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Posted November 13, 2013
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
Posted November 15, 2013
No interest in Don't Starve for me....so this is taking quite a while to go down and move on to the next game. Though sadly, I didn't catch this sale going on for a while and hoping I didn't miss anything I happened to be looking for/interested in.

Since there's not much to do tonight, guess I'm just watching the counter go down.
Posted November 15, 2013
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ozzyoscy: I'm betting there are people who have actually bought a game solely because it wasn't selling and was taking up time. If that is the case, perhaps this was a good idea for GoG after all.
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BillyMaysFan59: I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reason for the promo. They've done other insane marketing stunts before...remember that time they closed the site when they were moving out of beta? :D
Oh I remember that stunt. I shed a tear when a saw that news.
Posted November 15, 2013
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ozzyoscy: I'm betting there are people who have actually bought a game solely because it wasn't selling and was taking up time. If that is the case, perhaps this was a good idea for GoG after all.
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BillyMaysFan59: I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reason for the promo. They've done other insane marketing stunts before...remember that time they closed the site when they were moving out of beta? :D
Haha yes I do, they where dressed like monks if my memory isn´t playing tricks on me=).
Post edited November 15, 2013 by CorranHorn
Posted November 15, 2013
I guess it'll sell eventually, but I'm worried that while waiting I'll sleep through Thief Gold and Thief 2.
Posted November 15, 2013
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BillyMaysFan59: "You Won't Want to Fall Asleep!" -GOG

Well....I see everyone's reactions here and my own...that saying is not true at this point....zzzzz.........
Well, there was that sci-fi rerereremake about woman not wanting to fall asleep. Perhaps next sale can refer to that.
Posted November 15, 2013
Ok, bought 2, hope that helped xP No, one was a gift, sent it, they played a bit, told me it's fun so I said what the hell, might as well get it for me, lol xP
Posted November 15, 2013
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stevieknix: I guess it'll sell eventually, but I'm worried that while waiting I'll sleep through Thief Gold and Thief 2.
They couldn't have picked a more appropriate name for the sale =)
Posted November 15, 2013
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Dreadjaws: Except that if those games hadn't stalled the sale for hours each, they would have sold many more copies of games people actually wanted to buy.
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Schemilix: No, since they're doing a set number of games. So, not really.
How can you be sure of the situation? Look at the number of units for each game in each consecutive sale. Remember when Jack Keane stalled the sale for hours? The next time it showed up had a ridiculously low number of units for sale. In contrast, more popular games had higher numbers.
Posted November 15, 2013
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BillyMaysFan59: "You Won't Want to Fall Asleep!" -GOG

Well....I see everyone's reactions here and my own...that saying is not true at this point....zzzzz.........
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stan423321: Well, there was that sci-fi rerereremake about woman not wanting to fall asleep. Perhaps next sale can refer to that.
I thought Nightmare on Elm Street was horror, not Sci-Fi....
Posted November 15, 2013
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stevieknix: I guess it'll sell eventually, but I'm worried that while waiting I'll sleep through Thief Gold and Thief 2.
Same here, those are the only 2 games I've missed during this sale.
Posted November 15, 2013
I think if GOG does this promo again they won't have a round 3.
Posted November 15, 2013
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Schemilix: No, since they're doing a set number of games. So, not really.
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Dreadjaws: How can you be sure of the situation? Look at the number of units for each game in each consecutive sale. Remember when Jack Keane stalled the sale for hours? The next time it showed up had a ridiculously low number of units for sale. In contrast, more popular games had higher numbers.
That is true.From round to round they have adjusted their numbers at times.Maybe GOG indeed expected Don't Starve to be more in demand.Too hip for the old school crowd here!:D
Posted November 15, 2013
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BillyMaysFan59: I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reason for the promo. They've done other insane marketing stunts before...remember that time they closed the site when they were moving out of beta? :D
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CorranHorn: Haha yes I do, they where dressed like monks if my memory isn´t playing tricks on me=).
They were dressed as monks! (according to Wikipedia anyways)
Posted November 15, 2013
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ozzyoscy: I'm betting there are people who have actually bought a game solely because it wasn't selling and was taking up time. If that is the case, perhaps this was a good idea for GoG after all.
Guilty! Overall, I think it's a win-win for all.
Posted November 15, 2013
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stan423321: Well, there was that sci-fi rerereremake about woman not wanting to fall asleep. Perhaps next sale can refer to that.
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tobias683: I thought Nightmare on Elm Street was horror, not Sci-Fi....
Not that movie.
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Fictionvision: I think if GOG does this promo again they won't have a round 3.
Quite the contrary, I'd expect them to make more smaller rounds.
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