This thread is to compliment my other AWESOME DEAL thread, since I like GOG and Steam both.
For those of you that don't know about this great site, GOG stands for "Good Old Games" and their website is http://www.gog.com The cool thing about GOG is that they always have low prices (usually $5.99 or $10) and you download the game DRM free. That means you download the game and it is yours. No sign in needed. No disc required to play. No limit to the amount of backup copies you can make.
With the rampant piracy on PCs, this kind of DRM-free business is almost unheard of, so GOG deserves your support. If you've ever bought retail PC software only to find out that the game either runs slow or won't work because of the DRM in the software that YOU PAID FOR that was only put there to prevent the OTHER people that didn't pay for it from being able to use it, then you know how frustrating DRM's anti-piracy measures can be. GOG understands that if you pay for it, you shouldn't have to suffer for the people that didn't. That's the main reason why I love GOG.
GOG also runs a great service. Most games have secondary downloads where you can get the manual, desktop wallpapers, soundtracks, and various artwork, strategy guides, and other extras all as a bonus for your purchase. The games are older, which means you don't need ridiculously good system specs to run them. Nevertheless, the games are designed to work for modern XP and Vista systems. They even provide you a virtual shelf to display your games, which I find to be a charming touch (my virtual shelf is in the attached picture).
To start this thread off, there is a sale on all games published by JoWood this week. They will be 30% off until the end of Monday, October 26th, 2009.
https://www.gog.com/en/promo/jowood_week
Additionally, they run a "Hidden Gem of the Week" special. This week's featured game is Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator. It will be a dollar off the regular price until the end of Sunday, October 25th, 2009.
https://www.gog.com/en/editorial/hidden ... erra_core/