BlackThorny: There was a time I really wanted a box, but the industry ruined all the fun for me.
The first time I bought a retail package was from an online Canadian store named TheDragonDen (Great memories from this one), it didn't contain a pretty box but it had manual and stuff and was at the best price at the time. I knew buying a full product gives me a pretty box to put on the shelf, detailed pictured manual and some additional perks like a thick cardboard registration/giveaway/discount card, possibly a full picture game catalog, etc. There were also collector editions with additional perks such as a cloth (not paper!) map.
Over the years the boxes got slimmer and contained less and less perks, until it reached to the point of most only have a dvd box-set with cover pictures and a 4 page manual with installation and troubleshooting instructions. Even those that did contain a 10-40 page manual had the same in a digital file on board the attached media... while the ones that now only have just a download link with key completely defies the point of buying an actual copy in the first place.
By that point I felt buying digital is the only way of getting the real value of what you pay for without disappointment... Since in most cases (special* editions aside) there is no physical copy variant that I will feel worthy for my shelf space

* One of my most beloved purchases is Gabriel Knight Collector set that contains all games and an actual paper book. In recent years I hardly see anything of value in special editions other than some plastic figurine - and for the most part, in the turbulent world of online DLC, in order to have a truly complete product the only option is to go for a digital variant as no early special edition will ever contain future updates and publisher rarely bother with anthology box-sets.

RWarehall: Am I the only one, when I check the front page after a long absence, scrolling through the flash sales looking for Banished?

Anyhow, spreadsheet is up to date again.

Knock-Knock is now the biggest loser with only 4 appearances and hasn't been seen since Sunday...

BlackThorny: I do hope it will.
Not again! I just went away from my computer for 3 hours how did it manage to allude me?
last time I saw it under toned as it would appear sometime later so I figured I had enough time and be back before it's over, only to realize it was long gone by the time I was back... and to think It's not even the first promo I try to grab it. Oh well, better hope each game gets to show 10 times.

RWarehall: Knock-Knock is now the biggest loser with only 4 appearances and hasn't been seen since Sunday...

Tarnicus: An M1 Abrams is easily defeated by running out of fuel :P

Tarnicus: Guns didn't defeat them, stealing hunting grounds and starvation did in most cases.

nuketakuler: Has anyone else noticed that they just doubled the price of all their games in the last year or 2, and these sales are covering up the slow transitions as 2 dollar games are now considered 10 dollar games. Then u get an 80 percent off blowout but noone realized thats about what the game originally went for 2 years ago?

nuketakuler: Has anyone else noticed that they just doubled the price of all their games in the last year or 2, and these sales are covering up the slow transitions as 2 dollar games are now considered 10 dollar games. Then u get an 80 percent off blowout but noone realized thats about what the game originally went for 2 years ago?

Tarnicus: Sumzin only sum ponzy eldar fairy wud sez

vulchor: The money you paid them would have been better spent on hookers and blow.

nuketakuler: i could be wrong, it just SEEMMSS like games that were like 3 bucks are 10 now etc etc. 4 dollar games 15

HypersomniacLive: Who's they?

nuketakuler: i could be wrong, it just SEEMMSS like games that were like 3 bucks are 10 now etc etc. 4 dollar games 15

BlackThorny: Not to put GOGs efforts aside, but have you came across DOTemu? I knew of them before I knew of GOG. There was even a point I thought GOG is a reseller of them. Before them there were non digital old game distributors like Sold Out.

There was a time I really wanted a box, but the industry ruined all the fun for me.
The first time I bought a retail package was from an online Canadian store named TheDragonDen (Great memories from this one), it didn't contain a pretty box but it had manual and stuff and was at the best price at the time. I knew buying a full product gives me a pretty box to put on the shelf, detailed pictured manual and some additional perks like a thick cardboard registration/giveaway/discount card, possibly a full picture game catalog, etc. There were also collector editions with additional perks such as a cloth (not paper!) map.
Over the years the boxes got slimmer and contained less and less perks, until it reached to the point of most only have a dvd box-set with cover pictures and a 4 page manual with installation and troubleshooting instructions. Even those that did contain a 10-40 page manual had the same in a digital file on board the attached media... while the ones that now only have just a download link with key completely defies the point of buying an actual copy in the first place.
By that point I felt buying digital is the only way of getting the real value of what you pay for without disappointment... Since in most cases (special* editions aside) there is no physical copy variant that I will feel worthy for my shelf space

* One of my most beloved purchases is Gabriel Knight Collector set that contains all games and an actual paper book. In recent years I hardly see anything of value in special editions other than some plastic figurine - and for the most part, in the turbulent world of online DLC, in order to have a truly complete product the only option is to go for a digital variant as no early special edition will ever contain future updates and publisher rarely bother with anthology box-sets.

Ixamyakxim: As someone who has been Flash stalking I feel for you - I don't remember seeing this one for quite a few days either