It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussion (archive)2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale Begins Now!(1736 posts)(1736 posts)
(1736 posts)
Pages:
1
7
8
9
10
11
25
50
75
100
116
This is my favourite topic
Posted December 12, 2013
600+ games discounted by at least 50%, bundle deals up to 80% off, daily personal deals!

It is here: 2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale on GOG.com! The biggest, the loudest, the most varied, and the most exciting sale we've ever done begins now. How big is it? There are way over 600 games from our catalog steadily discounted by at least 50%. How loud is it? Let's just mention the fact, that we're opening with a triple nuclear blast, giving away Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics for FREE the next 48 hours. How varied is it? On top of regular discounts you'll have daily deals including games presented by YouTube personalities, hot thematic bundles chosen each day by our dear users, offered with up to 80% discounts, and--finally--daily personal deals where you pick one of the special offers available to you, and you only. How exciting is it? Well, you probably get the idea by now. So, there you have it: time to save BIG on the best games in history, available DRM-free for Windows and Mac.

This holiday season, your GOG.com Winter Sale experience include the company of Jesse Cox, Force Strategy Gaming, Dodger from Press Heart to Continue, and the YogsCast team. Each day we mash-up a classic game (or games) with it's modern successors and offer them with high discounts, while our tube-casting friends explain why they consider such a blend interesting and worth playing.

2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale Video Recommendations playlist

Section updated: Don't forget about your gamer friends that may not know GOG.com yet! Sadly, for the sake of unburdening what servers we have, we had to turn off the option for gifting free games. But you can always just let them know they can sign up with GOG.com and claim a free gift of Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. On top of that, when they register to our service, they'll receive all the 12 free games we add to all the newly-created accounts. That way your friends will start their adventure with GOG.com with a collection of 15 great games total already on their virtual shelves! Be kind, share the good news! :-)

We'd also like to remind you, that all purchases on GOG.com are now covered with our new 30-day Worldwide Money Back Guarantee, so your holiday gaming shopping spree is safer than it ever was before.

Worldwide Money Back Guarantee announcement video

Our 2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale will last until Sunday, December 29, at 1:59PM GMT. Happy holidays from GOG.com team, everyone! And again, sorry for the server issues in the initial hours of our sale.
Post edited December 14, 2013 by G-Doc
Posted December 12, 2013
Personal deals tracker.

If you have personal deals from clicking one of the three boxes to share, post in there and I'll try to keep things somewhat updated.
Post edited December 12, 2013 by mondo84
Posted December 12, 2013
avatar
banedon: Not sure about the 'business sense' of a company giving away free stuff and, insodoing, preventing hundreds (if not more) of customers from actually paying for things they are trying to buy.

I'm sure all of the slacker newbie gamers who didn't already own the Fallout series appreciate the free copies of games they will likely never play, but it sucks that the strain they are placing on the servers is keeping me from being a paying customer.

Somewhere along the line someone here failed at forethought.
I hadn't had copies of Fallout on GOG yet, and I really appreciated getting them for free.

Deep breaths, the sale has only been going for what, 4 hours or so? You'll get your games, they're just working through stuff at the moment.
Posted December 12, 2013
Ok... since hours I only get "Your payment's status could not be verified due to temporary technical issues." when trying to buy games...
GOG, please fix this.
Posted December 12, 2013
Ooh, I just happened to be debating trying out the fallout series... so this worked out nicely, thanks GOG!
Posted December 12, 2013
How did the servers somewhat make it though Insomnia Sale with constant hammering or rush purchases and freebie grabs but poop out with a routine 24-48 hour deal? That's odd.
Posted December 12, 2013
Heh. So this is what too much cheer looks like!

I'm trying to buy something - managed to get my Fallouts, thanks - but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. My special Random Deal was a discount on Hammerfall, and I might have picked that up but for the page crash (and I guess once you've seen the deal, it goes away for good). Anyway, if I can ever get into the store, I'm planning to buy Arcanum at last, because at this reduced price - well, I have the original retail box, but this way I won't have to fiddle with it. And who knows what else I'll find in there?

And you know what? I loved the Insomnia sale, and this one is looking pretty awesome as well. I trust that someone is getting in and spending money. And tell your IT folks that this IT guy feels their pain.
Posted December 12, 2013
How does Trine 1 randomly end up being just $0.99? That's a good deal.
Posted December 12, 2013
I don´t get how the entire sale works...

So we have:
1) Two packs offered at a high discount.
2) A random discount pick from 3 pools of games.
3) Many more games discounted.

So the first two are daily. How long we´ll have the rest? There are games I want discounted, but I don´t know if they will keep discounted the rest of the days...

And how works the random discounts? Is it totally random?
Posted December 12, 2013
Surprise, surprise. GOG's getting hammered as usual during the freebies. It probably doesn't help that this 'deal' has also been advertised on most of the bigger gaming sites. Still, I love it! A nice little 'fuck you' directed at Bethesda. ;)

I find it interesting how GOG has rustled up some of these YT 'personalities' for some of their special deals. Something wee bit different. That said, there's no actual mention of how long the actual Winter sale will be. So, does anyone know the cutoff date?

Urgh. Looking at today's special deals, I'm already contemplating buying more than I thought I would: Shadow Warrior, Magrunner, Amnesia, Outlast, and... Omerta. The latter may not look $40 worth, but at that price I don't think I can do much wrong, especially as I always thought the game actually looks fun - it probably also helps that a lot of the reported initial issues have been patched up by now.

Lastly, what happened to last week's 'enigmatic hint' game? As far as I can tell, it has not shown up yet. Then again, this week's release schedule has been thrown out of whack, so it may still show up tomorrow.

avatar
viperfdl: Hmm, on the mainpage Shadow Warrior (2013) is offered for $26.66 but on the gamepage it is offered for $9.99. So what is right?
9.99 because of today's special promo price for it. Figured GOG would have it that low at one point during this sale, as I've seen it going that low on other sites. I think I'll bite very hard on that, seeing as the game has gotten quite a good feedback.
Posted December 12, 2013
avatar
mondo84: Daily deals tracker

If you have personal deals to report, post in there and I'll try to keep things somewhat updated.
Good work! I didn't give you the full stats on my Day 1 gift, here they are:

Brütal Legend - 70% off - $4.49
Posted December 12, 2013
My Random Magic button keeps yielding a 404


edit: finally after 20+ tries it gave me defcon for 80% off. Ill skip it as i already own it somewhere else
Post edited December 12, 2013 by roelibex
Posted December 12, 2013
This is madness!

Thank you GOG! :D
Posted December 12, 2013
My special deal is a game I already own! That bullfrog pack will be mine.
Post edited December 12, 2013 by JetGumRadio
Posted December 12, 2013
avatar
XYCat: I clicked the classics box and i got...

Fallout 2 for 2.49

Megalol XD
Hop on it QUICK! Who knows how long a deal like that will last.
Posted December 12, 2013
Just thought I'd say:
Attachments:
43802138.jpg (100 Kb)
Pages:
1
7
8
9
10
11
25
50
75
100
116
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussion (archive)2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale Begins Now!(1736 posts)(1736 posts)
(1736 posts)