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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
This gimmick disgusts me, and I am disappointed with GOG. No matter the discounts, I am not supporting this kind of thing and will not be buying any games here during this promotion.
And now I have to hit F5 constantly in wait of Fallout 2. :(
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Wishbone: True. I didn't expect "a few of these" to mean "more than 400". That aside, I'm still not sitting glued to the GOG front page for hours on end, even if I will have enough time to decide.
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Telika: Wrong. SS2 lasts roughly one hour (200 left after 32 minutes). And "time to decide" means getting the news, checking reviews, doing some unrelated activities, coming back to see if impulse-buy-reaction has not faded, etc... "GRAB THIS WITHIN THE HOUR" action sales are the opposite of this. Even supposing you happened to be there at the start of the countdown.

It's all quite a nasty idea.
If you can't decide if you want the game in 60 minutes, then unfortunately this promo isn't for you. I think it was a brilliant idea, and you can see it's working (only 82 left now!).
Nice promo.
Only thing I'm missing is a counter that shows the number of games we're at (1/100, 10/101, etc).
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Telika: Wrong. SS2 lasts roughly one hour (200 left after 32 minutes). And "time to decide" means getting the news, checking reviews, doing some unrelated activities, coming back to see if impulse-buy-reaction has not faded, etc... "GRAB THIS WITHIN THE HOUR" action sales are the opposite of this. Even supposing you happened to be there at the start of the countdown.

It's all quite a nasty idea.
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almabrds: If you can't decide if you want the game in 60 minutes, then unfortunately this promo isn't for you. I think it was a brilliant idea, and you can see it's working (only 82 left now!).
A lot of nasty ideas are "working", you know, especially in marketing.

Generally speaking, all impulse-buy marketing devices "work". And stink terribly.
Post edited November 13, 2013 by Telika
Nice sale :)
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HertogJan: Nice promo.
Only thing I'm missing is a counter that shows the number of games we're at (1/100, 10/101, etc).
And a cruel list of "game deals you missed". Maybe that's upcoming.
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almabrds: If you can't decide if you want the game in 60 minutes, then unfortunately this promo isn't for you. I think it was a brilliant idea, and you can see it's working (only 82 left now!).
Well, as I said in my edit... Actually, that's exactly what I said in my edit ;-)
Fingers crossed for VR Soccer :)
Like the awesome discount, don't like the "hurry to grab your copy!!!" stunt.
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almabrds: If you can't decide if you want the game in 60 minutes, then unfortunately this promo isn't for you. I think it was a brilliant idea, and you can see it's working (only 82 left now!).
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Telika: A lot of nasty ideas are "working", you know, especially in marketing.

Generally speaking, all impulse-buy marketing devices "work". And stink terribly.
It's your opinion, not a fact.
the vultures circle tighter at 15 more copies.
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Telika: A lot of nasty ideas are "working", you know, especially in marketing.

Generally speaking, all impulse-buy marketing devices "work". And stink terribly.
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almabrds: It's your opinion, not a fact.
It's a fact. Valid for all "let's capitalize on absence of reflexion" devices.
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Licurg: Dude... They're selling games at 80% off... What the hell more do you need ?!?!?
Have you ever heard of time zones ? Also some of us have a job , family . Do you think everyone is sitting in front of their PCs all day and staring at the screen while waiting for the new flash deal ?
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nandesz00: What if a game wont be sold out?
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Destro: Then forever and ever after you will have it hanging above the website ;)
Might want to rethink the "Master of Orion 3" promo. :)