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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 15, 2013
lol. I happened a game that had already!

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2tNRABu.jpg[/IMG]

gog.com is an excellent service. But these naivety are really frustrating . ^ ^

uff...... in waiting of day 5....
Posted December 15, 2013
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jackster79: I broke tradition today and went with Brave New Worlds for the surprise deal, and ended up with Surgeon Simulator 2013. It looks interesting, and I suppose for $2.00 I can take a chance, but I am interested in what the community thinks. Can some of you attempt to sell me on this one?
From what I've seen, it's the gaming equivalent of a gag gift. You're supposed to perform surgery, but the controls are so intentionally hard to use that it turns into a cluster**** real quick. So it ends up being you wrestling the controls, making mincemeat out of your patient, but trying to somehow keep them alive long enough to finish the procedure.
Posted December 15, 2013
YEAAAAH

I REALLY hope the roguelikelike bundlelike (lol) wins. I absolutely love FTL (more than 100 hours of play time, easily) and the other 3 games of the bundle are on my wishlist, it'll be the perfect excuse to finally purchase them!
Posted December 15, 2013
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h.e.X.e.n.: lol. I happened a game that had already!

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2tNRABu.jpg[/IMG]

gog.com is an excellent service. But these naivety are really frustrating . ^ ^

uff...... in waiting of day 5....
Happened to me too. Just logged in this morning and clicked the "New Games" present and got "Chronicles of Riddick", which I already have! Awesome game though!
Posted December 15, 2013
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geoconker: YEAAAAH

I REALLY hope the roguelikelike bundlelike (lol) wins. I absolutely love FTL (more than 100 hours of play time, easily) and the other 3 games of the bundle are on my wishlist, it'll be the perfect excuse to finally purchase them!
It's up by 720 votes half an hour into day 4. Odds are good. lol.
Posted December 15, 2013
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nijuu: Someone mentioned about free game via the surprise box, but i see no mention of that...
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JMich: Free games are mentioned in the promo mail.
Confirmed. There is a chance, that if you were very, very, very good this year (or you're simply lucky as hell ;-) ), you can find a free game in your mystery box.
Posted December 15, 2013
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jackster79: I broke tradition today and went with Brave New Worlds for the surprise deal, and ended up with Surgeon Simulator 2013. It looks interesting, and I suppose for $2.00 I can take a chance, but I am interested in what the community thinks. Can some of you attempt to sell me on this one?
Looking at the video preview and images of this game, it looks like it was slapped together during a drunken lunch break.
Posted December 15, 2013
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G-Doc: if you were very, very, very good this year
Damn it, I was tricked by this shirt and I was naughty. Not sure if that counts as being lucky though...
Posted December 15, 2013
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Ophelium: The daily presents have been underwhelming for me, to say the least.
Echo the sentiment.

Also would prefer a "here's 3 games on special, here's what they are, and you can only choose 1 of the 3".

That way IF I do not want "game 1" but am interested in one of the others, I'd go ahead and buy. As the DAILY SURPRISE promotion is implemented now, I believe it is losing sales for GOG. And isn't that the most important thing for GOG - to sell more so they can spend to acquire more licences?

It's annoying when I click on one of the mystery "presents"/offers, and wonder what else I missed out on (because I can't go back to click the other 2 if I do not want what I initially picked).
Posted December 15, 2013
I will win either way, as I want Ittle Dew and Spelunky.

On the Un-Linked RPGs Pack, I have everything except Ittle Dew. On Roguelikelike Bundlelike I own everything except Spelunky and Pit Gold.

BTW, Rogue Lecacy is a wonderful game.
Posted December 15, 2013
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jackster79: I broke tradition today and went with Brave New Worlds for the surprise deal, and ended up with Surgeon Simulator 2013. It looks interesting, and I suppose for $2.00 I can take a chance, but I am interested in what the community thinks. Can some of you attempt to sell me on this one?
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CarrionCrow: From what I've seen, it's the gaming equivalent of a gag gift. You're supposed to perform surgery, but the controls are so intentionally hard to use that it turns into a cluster**** real quick. So it ends up being you wrestling the controls, making mincemeat out of your patient, but trying to somehow keep them alive long enough to finish the procedure.
That is also what I gathered from the reviews posted on the game card. I was hoping someone here that has played it could convince me that it is a good one to play in a party-type of way with folks around taking turns trying it to see if they can do better than the last. But if the controls cross over into frustration territory, I am going to pass.

Of course, this is all a matter of personal taste and everyone's mileage will vary but I figured I could not hurt to solicit input.

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Buenro-games: Looking at the video preview and images of this game, it looks like it was slapped together during a drunken lunch break.
Thanks to you both for your input. :-)
Post edited December 15, 2013 by jackster79
Posted December 15, 2013
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Buenro-games: I got Influx on the random deal, kind of reminds me of Marble Madness but with scenery. Wonder if it's worth it?
It's a decent little puzzle game, where you have to rotate the interior environments to get the orb where you need it to be. I'd say it's worth the discount price. Helps if you have a beefy PC, as it's a bit stuttery on mine at times in the exterior jungle environment, but not so bad that I can't play the game.
Posted December 15, 2013
Ok, so I'm 4 for 4 now on striking out on the winter sales promos it looks like. ;) The two racing games don't appeal to me, I own the entire AD&D game collection already (but it's awesome it's there for others to get as I know many have been waiting!), and for the 4th day in a row the Mystery Gift Box has offered me a game I already own.

It's kind of nice to know a little bit of what's going to be on sale the next day with the voting thing, but it seems both of the voting options don't appeal to me for tomorrow so I'll probably end up striking out again tomorrow. LOL Guess I just need to cross my fingers the first promo box, or the mystery gift will offer me something I want and don't already have tomorrow.

I kind of like the format of the promos this year, but I was buying games almost every day last year and haven't gotten any at all yet this year. Please throw me a bone GOG! :oP
Posted December 15, 2013
So, when does the sale end?
Posted December 15, 2013
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Ophelium: The daily presents have been underwhelming for me, to say the least.
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f_alcon: Echo the sentiment.

Also would prefer a "here's 3 games on special, here's what they are, and you can only choose 1 of the 3".

That way IF I do not want "game 1" but am interested in one of the others, I'd go ahead and buy. As the DAILY SURPRISE promotion is implemented now, I believe it is losing sales for GOG. And isn't that the most important thing for GOG - to sell more so they can spend to acquire more licences?

It's annoying when I click on one of the mystery "presents"/offers, and wonder what else I missed out on (because I can't go back to click the other 2 if I do not want what I initially picked).
The presents are not fixed. Picking another box would result in another random old/new/all game. It's like asking for three chances instead of one. I see it now as a Scratch Card GOG is giving out, which should be seen as something fun and not something that generates negativity like "losing sales for GOG".

That's just the way I see it.
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