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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
I think if this is ever done again, it'd be a good idea to make the free games some sort of random draw with a countdown for entry, at the very least to avoid demolishing the servers every time one comes up.
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nagi: Overload bear, whyyyyyyyy
Same here.. when I manage to see the game... :P
I guess this promo is not for me because my bank denies any payments to my credit card after 3 daily payments to the same recipient. Ah well.
It isn't humanly possible to snag any of the freebies. The response time to clicking the button is ridiculous. Anybody else getting this?
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animalmother2105: Total Annihilation, anyone?
It's really worth of it, if only for the music.

Two Worlds 2 of course gave me a connection error message.
If you hang around only for the free games, youre going to have a bad time. For myself im extremely happy with this sale.
holy crap i actually got two world wooot lol
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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.
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jamotide: 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.
But the time frame is reasonable! That's the point. 24 hours is plenty of time to make a decision. alot of these deals you barely have minutes.
A tad surprising that 200 people bought Omerta, based on all I hear of it, including on here.
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nagi: Overload bear, whyyyyyyyy
I got it too.
I think I could have gotten Two Worlds 2, if the bear wouldn't have blocked my way to the checkout...

Well, I already own it anyway.
Yesss! Turdmerta gone!

Yesss! Two worlds for free!!

"Sorry we took a digital missile to the knee"...

Two worlds gone :(


funny how forums and site was not working but ofc all free copies were gone...
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ruzenqures: NOOO I MİSSED IT!!
It went SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fast :P it was amazing! I've clicked when it was at 40 left... nope! lol

Still, I think it's a really funny idea :) good jog gog!
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trebor8273: Why are all the posts bitching and moaning about the sale from Americans?
Because we're 6,000 miles further away from Poland than you are. So, you guys get a minimum of 0.03 seconds to respond to the deal, on top of the time that's added via buffer bloat and inefficiencies.
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nagi: Overload bear, whyyyyyyyy
Well, we asked for a dancing bear when the promo did not appear at the usual time... :)