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Posted December 12, 2013
600+ games discounted by at least 50%, bundle deals up to 80% off, daily personal deals!

It is here: 2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale on GOG.com! The biggest, the loudest, the most varied, and the most exciting sale we've ever done begins now. How big is it? There are way over 600 games from our catalog steadily discounted by at least 50%. How loud is it? Let's just mention the fact, that we're opening with a triple nuclear blast, giving away Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics for FREE the next 48 hours. How varied is it? On top of regular discounts you'll have daily deals including games presented by YouTube personalities, hot thematic bundles chosen each day by our dear users, offered with up to 80% discounts, and--finally--daily personal deals where you pick one of the special offers available to you, and you only. How exciting is it? Well, you probably get the idea by now. So, there you have it: time to save BIG on the best games in history, available DRM-free for Windows and Mac.

This holiday season, your GOG.com Winter Sale experience include the company of Jesse Cox, Force Strategy Gaming, Dodger from Press Heart to Continue, and the YogsCast team. Each day we mash-up a classic game (or games) with it's modern successors and offer them with high discounts, while our tube-casting friends explain why they consider such a blend interesting and worth playing.

2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale Video Recommendations playlist

Section updated: Don't forget about your gamer friends that may not know GOG.com yet! Sadly, for the sake of unburdening what servers we have, we had to turn off the option for gifting free games. But you can always just let them know they can sign up with GOG.com and claim a free gift of Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. On top of that, when they register to our service, they'll receive all the 12 free games we add to all the newly-created accounts. That way your friends will start their adventure with GOG.com with a collection of 15 great games total already on their virtual shelves! Be kind, share the good news! :-)

We'd also like to remind you, that all purchases on GOG.com are now covered with our new 30-day Worldwide Money Back Guarantee, so your holiday gaming shopping spree is safer than it ever was before.

Worldwide Money Back Guarantee announcement video

Our 2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale will last until Sunday, December 29, at 1:59PM GMT. Happy holidays from GOG.com team, everyone! And again, sorry for the server issues in the initial hours of our sale.
Post edited December 14, 2013 by G-Doc
Posted December 19, 2013
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cemtufekci: They could really put the settlers pack today which lost voting two days ago instead of this 4x deal. It's the third day they are offering the same deal. Settlers also got thousands of votes.
Good, for a second I thought I was the only one seeing that. It's sad we have the same deal but happy that I don't have a brain tumor.
Posted December 19, 2013
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Ghorpm: I got to re-roll my games, but only once. The second deal also contains three games I already own but I cannot re-roll anymore...
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IAmSinistar: On the plus side, the "clear your session" trick still works. I was able to open GOG in three different browsers (Firefox, IE, Chrome) and got different deals in each, provide I wasn't logged into GOG in at least two of them. Then by flushing my IE session and cache completely, I could go again to get more different ones. Did it until I finally got one I wanted (Sacrifice).

No idea if this trick can be used to get yet another deal within the same day, let's see.
Did u get a different discount to the one thats already been noted?
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cemtufekci: They could really put the settlers pack today which lost voting two days ago instead of this 4x deal. It's the third day they are offering the same deal. Settlers also got thousands of votes.
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tinyE: Good, for a second I thought I was the only one seeing that. It's sad we have the same deal but happy that I don't have a brain tumor.
Ahhhhhhhhh yeah i thought something looked familiar....
Post edited December 19, 2013 by nijuu
Posted December 19, 2013
The session-reload trick won't let you buy a second bargain, even though you can still see one by doing that. So GOG programmed that bit smartly. And frankly it would be more trouble than it's worth to program around the session-reload anyway, so I don't fault them there.

Looks like the RECOMMENDED DEAL offers will probably be stuff we've already seen on the Solstice Sale day, but at least the COMMUNITY DEAL offers seem they will be new. A bit disappointing that they threw one there from before, rather than one which lost a vote, as they could have made more sales by posting the highest-vote-getting bundle that didn't make it.

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nijuu: Did u get a different discount to the one thats already been noted?
No, it's the same discount as on the list Mondo compiled. And since you need to log in before you see the discount, you really couldn't game the system for a freebie either, since your selection becomes fixed at that point. All the trick really does is help you get a game you actually want.
Post edited December 19, 2013 by IAmSinistar
Posted December 19, 2013
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IAmSinistar: The session-reload trick won't let you buy a second bargain, even though you can still see one by doing that. So GOG programmed that bit smartly. And frankly it would be more trouble than it's worth to program around the session-reload anyway, so I don't fault them there.

Looks like the RECOMMENDED DEAL offers will probably be stuff we've already seen on the Solstice Sale day, but at least the COMMUNITY DEAL offers seem they will be new. A bit disappointing that they threw one there from before, rather than one which lost a vote, as they could have made more sales by posting the highest-vote-getting bundle that didn't make it.

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nijuu: Did u get a different discount to the one thats already been noted?
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IAmSinistar: No, it's the same discount as on the list Mondo compiled. And since you need to log in before you see the discount, you really couldn't game the system for a freebie either, since your selection becomes fixed at that point. All the trick really does is help you get a game you actually want.
hahaa not looking for a freebie :).
Posted December 19, 2013
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nijuu: hahaa not looking for a freebie :).
Didn't mean to imply you were. Just pointing out that it can't be used that way. Since I develop web applications, part of me is always looking for exploits (and ways to close them). :)
Posted December 19, 2013
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nijuu: hahaa not looking for a freebie :).
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IAmSinistar: Didn't mean to imply you were. Just pointing out that it can't be used that way. Since I develop web applications, part of me is always looking for exploits (and ways to close them). :)
Im actually just wondering if there is indeed any variation in discounts as mentioned previously...
Posted December 19, 2013
These daily surprise boxes seems to offer me the same things over and over again. I have been offered Commandos at least 3 times already and Wasteland 1 at least twice.

Why can't it show me something else, haha. Come on Thief 2.
Post edited December 19, 2013 by Ravenvolf
Posted December 19, 2013
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Ravenvolf: These daily surprise boxes seems to offer me the same things over and over again. I have been offered Commandos at least 3 times already and Wasteland 1 at least twice.

Why can't it show me something else, haha. Come on Thief 2.
No wasteland for me still and i want it.
Posted December 19, 2013
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nijuu: Im actually just wondering if there is indeed any variation in discounts as mentioned previously...
I've only heard anecdotal evidence that it does. Frankly I think the prices are either per the Mondo list, or entirely free if you hit the randomiser just right.
Posted December 19, 2013
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Ravenvolf: These daily surprise boxes seems to offer me the same things over and over again. I have been offered Commandos at least 3 times already and Wasteland 1 at least twice.

Why can't it show me something else, haha. Come on Thief 2.
yep i noticed that as well
Posted December 19, 2013
Interesting to me is how Interplay games have shown up in the community bundles. I don't think Interplay put any games in bundles in the holiday 2012 or summer 2013 sales. They even pulled their games from the 50% off markdown one week into the summer sale. So, it's nice to see them join the party. :)
Posted December 19, 2013
I seem to be having deja vu...
Posted December 19, 2013
Haven't picked a box but don't have a reroll option. Hmm..
Posted December 19, 2013
YES!! finally got Battle Realms at a good price :D
Posted December 19, 2013
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mondo84: Haven't picked a box but don't have a reroll option. Hmm..
clear cache, open an incognito/private window, try an alternate browser if necessary, close browser and keep trying until deal you like appears, click on it and log in at the prompt
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