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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
The bad games nobody wants clog the system. Maybe put a time limit too?
Probably more to do with the price than the quality of the game.
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Kpetrmail: Terrible idea. Up to this day GOG have shown respect to their customers, what with their no-DRM policies, releasing missing content for free and so on. But today, it's a digital Black Friday stampede fueled by the artificial scarcity from GOG's side. I wonder whether this will remain a single blunder or will mark the beginning of the new customer policy.
Fortunately, I've got the vast majority of the titles on earlier GOG and Steam sales.
Oh yes, evil GoG is treating us like crap for offering some really bitchin' deals, but not giving everything away to everyone who comes to the site.
Well, let's have a look...
Nope. Omerta's still there.
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Risingson: Omerta sale!

*sound of crickets*
Hahaha so true.
It's sad when I have to check my library to see if I've bought the game already in the past...my backlog is ridiculous
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Haunters: The bad games nobody wants clog the system. Maybe put a time limit too?
Incredibly, it seems that *someone* wants them. For 8$!
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trebor8273: Why are all the posts bitching and moaning about the sale from Americans?
Your not from America.
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destro9: Probably more to do with the price than the quality of the game.
It's the combination of price and 2-star rating.
Randomizing the ID of the buy button would go a long way in barring bots.
yeahh pizza guy delivered right on time (when omerta is "selling") ... neyhhhh pizza is f*cking burnt -.-

3 mins of luck gone
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trebor8273: Why are all the posts bitching and moaning about the sale from Americans?
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MobiusArcher: Your not from America.
Zing.
This is like death row, just keeps on draging :P
Thankfully I own or am not interested in the majority of what's come on sale so far (still sore about Tropico 3 though), but I find this fun. Plus, chatting with people alleviates the stress :)
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roninnogitsune: You know Sales that don't expect you to keep an eye on the page for hours on end and that you can check from time to time and don't have to worry bout "supplies" running out when they're digital. If they have a limit to the price then go to the pirce, don't force people to have to keep a screen in the corner of their eye and force their hand if they want a deal.
No false dichotomy, just the timeframe is different, other sales have 24 hours where you have to look here to get them. There are probably many people who miss those.