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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
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ChrisSD: Ignoring daily deals, how many games are NOT discounted? Anyone got a list?
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CarrionCrow: From what I can see, there's -
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Zombie Shooter
For those who want Zombie Shooter it's currently on sale at ShinyLoot for $1.25:

http://www.shinyloot.com/zombie-shooter
Posted December 15, 2013
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CarrionCrow:
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Vitek:
My thanks to the both of you! Wow, I didn't realise it's so few.
Post edited December 15, 2013 by ChrisSD
Posted December 15, 2013
Sorry GOG, but the daily surprise gimmick is terrible. Two times it's been games I already owned and the other still left the game at $20 despite discount, hardly impulse-buy material.
Posted December 15, 2013
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ForgetDeny: Sorry GOG, but the daily surprise gimmick is terrible. Two times it's been games I already owned and the other still left the game at $20 despite discount, hardly impulse-buy material.
I was lucky my first day was a game that was on my wishlist for a while, pity about the other times.
Posted December 15, 2013
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ForgetDeny: Sorry GOG, but the daily surprise gimmick is terrible. Two times it's been games I already owned and the other still left the game at $20 despite discount, hardly impulse-buy material.
Yes, the deals I got were all on games I already owned as well. McDon wrote that he/ she received a game on his/ her wish list. Good to gift though, but until now, the games that popped up were hardly gifting material.
The Fallout deal from the beginning was fantastic though.
Posted December 15, 2013
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FlamingFirewire: Got super lucky and owned every game in today's promo except the two I wanted - Carmageddon 2 and Hotline Miami. Hopefully I'll see Deadly Premonition in one of my everyday gifts:)
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Novotnus: Mister Francis York Morgan!
How can you not own it yet?
Looks like Emily borrowed some of my money for sinners sandwich - now I don't have enough money left for it! I should say, it really is fantastic!
Posted December 15, 2013
Looks like the Roguelike bundle will be the sale for tomorrow - how will it work with Sword of the Stars: The Pit?

Is the gold edition of SOTS: The Pit basically the base game + mindgames DLC + gold upgrade DLC?

The original release thread says that you need the Mindgames DLC to be able to use the gold upgrade.

So if the gold edition is discounted in the pack, will people who own the base game be able to buy the upgrades at the same discount?
Posted December 15, 2013
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xy2345: But I agree, that the whole forced google+ integration is bs. I didn't have a google+ account before that. Now I have one, but of course it does not contain real information about me and I'm not using it. It only exists to allow me to comment on youtube.
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rtcvb32: And then they wonder why there was suddenly so many trolls. Curiously the 'new comment system' has so many negative votes it's a wonder how they thought this was a good idea. Google+ so far is a failed system, not necessarily bad, but being forced to use it gives a bad taste and makes everyone hate it. A good number of people aren't really aware of the integration since they had to get a Google+ for newer users (the last 2 years?).

I wonder how many content publishers are going to just walk away, since commenting by itself is such a pain in the butt now to try and get back with everyone. Course as I mentioned before, TotalBiscuit bypasses the comment system by referring you to Reddit instead. Seems like a workable system.
Just because the personal info is fake doesn't meant that I don't behave like a civilized human being.

I know what TB does, but I'm not going to go to Reddit to post a comment on a youtube video. That's too many hoops to jump through.
Posted December 15, 2013
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CarrionCrow: Well, the Pit gives you a variety of characters to choose from, each specializing in a particular aspect (survival, crafting, computers, weapons, psychic powers), and you can decide between difficulty levels so you don't have to set out for a full-on masochism experience unless you want to.
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jackster79: SOTS:The Pit, I can give some insight on. As CarrionCrow stated, there are multiple characters to choose from, each specializing in a certain set of skills (but all skills are available to all classes it seems). Also, not sure how much this is still the case, but when it first came out, even the easiest difficulty was considered harder than one would think due to the random generator deliberately working against any item drop that would be in your favor. It is still fun, but bear in mind the purpose of the game is the journey and not the end, and thus expect to die a ton regardless of which character that is chosen.

In case it matters, I play it with the 360 controller, and find the interface to be very very good. Only in wanting to accomplish particular actions do I still use the mouse/keyboard, but I reckon that is because I still have not figured out how to do it with the controller.

The game is turn-based, so you will not have to worry about losing due to you as the person playing the game not reacting fast enough, which I consider a huge plus (not as fast in my relative-old-gamer-age as I was during the Nintendo golden era :-) ).

Also, the game is one that I would consider one you can pick up and play anytime with respect to *most* aspects of the game, in case your schedule is a busy one and that matters too (I say *most* because there are certain things like "goo" you can acquire that are different colors, and the effect of the colors change with each starting-over, and once you discover the effect for your current attempt it is not recorded - you have to keep track of that yourself. I think there are only one or two things - goo and maybe doors and/or traps but that is it).
Thank you both for your input. :) The Pit is actually the game I know the less about and was the less sure of, so this helps a lot. I'll see what the Recommended Deal and my Gift are tomorrow, and decide then. I've set aside a rather fat budget for this sale, but it's not bottomless. xD
Posted December 15, 2013
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JoseWisemang: Hmmmm.... If I own Sword of the Stars: the Pit and bought all the DLC seperately does that count as owning SotS: The Pit Gold Edition in the upcoming bundle or would I have to buy the game again to achieve the discount?
This is just an educated guess, and I kind of wonder the same thing... here's my thoughts if I understand correctly Sword of the Stars: The Pit Gold product is just bundle of the three separate releases so based on that I assume to key in the discount you'd need both DLCs (Mindgames and Gold Upgrade) or that adding both DLCs plus remaining package will trigger discount if you own base game.
Posted December 15, 2013
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kromcita: Looks like the Roguelike bundle will be the sale for tomorrow - how will it work with Sword of the Stars: The Pit?

Is the gold edition of SOTS: The Pit basically the base game + mindgames DLC + gold upgrade DLC?

The original release thread says that you need the Mindgames DLC to be able to use the gold upgrade.

So if the gold edition is discounted in the pack, will people who own the base game be able to buy the upgrades at the same discount?
I was thinking about it too and... well, let's do some math, shall we?

SOTS: The Pit gold edition costs 12.99$ so 70% off it will cost 3.9$
Mindgames DLC and Gold Edition upgrade cost 4.99$ and 2.99$, respectively. But they are 50% during the entire sale so they cost 2.49$ and 1.49$ so 3.98$. That's only 8 cents more than the whole Gold Edition will cost tomorrow. So I won't be surprised if they are not included in a bundle tomorrow because you can upgrade your game during the whole sale for (almost) the same price.
Posted December 15, 2013
Could somebody please explain to me why the Roguelikelike Bundlelike deal has three times the amount of votes that the other pack got? If I already own FTL, would you say that it's worth getting?
Posted December 15, 2013
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fronzelneekburm: Could somebody please explain to me why the Roguelikelike Bundlelike deal has three times the amount of votes that the other pack got? If I already own FTL, would you say that it's worth getting?
I voted for it because I wanted Spelunky mostly. The Pit Gold is another I intended to pick up later on, but at 70% I'll go ahead and get it.

Rogue Legacy I already have from the insomnia sale and like a lot. For someone who likes 2d Metroid or Castlevania games it is something I'd highly recommend. Though at times it can be rather difficult. I'd also recommend using a gamepad of some kind for Rogue Legacy and Spelunky.
Posted December 15, 2013
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kromcita: Looks like the Roguelike bundle will be the sale for tomorrow - how will it work with Sword of the Stars: The Pit?

Is the gold edition of SOTS: The Pit basically the base game + mindgames DLC + gold upgrade DLC?

The original release thread says that you need the Mindgames DLC to be able to use the gold upgrade.

So if the gold edition is discounted in the pack, will people who own the base game be able to buy the upgrades at the same discount?
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Ghorpm: I was thinking about it too and... well, let's do some math, shall we?

SOTS: The Pit gold edition costs 12.99$ so 70% off it will cost 3.9$
Mindgames DLC and Gold Edition upgrade cost 4.99$ and 2.99$, respectively. But they are 50% during the entire sale so they cost 2.49$ and 1.49$ so 3.98$. That's only 8 cents more than the whole Gold Edition will cost tomorrow. So I won't be surprised if they are not included in a bundle tomorrow because you can upgrade your game during the whole sale for (almost) the same price.
70% off $7.98 is $2.39. If it's any more than that then it will be a slap in the face to all the early buyers. But I guess that's par the course for all this DLC bullshit.
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?
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IAmSinistar: 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.
It's a game that feels like it should be on the SNES. I almost sorta wish new ROMS were being made even if they weren't distributed in cartridge form.

edit: I thought you had mentioned Shuggy... which was my random 'deal of the day'.
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