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Reminder: Steam Holiday Sale starts today at 1 p.m. Eastern
Update: Valve themselves have officially announced the beginning of the Steam Holiday Sale, writing in a short press release that "The Steam Holiday Sale is on now thru January 2, 2015. Throughout the sale, Steam customers may take advantage of special deals running every 12 hours and new Featured Deals happening each day. In addition, holiday shoppers may vote in the Community Choice promotion to determine which games receive deeper discounts. And those who participate in the sale may also earn exclusive Holiday Sale Trading Cards." Original: Valve has a very special gift for all you last-minute holiday shoppers out there: a Steam sale on PC video games! Yaaaaaaaay! Or at least, that's what we expect if recent reports from Reddit, which held up Japanese PayPal emails as evidence of a December 18 start date, turn out to be correct. (Eurogamer also reports to have verified the claim.) Going by the Reddit thread and emails, the sale will begin today at 1 p.m. Eastern, and last until January 2. That should be plenty of time to not only snag some games before the holidays, but also put some gift cards to use if you should find one left in your house by a certain jolly, bearded man. By which of course we mean Valve boss Gabe Newell. Valve attempted a special "holiday auction" earlier this month, but "issues with [auction-specific currency]" caused the event to be suspended. That suspension was quickly lifted however, as Valve fixed the irregularities and the auction continued as planned. [Image: Valve]
Report: Steam to host annual Holiday Sale on December 18
It appears that Steam's annual Holiday Sale promotion will begin on December 18, assuming you trust Reddit users and the claims of PayPal Japan. A few days ago, word began to circulate online that a number of Japanese PayPal users had received an email from the money exchange revealing the December 18 launch. This remained a rumor until a Reddit user shared the email he had received which, when translated, does mention that the sale will arrive next week, specifically on December 18 at 6PM GMT, and that it will run through January 2. No details on the sale's discounts are mentioned. Eurogamer backs this claim, saying that it has "been able to verify that this date is correct, as well as the timing and sale ending details above." Though it would make sense for the sale to start on December 18 - the timing of the annual promotion is right and it would coincide with the planned end of the Steam Holiday Auction - our attempts to reach Valve for confirmation have so far gone unanswered. [Image: Valve]
Steam Holiday Sale day 9: Don't Starve, Assassin's Creed 4, Portal 2
Steam continues its second week of sales with discounts for Don't Starve, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, and Portal 2, among other price drops that will leave your wallet begging for mercy. Don't Starve is available for 66 percent off as part of today's Daily Deals, dropping its price to $5.09. Other featured games include Orcs Must Die! 2 ($3.74), Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag ($44.99), Resident Evil 6 ($11.99), Portal 2 ($4.99), Prison Architect ($14.99), Lego The Lord of the Rings ($7.49), Hitman: Absolution ($4.99), and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ($29.99). Current Flash Sales include Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon ($5.09), Skullgirls ($7.49), Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes ($9.99), and the Game of the Year Edition of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind ($4.99). New Flash Sales are rotated in every 8 hours. Steam members can also continue to vote on Community Choice deals, earning Steam trading cards along with some steep discounts. Up for vote right now are The Stanley Parable, Civilization 5, and Total War: Rome 2.
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.
Steam Holiday Sale day five: Splinter Cell, Borderlands 2, Amnesia
The Steam Holiday sale continues, rotating out a slew of new daily deals. Splinter Cell: Blacklist headlines today's deals and is half-off, down to $30. Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition, which includes the base game and a whole mess of DLC, has been marked down to $15, while Castle Crashers is on sale for $3.74 and Shadowrun Returns is down to $9. You can also grab Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the follow-up to original scream generator Amnesia: The Dark Decent, for $10. These deals will be active for 24 hours total, so if you're looking into grabbing any games on the cheap, head on over to Steam to see all that's on sale.
Steam kicks off holiday sale with BioShock, Batman, more
It's that time of year again, boys and girls. No, not time to express your love for the people who raised you, but instead, it's time for Steam's holiday sale. This year's sale runs from December 19 to January 3 and as in previous iterations, it offers a wide swath of discounts. First, there are the daily discounts, which collect a handful of games and slash their prices. At the moment, you could pick up BioShock Infinite for $10 or Batman: Arkham Origins for $25. Then there are the Flash sales, which usually offer larger discounts than the daily discounts, though they only appear for eight hours. Right now you could pick up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for $3.74, but eight hours from now you'll be out of luck. Not just a sale, Steam's holiday celebration is also a community event. Every eight hours three games will be offered up for the community to vote on. Whichever receives the most votes gets a deep, public discount. Voting also entitles you to one free Snow Globe card with which can unlock rare items in Steam games such as Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. Or you could simply horde your cards until you have enough to craft the Snow Globe 2013 badge. This won't help you in-game, but it's a nice reminder of how you spent this year's holiday season.
Steam's Holiday Encore Weekend reprises discounts on Dishonored, XCOM and more
Steam's Holiday Encore Weekend has kicked off, and it's essentially the digitally distributed PC gaming equivalent of one of those Top 40 best-of compilation CDs: Now That's What I Call The Best of Steam's 2012 Holiday Sale, Vol. 1.Running until 1 p.m. Eastern on Monday, January 7, the sale encompasses much of Joystiq's 2012 Game of the Year list, including The Walking Dead, Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, as well as a few of our favorite games from last year, such as Skyrim and Saints Row: The Third. There's 24 deals in all, some of which span multiple games in a franchise, like the Batman, Borderlands and Portal sales. We doubt this compilation will see a Vol. 2, however, so best "get while the gettin's good," as our southern grandmothers would have said.
Steam Holiday Sale day 15: Thief series, Civilization V, Bastion
What are you doing to help pack the coffers at Valve? Seriously, you guys, it's up to each and every one of us to cough up dough for reduced-price games during Steam's annual ludicrous sales. If not you, then who?Today's Steam Holiday Sale deals run the gamut from meticulous murder simulators to football management simulators called Football Manager. The Thief series is 75% off, allowing you to grab all three entries for $6.74 – if you're into piecemeal, they're $2.49 each. Civilization V and its two predecessors (plus corresponding expansions) are also 75% off each, while Football Manager 2013 is marked down to $19.99 and Bastion is a paltry $3.74.For the full list of deals, head on over to Steam – oh, yeah, you're already over there. Okay then.
Steam Holiday Sale day 14: Dark Souls, Tomb Raider, Knights of the Old Republic
You probably haven't spent enough money today. Yes, even though you got a late start and snatched up the games of yesterday's Steam sale today, there are still 36 hours of wallet plundering left. Today is no different and you are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. Just give in already.Day 14 of the Steam sale offers the Tomb Raider franchise for $15, The Painkiller games for 50 - 75 percent off (including the complete pack for $20), Magicka for $2.50, the Sniper Elite franchise pack for $13.75, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for $20 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 for 75 percent off, at just $2.50 a pop.Feel the financial burn.
Steam Holiday Sale day 11: Mark of the Ninja, Far Cry series, Orcs Must Die, Dooms
Day 11 of Steam's holiday sale kicks off with Mark of the Ninja for $7.50, the Far Cry franchise pack for $50, the Mount and Blade franchise and Orcs Must Die franchise for $8.75, the Doom games and additional content for up to 75 percent off, and Age of Empires 3: Complete Collection for $10, or 75 percent off.Yesterday's offers are good for another day (as of today, like right now), and they still include the BioShock franchise for $10, 75 percent off a handful of Grand Theft Auto games, the two Galactic Civilizations games and both Witcher games, Skyrim and its DLC for up to 75 percent off, and Payday: The Heist for $5.There are only a few days left to splurge indiscriminately, before you attempt to hold yourself to that New Year's resolution and save up some extra cash in 2013. Then there are only a few more days until you break that resolution, but still. Get some games while the getting's good.
Steam Holiday Sale, day 10: Skyrim, BioShock, Grand Theft Auto franchise sales and more
Have you guys ever noticed how our money and a Steam Holiday Sale are never in the same room at the same time? Like, the same way that no one has ever seen Bruce Wayne and the Batman together in the same place? It's just weird, is all; almost as if our money was somehow being removed by the sale, or something.Some mysteries will never be solved, we suppose. Today's Steam Holiday Sale offerings include 50 to 75 percent off of Skyrim, its DLC and its predecessors, 75 percent off various Grand Theft Auto games, BioShock and BioShock 2 for a collective $10, 75 percent off both Witcher games, Galactic Civilizations I and II for $6.24 and Payday: The Heist for $5.
Steam Holiday Sale, day 9: Assassin's Creed, Prototype, Left 4 Dead franchises and more
The majority of mainstream shopping holidays have now reached a complete stop, but the sales live on – especially in the case of Valve's annual Steam Holiday Sale, which today enters its ninth day of dealing out discounted digital sundries.PC gamers can save 25 to 75 percent on every game in the Assassin's Creed series, 75/50 percent off Prototype and Prototype 2 respectively, get Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 for a cold dead $7.49, Limbo for a spooky $2.49, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for an astronomically low $13.59 and Just Cause 2 for a justified $3.74.Yesterday's deals also remain active for another 20 hours or so, including LA Noire for $4.99, FTL for $4.99 and 33 percent off XCOM: Enemy Unknown. As always, flash sales and community choice sales change throughout the day.
Steam Holiday Sale day 4: Portal, Saints Row: The Third, Anno 2070
Steam's Holiday Sale is relentless on day four, kicking off with a bundle of Portal and Portal 2 for 75 percent off, or just $6.25. Also on sale is Anno 2070 ($20), Chivalry: Medieval Warfare ($12.50), Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package ($7.50), Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Complete Pack ($13.50) and Carrier Command: Gaea Mission ($25).These games are on sale for two days, while yesterday's deals have one day remaining. The publisher and indie packs are still good for the grabbing, as are the quick-time flash sales.
Steam Holiday Sale Day 3: DOTA 2, Dungeon Defenders, Dead Island and more
Ah, the steady march of time. Just as the electronic transition frequency of an atom can be used to measure the passage of time, so too can the frequency with which money is electronically transitioned out of bank accounts during Valve's Steam Holiday Sale.Today's offerings, which last for the next 45 hours or so, include Dead Island for $6.79, Dungeon Defenders for $3.74, the DOTA 2 Early Access Pack for $15, Train Simulator 2013 for $13.74, 50 to 75 percent off Blood Bowl games and a massive Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War franchise collection for $10.Unfortunately, RailDriver's insane Desktop Train Cab Controller is not on sale, but take it from us, dressing the part goes a long way in creating the illusion of realism. Especially when you're simulating trains on public transit.
Steam Holiday Sale continues with Dishonored, Future Soldier, Darksiders franchise and more
Valve's unceasing quest for the bottom of your bank account continues today with six new daily deals, as part of its ongoing annual Steam Holiday Sale promotion.Today's stable of temptations include Dishonored for $30, Darksiders and Darksiders 2 (plus a wealth of DLC) for $13.59, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for $15 (or as part of a massive $68 Tom Clancy's franchise pack), all three FEAR games (plus DLC) for $13.71, as well as SimCity 4 and Psychonauts for less than five bucks each.As always, various Flash Sales will come and go throughout the day, so remember to check the store periodically. Alternatively, add games you're interested in to your wishlist, and Valve will email you if they happen to go on sale.
Steam Holiday Sale begins; MMO deals make gamers fear for their wallets
All right gamers, it's time to make a choice: Either lock up your wallet and throw away the key or bust it out and prepare to blow some money because the Steam Holiday Sale is now on, and there are quite a few tasty MMO deals to be had. Steam's free-to-play category is particularly ripe for the picking: DC Universe Online's The Last Laugh DLC is currently 50% off (for $4.99 US), and Lord of the Rings Online's Steely Dawn Starter Pack is 50% (for $9.99 US). On top of that, starter packs for virtually every F2P MMO under the sun are on sale as well. Tribes Ascend's raider and starter packs are 70% off, bringing them down to $4.49 and $5.99 US, respectively. If you're more the shooty type, Blacklight Retribution starter packs are 50% off for $9.99. If you're craving a more action-flavored fix, Rusty Hearts and Continent of the Ninth Seal starter packs are available for $4.99 US and $20.99 US, respectively. To browse all of the delicious sales (which include even more games such as Star Trek Online, Fallen Earth, and then some), just head on over to Steam's store page, or alternatively just boot up Steam and say a little prayer for your bank account.
Steam Holiday Sale is live: Mirror's Edge, Borderlands, Hitman, 'nauts more
The first day of the Steam Holiday Sale is up like a pack of airborne reindeer right now, offering 75 percent off Mirror's Edge ($5), Wargame: European Escalation ($10) and the Prince of Persia franchise. Scribblenauts Unlimited is 33 percent off ($20), while entries in the Borderlands and Hitman franchises are 50 percent to 75 percent off.Flash sales today include Batman: Arkham City GOTY ($7.50), Natural Selection 2 ($10), Fable 3 ($25) and War of the Roses ($15). The Indie Super Mega Pack includes 30 games each discounted up to 75 percent off, bundled for $70. There are a range of publisher packs as well, from Ubisoft, Valve, THQ, 2K Games, Bethesda, Sega and Square Enix.Check out all the day's deals on the Steam Store. The Holiday Sale runs through January 5.
Witcher 2, Double Fine games, more in Steam Holiday Sale today
Pace yourself! Steam's Holiday Sale is only in day two, and you can already get Costume Quest for $3.74 (or with Psychonauts for just $2 more!), Lego Batman for $5, The Witcher 2 for $24, The Witcher 1 for $2.49, and Modern Warfare 2 for $15. You're definitely going to be broke after this year's sale but, on the upside, you'll be able to play a lot of games until your electricity is shut off and you're evicted.
Steam Holiday Sale discounts Left 4 Dead 2, GTA IV, NFS: Hot Pursuit
The Steam savings keep on coming as today's deals offer up another bevy of digital wares on the cheap. There are plenty to choose from, including Left 4 Dead 2 at a very reasonable $6.79, the GTA IV collection (which includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony) for $10, and hefty discounts on Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Singularity and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Hit the jump for the full list.
Brothers in Arms, Quake collection discounts highlight today's Steam Holiday Sale
Today's Steam deals are a doozy if you're looking to pick something up on the cheap, including Dead Space for $6.80 and the aforementioned discounts on all Brothers in Arms games and The Quake Collection -- the latter being a bundle of all three Quake games along with a bunch of DLC. Or, if you've still got some generosity left in the ol' holiday tank, you could gift somebody a copy of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days for $5 but, honestly, that'd just be a waste of $5. Instead, we suggest you hit the jump for less friendship-questioning gaming deals.
