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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. Of course Fallout, Baldur’s Gate, and some other of our most popular titles will always get a lot of attention, but GOG has many more classics to bring you. To help encourage you to explore the dustier reaches of GOG’s catalog, we’re going to be offering a promo on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Think of it as a curated promo on some of GOG’s favorite titles that you may not have played. Whether we’re encouraging you to explore incredible new worlds or inviting you to see how a titanic series got its start, we think every game we’re going to be offering on our GOG Gem Promos will be an excellent title, and we hope you give them all a try.

In today's promo we're presenting you one of the most fun and action packed shooter - Painkiller: Black Edition. Made by the Polish development studio People Can Fly, who recently released Bulletstorm, the game focuses on fast-paced action, weapons of mass destruction and hordes of fun to shoot enemies. Although Painkiller was released in 2004, it is a perfect example of the oldschool shooter games formula - run & gun! Let's be honest, it's not about the plot, it's just pure, unadulterated action. And with 60% off today you can't miss the occasion to check it out.

So grab Painkiller: Black Edition today for only $3.99! The promo ends tomorrow, April 7 at 5:59 a.m. EDT (11:59 a.m. GMT).
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Leroux: Btw, I was serious when I asked if you can turn off the music in Painkiller (while keeping the sounds turned on). Surely someone here would know?
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DeadlyRamon: I love the Eastern European heavy metal music in Painkiller (not the techno garbage that was in its expansion, though). No way am I turning off the music when I fire up that game!
Just to clarify, I'm not hating on the music, it's not bad at all. I said I was no Metal fan but I didn't mean to say that I can't appreciate good Metal. It's just that it doesn't work that well for me in this context, it kind of kills the creepy atmosphere. I would prefer something really scary and dramatic, like an original movie soundtrack. Luckily I discovered it's easy to replace the battle music with your own mp3's. So I could have my own dramatic battle music when playing the game and casually listen to the Eastern European heavy metal music when I'm doing something else. And you could replace the garbage techno in the expansion with some good Metal. ;)

Anyway, on the first playthrough I might still go with the original soundtrack, just to see what it's like. But it's good to know I can change it whenever I want to.
Post edited April 07, 2011 by Leroux
Aww. As usual I catch these one-day sales about two days late...
For the cheapos that missed the promo you can secure the hardcopy for DIRT CHEAP. I don't know why it's so cheap; it's a fantastic game. A work of art.
Surprised that so many people already had PK.

What surprises me the most is that Painkiller was one of the last great fast paced shooter games released in the market.

I mean seriously, it has been something like 6 years, and we have not seen a really good fast paced shooter released yet, apart Serious Sam 2 and Necrovision. The market is full is tactical shooters, i am so sick of it. Bulletstorm is not a fast paced shooter - it is only a pretender. And shame to iD and Raven - they have not reached the quality in releasing good games since Quake 2.
Yes, I've owned this one since it was first released here on GOG and it is a great deal of fun. Everytime I want a quick dose of action and mayhem, I fire this one up. It's also one of the first games I use to test a new laptop. Plays on most anything and looks fairly good on all.

If you don't have it, this one is a no brainer.