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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
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jackster79: When you say the book, are you saying that the original Bladerunner move was based on a book? Or is is it the other way around?
The first Blade Runner movie did use "Do the Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" as it's foundation, but it wasn't exactly an adaptation.
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HypersomniacLive: Guys, your efforts are really appreciated. Here's a little suggestion - have you thought of coordinating your efforts a bit so the updated lists are more spread in this thread? Pages get pushed down really fast and along with them the list :-)
No. :P
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Stoltverd: Still waiting for torment and nwn diamond...
Waiting for more than 8 hours...
I've waited for NWN Diamond since yesterday morning (it's evening here now) and no luck.. :/
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Velgor: "Blade Runner" is based on the Phillip K. Dick short story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"....
Fixed it for you.
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jackster79: When you say the book, are you saying that the original Bladerunner move was based on a book? Or is is it the other way around?
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Velgor: "Blade Runner" is based on the Phillip K. Dick short story "Do Androids Dream of Android Sheep". In fact many of the big sci-fi movies in the last 30+ years have been based on his work. That includes the Schwartzenegger version of "Total Recall" and more...
It's a book. Something that's 256 pages does not qualify as a short story in my opinion.
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Stoltverd: Still waiting for torment and nwn diamond...
Waiting for more than 8 hours...
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Daliz: I've waited for NWN Diamond since yesterday morning (it's evening here now) and no luck.. :/
same here all I want is NWN 1 and Thief 3 and I am set
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Chevette: The book is even better!

Actually, the book is a lot stranger.

I loved the director's cut of Bladerunner. I don't think any movie has captured that atmosphere as well, even to this day.
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jackster79: When you say the book, are you saying that the original Bladerunner move was based on a book? Or is is it the other way around?
Yes, it does, look at Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Chevette: The book is even better!

Actually, the book is a lot stranger.

I loved the director's cut of Bladerunner. I don't think any movie has captured that atmosphere as well, even to this day.
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DrRoxo: Agreed. The book is great and so is the DC. Speaking of other movies, got any recommendations that are at least a bit reminiscent of Blade runner?
The novel ("Do androids dream of electric sheep" - I think was the title) was brilliant, but dark, very dark and creates a complete universe/ambience - it's a relatively short novel, but one feature film could not recreate it completely. Maybe a mini-series. Still, Blade Runner is one of the best sci-fi movies out there, and it stands on its own.
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johangsl: Same feeling here on the gamer wife. She has no clue as to why I keep refreshing GOG every 15 minutes lol.
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Minmataro: I got mine addicted to WoW.

BAM! No more wife aggro while gaming and we even have an agreement. She can have a 3 night a week raid schedule that never changes if i can buy any game i want without maxing out my gaming Credit card.

Its been working the last 9 years.
hehe I got mine addicted to the Sims... now granted I no longer get spouse aggro when playing games ( got her hooked back in 1999 ) bad thing is just like how most MMO's have when to the micro perches model ( the still ding you hard for the game, expansion packs, and stuff packs ) but the stupid store where you can buy little things is killing the pocket book .75 to $5 at a time and now there taking about making The Sims 4 after $1000s have been spent on the ver. 1-3

almost think a MMO at this point would have been cheaper for her to get hooked on to LOL
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drumsfellow: I hear ya.

Anyone here interested in some Origin codes?
I have:
Dead Space
Mirror's Edge
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Populous
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legitster: heh still have code for Dead Space? XD
Sure, there you go!
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Velgor: "Blade Runner" is based on the Phillip K. Dick short story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"....
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Khalaq: Fixed it for you.
Thanks...brain is a bit fuzzy with this whole Insomnia Sale. :)
im telling you the Thief games, BG1, NWN Diamond, Planescape and Theme Hospital will be the last games up... I think GoG may be evil.
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ramiera: Just checked yesterday, for which version should I watch (haven't seen the movie yet) :)
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MGShogun: Whew! There's 4 versions but I myself like director's cut a lot, although the director doesn't like it.

Still, I would strongly recommend Final Cut since that's how Ridley Scott intended it.

It's quite brilliant sci-fi flick. I saw it when I was younger but I didn't appreciated it. Now, I do dig it a lot more. :D
Thank you for the recommendation, decided on the final cut, too :) And I have stopped reading the trivia after I've found the comparison between the different versions, although I'm sure will do it after watching to check what I've missed.
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jackster79: When you say the book, are you saying that the original Bladerunner move was based on a book? Or is is it the other way around?
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Velgor: "Blade Runner" is based on the Phillip K. Dick short story "Do Androids Dream of Android Sheep". In fact many of the big sci-fi movies in the last 30+ years have been based on his work. That includes the Schwartzenegger version of "Total Recall" and more...
I have seen that version of Total Recall, and hear it is better than the newer one. Interesting bit that, one short story had a lot of influence. I will have to see if I can pick up a copy at the library (though unless there are reprints I am guessing it will be hard to find being as old is it is).

Edit: Thanks to everyone for clearing this up. Seems like it is a book and not a short story, and that the author has done several books in that vein. Definitely going to need to dedicate some time to his work. Thanks again fellow GOGers!
Post edited November 16, 2013 by jackster79
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Chevette: The book is even better!

Actually, the book is a lot stranger.

I loved the director's cut of Bladerunner. I don't think any movie has captured that atmosphere as well, even to this day.
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jackster79: When you say the book, are you saying that the original Bladerunner move was based on a book? Or is is it the other way around?
"Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep" is the original book for Blade Runner.