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As our catalog gets bigger and better every week, it’s easy to lose track of some of the awesome games that we have to offer. We’ve been running one day “Gaming Gem” promos for a while now to highlight some classic titles that don’t get the love of some of our best-known blockbusters like Baldur’s Gate or Duke Nukem 3D. To celebrate summer, for the next two weeks until July 25th, we’re going to run a Gaming Gem promo every day, so you can rediscover these lesser-known classics! Grab that plastic toy shovel and dig out gem after gem over the next 18 days. We think every game we’re going to be offering on our Summer GOG.com Gem Extravaganza will be an excellent title, and we hope you give them all a try.

Good morning. My name is Dirk Smartly, and here’s your news for the day.

The fight between the United Civilised States and the Eurasian Dynasty continues to rage. NEO, our political overlord, advises us that our valiant robots in blue will shortly overcome the rampaging forces of the spineless Eurasian Dynasty. NEO also has instructed me to tell you that rumors that the huge atomic explosion that the treacherous ED purports to have set off on the North Pole has certainly not knocked the earth out of orbit, sending it spiralling into the sun in a path of fiery destruction and ruin which will end with all of us screaming in agony as the atmosphere overheats and boils our very flesh away.

In other—entirely unrelated!—news, our friends the Lunar Corporation are attempting to build a massive ship that can hold millions of people and animals and are intending to send it on an interplanetary journey to a destination that is not hurtling into the sun at unbelievable speeds. If, that is, there was a place that was doing that. Operators are standing by to take applicants for this daring and adventurous cruise across the vacuum of space, so call now!

Finally, we want you to know that the UCS is recruiting! For a trivial price of $2.39 you can enter your application, download our command and control packet from GOG.com, and take the fight to the enemy with our cleverly titled "Earth 2150 Trilogy” simulation software package. Revel in its stunning 3D glory! Gasp in astonishment at the graphics, the innovative in-game unit creator, and the flexible tactics you can use to defeat your foes! Be dazzled by the cunning and treachery of your opponents in either single- or muti-player battles! Help varied factions fight to preserve the very future of humanity itself!

The UCS only offers this new commander application program on sale for the next 24 hours, so be sure to pick up the gem from our local vendor GOG.com before this promotion runs out, and check in tomorrow to see what’s for sale on GOG.com!

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to see if the Lunar Corporation has any need for a dashingly handsome and talented newsreader like me.

Does it feel hot in here to you?
already own this one , have to let it pass
Just went & bought it! Used to have the CD's of all 3 versions, but they got a bit damaged due to overuse Glad i can play them again :)
Two for two on hidden gems that I already own...

Oh well, tomorrow's a new day.
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tburger: I'll pass this time. "Summer hidden GOG gems" - MyWallet 1:1
Heh, it's 0:2 for mine.
But I fear that overall victory might not be that easy ;)
I already have Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. Why would I need this? (or any other RTS for that matter...)
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Fujek: Just take the route of every sensible individual. Blame it on GOG and have her hunt down and beat up TheEnigmaticT instead. After all, a PR manager got to take some beating for his company ;)
If anyone asks, I'm the guy who looks exactly like Cook. :P
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PaladinHeart: I already have Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. Why would I need this? (or any other RTS for that matter...)
Variety, I am told, is the spice of life. ;)
Post edited July 09, 2011 by TheEnigmaticT
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Thiev: Heh, it's 0:2 for mine.
But I fear that overall victory might not be that easy ;)
But in this specific game: what does "victory" mean...?
Post edited July 09, 2011 by tburger
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PaladinHeart: I already have Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. Why would I need this? (or any other RTS for that matter...)
'Cause you need something really good. Not some bland RTSs with Blizzards brand.
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tburger: But in this specific game: what does "victory" mean...?
More points for the Wallet?
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PaladinHeart: I already have Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. Why would I need this? (or any other RTS for that matter...)
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Bodkin: 'Cause you need something really good. Not some bland RTSs with Blizzards brand.
Sir, shut up, or I'll come and tickle you to death.
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PaladinHeart: I already have Starcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. Why would I need this? (or any other RTS for that matter...)
Because Earth 2150 plays quite differently from those two :) While SC2 and WC3 are good RTS games, they fall into the classic westwood style of RTS but very well made ones.Plenty of RTS games divert from it, some are good, some less.

Earth 2150 strength lies in being able to design units yourself, and being able to use the terrain to your tactical advantage (you can lower/rise the terrain, dig channels or build groundwalls)
It also shares something with all the great RTS games out there, namely different factions with their own unique units/weapons & resourcegathering.

At the current price, I would say, go for it if you enjoy RTS games.
Don't bother him. If he really thinks that SC2 and W3 are the only RTS games worth playing, he's done for me :P
I'm hoping for a Gabriel Knight deal. But I guess since these are single, it might not happen. :(
Ahhh, Earth 2150. The only reason I haven't already bought and downloaded this is that I have the Earth Universe special edition boxset on my shelf.

EDIT: Also, here's my selling point :
To anyone who played Dune II and thought "Hey, wouldn't it be awesome if you could actually CONTROL the carry-all? You could pick up enemy tanks and drop them on each other!", this is the game for you.
Post edited July 09, 2011 by ExileNZ
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KavazovAngel: Sir, shut up, or I'll come and tickle you to death.
There is no need to be so cruel!

I like Blizzard games. Diablo 1, Warcraft 2, Starcraft + BW, heck even Blackthorne! And I am going to buy S2, even with this price.

But they aren't the best games ewah. There are better RTS/RPG games.
Post edited July 09, 2011 by Bodkin