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Q-Games' income reportedly doubled by Steam Holiday Sale
PixelJunk Eden developer Q Games has had a very happy holiday, thanks to the ongoing Steam Holiday Sale allegedly doubling the studio's income to date. During one of the periodic community vote events, the PC iteration of PixelJunk Eden was chosen by users to receive a 90 percent discount. At only 99 cents the game began to sell very quickly. Once the dust had settled, PixelJunk Eden had sold "phenomenally well," according to designer Dylan Cuthbert. "[W]e just made our income to date, again, in just 8 hours," Cuthbert later tweeted. "[I]t was a huge success." A success that becomes even more impressive when you consider that the "8 hours" Cuthbert mentioned were in reference to the period of time in which community vote discounts are active. In other words, Q Games saw its income jump by 100 percent in roughly the same amount of time it takes to fly from New York to London. We've attempted to contact Cuthbert for further details on just how successful this sale was, and what this success might mean for the future of Q Games. We have yet to hear back.
Steam adds Outlast, GTA 4, Metro to Holiday Sale, breaks 7.6 million concurrent users
The Steam Holiday Sale continues to steamroll over your self-control, slashing prices on another batch of games. Today's deals include Grand Theft Auto 4 or Game Dev Tycoon for $5, the entire Alan Wake collection for $4, survival horror gem Outlast for $6.79, Metro: Last Light for $13.59 and more. You'll also find very deep discounts courtesy of a community sale on Nihilumbra and flash sales on Shadow Warrior, Tropico 4, Limbo and Spacebase D-F9. And, of course, yesterday's big deals are still available, including discounts on The Swapper, Total War: Rome 2, Spelunky and more. In related news, Valve's Crazy Ernie-like attitude toward savings has spurred Steam to break yet another of its records. On December 29, the service surpassed 7.6 million concurrent users, beating the record of 7 million it set earlier this month.
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.
