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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
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BelowTheBelt: Cool. Thanks. Do most people DL these games and put them on zip drive for safekeeping/backup? Is that possible?
When I buy a game on GOG, it's immediately DLed and archived on my backup drive. And there's a second copy of all the game files and extras stored on one of my internal hard drives. You can back them up any way you want and as many times as you want.
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justanoldgamer: Do ZIP drives still exist?

Anyway, mines get stored on an external network drive.
Yup. Our chemistry lab still has one, which is the only way to access data required for a special piece of equipment whose program was designed for Win 98E and there is no current update (unless you want to spend $250,000).
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jpwiseguy: My bad...ok I'm pinging 32ms to just gog.com...the same with secure.gog.com.

Either way I am fierce on smashing the "Get It Now" button when it pops up, and I am denied every time, so I still believe it's more luck than anything. So who knows...
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Knofbath: That's at least believable now, must be a fiber connection. I'm not in an area where fiber is available to me.
Yes. It's a new house in a new subdivision. I had 1Mb for years before this though.
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tobias683: If anyone missed Deus Ex during this sale greenmangaming has it this weekend for $1.74. I think it's for a Steam copy but still 75% off.
Deus Ex: Invisible War. Not the same game.
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Briareos262: I've so missed so many comi-cons.....just too poor to go...even tho there not too far....
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MGShogun: I live very close to SDCC so I'm able to go at little cost. Plus, it helped that I'm a volunteer so I can get in for free. :D

Lot of fun times to be had.
yeah I remember some random guy telling me I could volunteer. The only big downside of that I saw is that I wouldn't have enough time to check everything out and all that temptation of uber cool stuff I could never afford =(
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moonshineshadow: I bought:

Evoland
Anvil of Dawn
Rogue Legacy
Psychonauts

Now waiting for "Don't starve", which will be my last game at the promo, since game funds for this month will be finished.
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Ungunbu: r u sure it's still to come?
It has not been in round 3 except for freebie and gog team member said that this does not count, so it should come.
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iuliand: ...
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Briareos262: sorry about the King's Bounty Crossworlds problem. I'm having the same problem with Don't Starve however work made me miss that one and when it went up on sale 2nd round then 3rd round it went free tons hours later was totally demoralized. Ironically the one free game I surprisingly got yesteday was King's Bounty Crossworlds, would have dropped ya the code if I noticed ya around and wanted the game that bad =)
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't know why, but it feels a little bit better knowing I'm not alone... :)
I admit that I'm quite frustrated. I hope Blackwell bundle will stay up all night while I sleep... but I don't have that luck... :)) :P
Post edited November 15, 2013 by iuliand
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tobias683: If anyone missed Deus Ex during this sale greenmangaming has it this weekend for $1.74. I think it's for a Steam copy but still 75% off.
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TwistedFate: Deus Ex: Invisible War. Not the same game.
They have the whole franchise on sale this weekend Deus Ex, Human Revolution and Invisible War.
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bell02: lets play a game: show us how you keep an eye on the sales^^

here is my way
http://s1.directupload.net/images/131115/glzps2ni.jpg
I have two rigs networked and two screens on my desk. The left one has the sale counter up and I use the right one for cruising the forums along with other sites in separate tabs.
Does anyone think there is a possibility of Gog.com going down like it did back in the day?
Games I bought:
Maggunner
Dragon Commander
Witcher 2
Septerra Core
Master of Magic
Myst
Baldur's Gate 2
Book of Unwritten Tales
Rues Deus Ex
Torchlight
Blackwell Bundle
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
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MGShogun: I live very close to SDCC so I'm able to go at little cost. Plus, it helped that I'm a volunteer so I can get in for free. :D

Lot of fun times to be had.
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Briareos262: yeah I remember some random guy telling me I could volunteer. The only big downside of that I saw is that I wouldn't have enough time to check everything out and all that temptation of uber cool stuff I could never afford =(
Volunteering is only 3 hours per day so I'm sure you can still do a lot of stuff.

I usually get super super super early shift so I can check the rest of the stuff for the day.

I rarely sleep during SDCC but that's the sacrifice that one has to made if one want to have a lot of fun. :DDD
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TwistedFate: Deus Ex: Invisible War. Not the same game.
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tobias683: They have the whole franchise on sale this weekend Deus Ex, Human Revolution and Invisible War.
Ok, didn't see the original when I checked, but wasn't really looking that hard.
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CelestialBunny: ... they should really follow Steams example ...
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GhostwriterDoF: GoG is too busy cracking their own molds... :D
Just try to imagine the outcry if a free game would follow and the counter was not 1 on the game before...
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jpwiseguy: This is a fun sale, although a bit frustrating as well. Kinda like a good game. :)
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MGShogun: Have you got any games that you want? :)
Yeah, I snagged NWN, MoO 1-2, HoMM 3 and 5 so far...still need NWN 2, and Thief games.