GOG Promises Free Videogames for Furloughed Government Workers

Never discount the Internet’s ability to highlight the silly side of serious things, even if only for a marketing gimmick. Case in point: The promotion from GOG, a.k.a. Good Old Games, a digital store that caters to the nostalgic PC gamer. It’s offering a bundle of games for free to government workers who can prove that they’ve been furloughed (that same bundle is $25 for everyone else). Furloughed workers who want the bundle are asked to e-mail GOG with a picture of themselves holding their furlough letters.