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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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Bonshea: Hehe, I like how the color of the counter showing the remaining number of available copies turned from white to orange. As if it was representing the dire urgency of how little time this game would presumably still be on sale. Bwahahahaha-ha-hah....hah... *sob* If only they knew- if only...they...knew.
I've decided to look at it as a boss battle. It went orange because his health meter is getting low. But it's CHA-CHING instead of HODOKEN.
I think Jack Kane makes people sleepy. But if you have over 650 games in your catalog - well guess what not everyone likes everything. But anyway I'm so happy that the counter doesn't say 1400 :)
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Novotnus: No, this is not true! It's a masterpiece. It's so good everybody already has it! If anybody still misses it from his or her collection - come on, join the rest of the civilized world, buy it!
Feel free to splash out on those $12 to get it. ;)

Maybe a few dozen copies for friends and families. Christmas is around the corner and what could be more ideal than the game that GOG.com fans are almost fighting each over to own (well, fighting for someone else to buy and own it, in any rate...).
Post edited November 14, 2013 by Fezred
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schmea: Next up: The Complete Jack Keane Collection.
O_O
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They'd get more sales if there were more things to buy at once that are on discount/sale
I checked back in the thread, the Assassin's Creed posts just went over to 4 hours and it was right before this. So this game has been up for 4 hours now and has only managed to sell 69 copies.
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schmea: Next up: The Complete Jack Keane Collection.
Please, don't even joke about that.

Please.

Just don't.
Let it be a proverb: "To be another Jack Keane 2": To be something holding everything up that nobody seems to want.

Sample uses:

"Oh, great, this one will never sell! Not another Jack Keane 2!"
"I sure hope we don't get another Jack Keane 2!"
"Traffic seems like just another Jack Keane 2 today..."
bloody hell 3 and a half hours. guess the insomnia part of the this is waiting for jack keane to die
Upside is that I've managed to download several of the games I've bought in the sale during the Great Siege of Jack Keane 2. I even managed to complete a playthough of one. Still waiting for JK2 to go away.

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I'm going to buy 30 copies of Jack Keane right now. I sure hope you guys don't beat me to it. You'll have to act really fast!
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/11/13
:D
Post edited November 14, 2013 by gbaz69
Glad I went to bed. I did not miss out on anything. 4 hours on Lag Keane 2.
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JadeKnight: Let it be a proverb: "To be another Jack Keane 2": To be something holding everything up that nobody seems to want.

Sample uses:

"Oh, great, this one will never sell! Not another Jack Keane 2!"
"I sure hope we don't get another Jack Keane 2!"
"Traffic seems like just another Jack Keane 2 today..."
just as I thought, it's started already :)
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xep624: I think Jack Kane makes people sleepy. But if you have over 650 games in your catalog - well guess what not everyone likes everything. But anyway I'm so happy that the counter doesn't say 1400 :)
It make no difference. Sale was killed by Jack. ;)

The only thing: If it was 1400 we knew, there was no chance in hell it would go on. with 100 we had hope, at least.