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Showing you how government works, in case yours doesn't!
Speaking from one organization that has had an unpopular shutdown to another: America. What are you doing? America? Stahp.

Shutdowns are never popular, and all of the polls show that this is not a big hit with most Americans either. Americans may be looking for something fun to do, since all their parks are closed for the moment. Thankfully your favorite purveyor of digital games is here to help. It occurs to us that one of the problems may be that there are people on Capitol Hill who don't know what a functioning government looks like, so we thought we'd help and point a few out with a special 24-hour 50% off [url=http://www.gog.com/promo/shutdown_promo_091013]Shutdown Promo.

The Guild: Gold Edition is a great place to see where the term "Machiavellian Politics" originated from. If you're looking to find a land where earning power was the key to success in the political arena, look no further. Meanwhile, in Capitalism Plus and Capitalism 2, you can get the best economic sims that money can buy half off and see for yourself how a demand economy functions. Tropico Reloaded is 50% off as a reminder of what can happen when governments go awry, and Alpha Centauri (with the Alien Crossfire expansion!) has more different styles of governments modeled than you can shake a stick at. So, really, these games are a quick lesson in civic government. Because we're concerned for you guys.

There has been a lot of furor over health care in America leading up to this shutdown, and we think it's a shame so many people are upset about medicine and how to treat each other. To help further our educational mission for this promo, we figured we'd put Theme Hospital in the sale as well, because that way you can judge for yourself just how tricky it can be to balance the needs of sick patients against limited budgets. Finally, for reasons entirely unrelated to who may or may not have been involved in shutting down the US Government, we also appear to have Redneck Rampage on sale 50% off.

Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [url=]thanksobama@gog.com[/url] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

We hope the games will keep you all occupied while you're waiting for someone on Capitol Hill to get their act together. Meanwhile, get The Guild, Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage 50% off (or free if you met the requirements above), in our special Shutdown Promo! The offer lasts until Thursday, October 10, at 12:59PM GMT.
I love GOG for these sort of special promos

last year it was the "End of the world" sale during christmas

Never change, GOG :)
Post edited October 09, 2013 by Roman5
Tip from a customer perspective: given that tensions from a previous (and poorly advised) PR stunt are still in the air, calling this a "shutdown promo" was probably not the best thing to do.
Post edited October 09, 2013 by jamyskis
Thanks GoG, put a smile of my face.
Another "shutdown" promo on GOG? You've got some nerve! ;)
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jamyskis: Tip from a customer perspective: given that tensions from a previous (and poorly advised) PR stunt are still in the air, calling this a "shutdown promo" was probably not the best thing to do.
Indeed. My heart skipped a beat when I saw it. GOG stahp!
Thanks for the heart attack after last time ;)

Was very amused to read this however... nice work!
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GOG.com: Speaking from one organization that has had an unpopular shutdown to another: America. What are you doing? America? Stahp.
Isn't "stahping" exactly what they are doing already? ;)

Hilarious idea, made my day. Thanks! :)
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jamyskis: Tip from a customer perspective: given that tensions from a previous (and poorly advised) PR stunt are still in the air, calling this a "shutdown promo" was probably not the best thing to do.
Agreed.
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Excuse my language, but what a TOTALLY FUCKING BRILLIANT IDEA!!!! I don't even go for the games, but the creativity and sense of humor that went into this makes me cry tears of joy and tears of laughter.

Now as I said I don't normally go for games like this, in fact you may recognize me from my profile on America's Most Wanted; I made the FBI's ten most wanted because I don't like Alpha Centauri. That being said I'm keen to take a look at The Guild, but I need a strait answer, is it playable for stupid people like myself?
Nice, but we're not actually allowed to take photos of our ID. (Particularly not allowed to have photos of ourselves wearing our ID.)
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Ha! I love that "Redneck Rampage" is in this promo... I see what you did there GOG :D
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jamyskis: Tip from a customer perspective: given that tensions from a previous (and poorly advised) PR stunt are still in the air, calling this a "shutdown promo" was probably not the best thing to do.
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Licurg: Agreed.
*Shrug* people should stop getting their panties in a twist and start making sure their data is properly backed up rather than hoping online services keep it available indefinitely.
"Showing you how government works, in case yours doesn't!"

Love it!..thanks GOG...and for the promo as well :D
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jamyskis: Tip from a customer perspective: given that tensions from a previous (and poorly advised) PR stunt are still in the air, calling this a "shutdown promo" was probably not the best thing to do.
I agree. That PR stunt was the first thought that popped into my mind when I read the caption in my RSS reader. :P

Since I'm in the US, I'll pick up Tropico.