new buildings, 17 new monsters and 5 new storylines based on legendary characters.

Empire Earth: Gold Edition, a 3D real-time strategy game from developer Stainless Steel Studios and recipient of GameSpy.com’s PC Game of the Year 2001 award, broke new ground by allowing players to choose from more than 20 civilizations as they battled across epochs ranging from prehistoric times to the not-so-distant future. The Gold Edition includes the extensive Art of Conquest expansion pack, which adds space exploration, new civilizations and much more.

“This deal with Rebellion is really exciting because of the sheer quality of the games it brings to the site,” said Adam Oldakowski, Managing Director of GOG.com. “These titles bring countless hours of top-notch gameplay to GOG.com, and really demonstrate the depth and breadth of the strategy genre – something you’re really only going to find on PC.”

Jason Kingsley, Rebellion CEO and Creative Director said “When the GOG.com opportunity presented itself, we were very impressed with their platform and the reach they could provide in delivering our games to the most customers. That, and the fact they share our enthusiasm for our games, helped seal the deal. I love RTS based games and these titles are very close to my heart and we’re confident GOG.com will provide a fantastic service and get everyone playing our games!”

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