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Jack is Life! Jack is Love! The Keaning is happening!

Most sales are just that: some nice deals, tons of games, some flowery marketing talk about those deals. Nothing more, nothing less. As you know, last year we ran our Fall Insomnia Promo with the usual expectations that follow a typical sale.

The Insomnia Promo was different. Very, very different. It morphed into something beyond our wildest expectations. Entire communities were staying awake for this sale. The RPG Codex was busily snapping up and all classic RPGs. 4chan's very own /v/ put aside their usual bickering about which console was best and started trying to find The Pattern (sorry guys, you didn't crack it :^) ). Meanwhile, Jack Keane acquired a cult following (JACK IS LOVE! JACK IS LIFE!) all the while collecting a flurry of 5 star reviews where gamers documented all sorts of miraculous manifestations of Jack's blessing in their lives. Lastly, the Insomnia promo garnered its own entry on our [url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/the_return_of_the_insomnia_sale]wishlist.

Welcome to our Spring Insomnia Sale! Back by popular demand*, we will be putting up 100 games in limited quantities** with discounts up to 90%. We'll have more games for sale than Noah had animals in his ark. Indies. Classics. Classic indies, even. All kinds of games for all kinds of gamers. However, you have to be fast, faster than those Polish script kiddies*** lurking outside our offices so they can get 0.1 ms of ping!

We did change things up a bit this year. While checking out, keep an eye peeled for a random chance to get a free game. Yes, this time there will be no more split second freebies so everyone has an equal chance :)

*why would you do this to yourselves, you mad fools?!?!
**yes, we know that all games are being distributed digitally and quantities can be infinite, just roll with it, ok?
***it was a common theory that all the free games were being snatched up by Polish hackers. We don't have any hackers here in Poland, we deported them all...somewhere...
Just back from work! The thread keeping track of the games that aren't in rotation anymore stopped at Gomo. Anyone know if Long Live the Queen or Papers, Please went up?
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Teddykazooie: Just back from work! The thread keeping track of the games that aren't in rotation anymore stopped at Gomo. Anyone know if Long Live the Queen or Papers, Please went up?
I just posted a list. Its on page 330. Both have yet to come.
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Teddykazooie: Just back from work! The thread keeping track of the games that aren't in rotation anymore stopped at Gomo. Anyone know if Long Live the Queen or Papers, Please went up?
Nope, no one know.
Kidding, they haven't.
Thank you both! Nice list Jeffpalmer!

I see we're stuck on KeanePark xD I guess it's time to chip in to help the cause!
Alright. I'm taking the coward's way out. Larry added to the wishlist. I'm sure I'll pop in at some point tomorrow to say hi.
Let’s go Keaning
It’s so good for you
Let’s go Keaning
Beneath the sky of blue
Greet the Keane every morn
Feel as free and happy as the day you were born
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Niggles: Better ask GOG. People seem to suggest what they consider *classic* is anything over 10 years old (or the like)
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hunvagy: I think it's more of a case of everyone already owning it. That's the problem with titles that have been on the roster for years now. We have a finite audience after all.
Definitely seems to vary from title to title :) (i wonder if the DnD rpgs will always be gobbled up at lightning speeds like in previous sale...)
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budejovice: Alright. I'm taking the coward's way out. Larry added to the wishlist. I'm sure I'll pop in at some point tomorrow to say hi.
If its on when I am, I will pick it up for you.
How long is keaning Theme Park?
Is this last game in Promo?
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budejovice: Alright. I'm taking the coward's way out. Larry added to the wishlist. I'm sure I'll pop in at some point tomorrow to say hi.
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jeffpalmer: If its on when I am, I will pick it up for you.
Thanks! I have a few of the games that went quickly in round 3 stashed away if you're missing anything.

I got halfway through entering my payment info to pay full price to break the Insomnia chains once and for all, but over 100 unplayed games flashed before my eyes and I quickly backed down.

G'night all!
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hunvagy: I think it's more of a case of everyone already owning it. That's the problem with titles that have been on the roster for years now. We have a finite audience after all.
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Niggles: Definitely seems to vary from title to title :) (i wonder if the DnD rpgs will always be gobbled up at lightning speeds like in previous sale...)
Probably, they are pretty much the games everyone knows. And that's why Dragonshard doesn't sell that well, even though it's a good game :\ Though I'm still hoping that I can complete my collection at one point, when GOG gets the rights to sell the SSI games. What I found curious though that even with the interplay licensed lineup mostly here, we still don't have Descent to Undermountain. I know it's not exactly the shining example of gaming, but still.. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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Buczek: Is this last game in Promo?
Shouldn't be - they just offered 1200 (!) copies. I should have taken a nap...
When the sale has ended somebody has to make a top ten of the keanest games in this sale, cause there were many!
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Maxvorstadt: When the sale has ended somebody has to make a top ten of the keanest games in this sale, cause there were many!
This one has been the longest I have seen by a long shot.