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Steam discounts lots of MMOs for the holidays
Steam's winter sale is upon us, which means it's time to celebrate the season the way gamers do: by opening up our wallets. Here are just some of the MMOs running sales through Steam: The Elder Scrolls Online is just under 20 bucks. Nice! Star Trek Online is running sales on its versions from 20%-50% off. The Secret World's many versions are all on sale. EverQuest II's and EverQuest's packs, except the very newest expansion bundles, are half off. DC Universe Online's ultimate bundle is half off. Shroud of the Avatar is on sale for 15% off. EVE Online has a $5 edition as well as a $25 premium edition. RIFT's various edition are 15% off. Some (though not all) of PlanetSide 2's and Dragon's Prophet's DLC packs are half off. The Lord of the Rings Online's packs are 50% to 75% off. Final Fantasy XI's CE seeker's edition is $26.79. Perpetuum fell under the $20-mark. City of Steam marked its bundles down by 50%. Defiance's DLC is all 50% off. Wakfu's Magmog pack is half off. APB: Reloaded's packs are all 40% off. Oort Online is 10% off. Mabinogi's DLC is just under a dollar. Anybody spot anything else?
The Steam Exploration Sale is here, and it's come for your wallet
If you can't wait until Black Friday to score some sweet, sweet deals, look no further than Steam. Valve's lovely game distribution service is serving up some fantastic seasonal deals starting today, with new sale prices coming each day and lasting either 24 or 48 hours. The first day's offerings include some great OS X titles including CS:GO, Goat Simulator, Civilization: Beyond Earth and The Long Dark. As always, Steam's discounts are massive and you can expect to see savings of up to 90% off the regular price, which is going to be bad news if you have a habit of buying cheap games and never playing them, but great news if you like saving money. The sale will wind down on December 2nd, so check back each day for newly discounted games.
Report: Steam Fall Sale begins November 26
The Steam Fall Sale will commence on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving, and run until December 1, according to VG247. The site reports that an email sent by PayPal, encouraging account holders to stock up on Steam Wallet codes, has beaten Valve to the punch and revealed dates for the annual spree of wallet genocide savings before an official announcement. Of course, by listing the dates before Valve has confirmed them, PayPal runs the risk of being incorrect. We doubt that's the case, seeing as PayPal works closely with Valve to act as one of Steam's methods of payment, but we'll keep an eye out and let you know when things become official. [Image: Valve]
Steam sales arrrrr pirate-themed today
Ahoy, ye scurvy dogs! In honor of National Talk Like A Pirate Day, the landlubbers over at Valve have instituted a sale on pirate-themed games via Steam. Monkey Island, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the Risen series and more all get their chance to come aboard your Internet-sailing vessel. Even space pirates - distant cousins though they may be - have slashed their prices with the buccaneer blade of savings. Aye, tis a good thing. Ye'll have to be quick to snag these beasties though, me lads and lasses; at the time of this decree, there be just more than a day's worth of hours left on these sales. Avast and draw the main sail; set course for Steam! [Image: Ubisoft]
DC Universe Online DLC is 75% off right now
Not everyone is as rich as Bruce Wayne, so for those of you who have been pinching your pennies instead of splurging on DC Universe Online content, here's where your thriftiness pays off. Steam is holding a 75% off sale for much of DCUO right now. This includes 10 DLC packs for $2.49 apiece and the Ultimate Edition bundle for $7.49. In fact, you could buy the whole kit and kaboodle (that's a superhero term) for only $32.39 $22.50. That's less than the cost of many box games these days right there, so what are you waiting for? [Thanks to Balsbigbrother for the tip and to greaterdivinity for the math!]
Landmark on sale on Steam
If you want to get in on testing Landmark, you've got to drop some cash first. That's just the way it is. But the good news -- aside from the fact that buying test access also involves owning the game when it launches for real -- is that you can get away with dropping substantially less cash for a little while longer. Landmark is on Steam as an early access title, and it's currently having a sale that shaves 66% off of every founder's pack available right now. Due to the sale, prices range from $6.79 for the lowest tier to $33.99 for the highest. Already bought one of the entry packs? You can also pick up an upgrade for your founder's pack at a similar discount, so if you bought the lowest tier a while back you can upgrade to the top for a cool $27.20. Act fast, though; this sale is only running for a little while longer. [Thanks to Christian for the tip!]
Get cheap MMOs and a zillion early access titles in the Steam Summer Sale
If your Steam wish list is filled with early access games on sale for exactly one half of twice too much, well, I know the feeling. But MMO players still might want to take a look at the summer sale that began today since some MMOs have been marked down by as much as 58%. Here are just a few (prices in US dollars): Final Fantasy XIV is $20.09 The Secret World: Massive Edition is $41.99 (the regular version is $20.99) The Guild Wars Trilogy is $29.99 EVE Online is $9.99 Marvel Heroes' hero DLC is all on sale Final Fantasy XI's Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition is $26.79 Darkfall's six-month sub is $59.99 Nether starts at $6.74 Shadowrun Online is $20.09 (early access) DayZ is $25.49 (early access) Face of Mankind is 4.99 (early access) Perpetuum is $24.64 (early access) Windborne is $14.99 (early access) Entropy is $13.39 (early access) Beasts of Prey is $14.69 (early access) Check out the full list of Steam MMOs and MMO-tagged games for even more sales.
Rockstar Games weekend sale now live on Steam
Rockstar Games steps into the spotlight for a weekend-long Steam publisher sale, bringing price drops for L.A. Noire and the Grand Theft Auto series, among other deals. Starting today, Steam members can pick up the DLC-bundled Complete Edition of L.A. Noire for just $7.49. The four-game (plus DLC) Grand Theft Auto Complete Pack is up for grabs at $9.99, while the entire Max Payne series (including Max Payne 3's Rockstar Pass) is priced at $9.89. Other sale highlights include Midnight Club 2 for $3.29, Bully: Scholarship Edition for $4.95, and Manhunt for $3.29. Sale prices remain in effect through March 17. [Image: Rockstar]
Steam Holiday Sale Day 11, 12 posts suggest future savings
Two news posts on the Steam storefront have revealed potential deals for December 29 and December 30, including Grand Theft Auto 4 and Spelunky for 75 percent off. Visiting the news section for the store currently displays the following deals: Sunday, December 29: Fallout: New Vegas - 66 percent off Deadlight - 80 percent off Mass Effect 2 - 75 percent off Euro Truck Simulator 2 - 75 percent off Might & Magic Heroes 6 - 75 percent off The Swapper - 66 percent off Risk of Rain - 33 percent off Spelunky - 75 percent off Total War: Rome 2 - 50 percent off
Steam Holiday Sale day 8: Hotline Miami, DMC, Dark Souls, Gone Home [update]
Update: Our comments point out that the prices for today's deals have changed since they were initially posted on Steam. We've updated this post with the current prices. Take a moment to enjoy the fact that you've made it a week into this year's Steam Holiday Sale. Good job – but stay strong. There's another week of this madness left. Today's daily deals are Dark Souls for $5.99, Hotline Miami for $1.99, DMC: Devil May Cry for $12.49, Anno 2070 for $7.49, NBA 2K14 for $14.99, Killing Floor for $4.99, Van Helsing for $5.09, Wargame Airland Battle for $9.99 and Gone Home for $6.79. Flash sales available for eight more hours are Bastion for $2.24, Lost Planet 3 for $12.49, Unepic for $3.99 and The Cave for $3.74. You can grab yesterday's daily deals for another 24 hours: Endless Space for $7.50, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for $5, Terraria for $2.50, Payday 2 for $13.50, plus a few more.
Pick up MMOs on the cheap in Steam's holiday sale
It's that time of year again, folks -- the time when grandfather Valve slides down the chimney and offers you a huge pile of reasonably priced games. Yes, Steam's holiday sale is now in full effect, bringing with it some nice deals on a few MMO titles. Here's what we've found so far: Guns of Icarus Online - $3.74 (75% off - flash sale!) The Secret World - $14.99 (50% off) The Secret World: Massive Edition - $29.99 (50% off) Darkfall Unholy Wars - $13.58 (66% off) Defiance- $4.99 (50% off) Final Fantasy XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition - $15.99 (60% off) EVE Online - $4.98 (75% off) Keep in mind that sales change daily and that some games above do require subscription fees. The Steam holiday sales ends January 2nd, 2014.
Rumor: Upcoming Steam sale dates leaked
Starting dates for a pair of upcoming Steam sales have been allegedly leaked, indicating that Valve will launch a round of price drops later this month, followed by another catalog-wide sale in December. Details were divulged in an e-mail to sale-eligible developers, captured in a screenshot here and originally published at Reddit. According to the e-mail, Valve will hold its Steam Autumn Sale from November 27 through December 3, followed by a Steam Holiday Sale between December 19 and January 2. According to an unconfirmed report on Reddit, the e-mail is genuine, and was leaked by a recently Greenlit developer. GameTrailers' @Wario64 corroborates the e-mail, confirming that the noted dates are correct.
EVE Steam sale includes first month and some gear to immediately lose to pirates
If you've always wanted to get in the business of blowing up internet spaceships, now might be the time. Steam is currently offering the EVE Online Amarr starter pack as a weekend sale item, priced at 75% below normal. For $4.98, you'll receive your first month of EVE Online game time in addition to a Sarum Magnate frigate, some exploration equipment, a few skill books, and a skill booster -- all of which will look great after they're pried off your frozen corpse and mounted on a null-sec predator's mantle. Purchasing EVE from CCP's official site runs you about $14, so the Steam sale represents a decent bit of savings. However, it is worth noting that Steam EVE accounts are not eligible for character transfers, and you must access the game through Steam to access your bonus starting items. The deal ends October 28th.
Steam weekend sales: 2K games, Baldur's Gate and Final Fantasy 7
Look, we know things have been rough ever since the government shut down. Cars have become sentient; peach cobbler is now physically impossible to produce – it's not easy out there. Still, there are some things we can depend on in these tough times, such as the persistence and regularity of sales on Steam. From now through 10 a.m. Pacific on Monday, October 7, a growing selection of 2k Games-published jams have gone under the discount knife, including BioShock Infinite ($26.79), XCOM: Enemy Unknown ($9.99) and a whole bunch of others. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 7 is half-off at $5.99 and Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition can be snagged for a thin $5. Granted, these sales may not make up for the fact that our nation's stop signs now act as portals to Ung'Thagar's Darkest Dark Moon, but every little bit helps until the government comes back online and this all gets straightened out.
The Secret World slashes price 50% on Steam and Amazon [Updated]
How many of you have heard (or said!) this before: "I'll play The Secret World as soon as it goes on sale." Well everyone who has uttered this, get ready to join the Illuminati, the Dragons, or the Templars because that day is today! Steam is offering TSW for 50% off as part of its daily deals. Until Saturday the 28th at 1:00 p.m. EDT, folks can get the conspiracy-laden game for just $14.99. This one-time price includes full access to the main game as well as Issues #1 through 4. As a bonus, it's the perfect time for players to get in on the beginning of TSW's first multi-month event, The Whispering Tide, and be a part of ushering in the Tokyo expansion. But remember: While this event is long-term, the sale is not, so act fast if you want in on the action. Want a sneak peek before you decide? Then watch Massively TV tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT for a two-hour stream of the event and more. [Updated to include 50% off sale for digital download on Amazon.] [Thanks to Balsbigbrother1 for the tip!]
Steam Greenlight sale takes up to 75 percent off Greenlit games
Happy birthday, Greenlight! To celebrate one year of community-voted games, Steam is giving everyone a present: A super sale on 50 Greenlit games, now through September 2 at 10AM PT. Games on sale include (big breath) La Mulana, Guncraft, Waking Mars, DLC Quest, Divekick, Kentucky Route Zero, Game Dev Tycoon, Incredipede, Primordia, Edge of Space, McPixel, No Time To Explain, Anodyne, Organ Trail, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Shelter, Receiver, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, Postal 2 Complete, Evoland, Rogue Legacy, Papers Please and Akaneiro: Demon Hunters. Games range from 10 percent to 75 percent off, so release that breath you're holding, blow out the candles and view the lineup of Greenlight sale games on Steam. Also this weekend, play Natural Selection 2 for free, with the game 75 percent off, or snag Prison Architect for 40 percent off.
Dishonored 66% off in final day of Quakecon Steam sale
Sunday is the final day of the Quakecon Steam sale, and it's going out with a quiet, stealthy bang – Dishonored is 66 percent off ($10.20) through August 5 at 10AM PT. Also 66 percent off are the three Dishonored DLC packs, Dunwall City Trials ($1.70), The Knife of Dunwall ($3.40) and Void Walker's Arsenal ($1.35). Still on offer today is the Quakecon Pack, which includes 45 id Software and Bethesda games for $90, normally priced at $344. The Quakecon Pack features Dishonored and its DLC, Doom 3 and all of its variants, Fallout 3 and New Vegas, the Elder Scrolls series, Rage, Wolfenstein 3D and the Quake games. Each game is available at an individually discounted price as well. During Quakecon this week, we got a peek at John Carmack's explanation of ambient occlusion and learned that the Rage franchise isn't dead quite yet.
Steam Summer Getaway Sale is live: Hotline Miami, BioShock Infinite
The Steam Summer Getaway Sale is live, running today through July 22. Today's offering of deliciously discounted games includes Left 4 Dead 2 for $5, Don't Starve for $12, Scribblenauts Unlimited for $5, Hotline Miami for $2.50, Endless Space for $10.20 and Toki Tori 2 for $9.90. The featured Daily Deal is BioShock Infinite for $30. The Summer Sale comes with flash discounts that run for eight hours, and the first round has Grid 2 for $30, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for $5.10, Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition for $9 and Skyrim for $21. Voting is open for the Community Choice sale, which will go live in just under eight hours. A new feature in this year's Steam Summer Sale is the "Cards" banner rolled across the corners of certain game squares: Steam Trading Cards are collectible items that can be traded in for various in-game goods and can be used to earn badges. Happy summer shopping!
The Secret World is 50% off today on Steam
What's better than a buy-to-play game that has no subscription fee? How about one that's 50% off! Make that game The Secret World and you've got one sweet deal. If you or anyone you know has been putting off purchasing a copy of the horror and conspiracy-themed game in hopes of a good deal, today is your day. For 24 hours, TSW is a cool $14.99 (or 14.99 euros) on Steam. Got that? Only 24 hours... and already counting down. So if you want to take advantage of this deal and get full access to everything up through Issue #4, there's no time for hemming or hawing about this deal; it goes the way of the dodo at 1:00 p.m. EDT tomorrow, June 20th. [Thanks to Balsbigbrother1 for the tip!]
Torchlight 2 has sold more than a million copies
If you're the proud (or maybe humble; that's OK too) owner of a copy of Torchlight 2, you're far from alone; Runic Games recently announced that over a million copies of the game have been sold. If you're not the proud (or maybe humble) owner of a copy of Torchlight 2 but have been toying with the possibility, this is a pretty good time to pick it up. Steam, known for its annual wallet-eating sales, has marked the game down to $9.99 (or 50% off). You can also pick up Torchlight for a measly $3.74 if you're the kind who likes to test out the original.
