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Steam's Summer Sale for 2019 gives you the chance to win free stuff
It's that time of the year again when you can't help but empty your wallet to stockpile on Steam games you'll probably never touch. Steam has launched its Summer Sale event for 2019, and it'll last for the next two weeks until July 7th 10AM PDT/1PM EDT. You know the drill: Steam sales offer the PC games available on its platform at very, very low prices -- sometimes, the prices are even far too low and the games far too many for your poor bank account. This year, the most notable games on sale include Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Skyrim and Resident Evil 2 remake.
New discounts join EU PSN Summer Sale: FIFA 14, Just Cause 2
Sony's European division has rolled out a swath of new discounts now available from the ongoing PlayStation Network Summer Sale including a massive price cut on FIFA 14 and lesser but still impressive discounts on Just Cause 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and 1942: Joint Strike. The aforementioned FIFA 14 discount is the highlight of the sale, as the PlayStation 3 soccer simulation's price has dropped from £59.99 to £19.99. Meanwhile, retro-futuristic shooter Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon has gone from £11.99 to £6.49, open-world action adventure Just Cause 2 has been reduced from £10.99 to £3.99 and arcade shoot 'em up 1942: Joint Strike now bears a £1.69 price in lieu of its previous £7.99 tag. With the exception of FIFA 14, each of these games also receives an additional 10 percent discount for anyone with a valid PlayStation Plus subscription. Though no PlayStation 4 games are included in this swath of new bargains, there are a massive number of discounts available for the PlayStation 3, Vita and PSP handhelds. Pay a visit to the European PlayStation.blog for a full rundown and regional pricing details. [Image: EA]
EU PSN Summer Sale slashes prices on Battlefield 4, FIFA 14
The annual PSN Summer Sale has begun in Europe, with an initial offering of discounted new-generation EA games and a massive list of cut-rate PlayStation 3 releases. PlayStation 4 owners can pick up the previously £55 Battlefield 4 for £30, while FIFA 14 falls to £35. NBA Live 14, Madden NFL 25 and Need for Speed Rivals are all discounted to £30, and all DLC released for each of these EA games is likewise on sale. PlayStation 3 owners reap the lion's share of discounts this year. Battlefield 4 falls from £60 to £20, Doom 3 BFG Edition is available for £16 and Dragon Age: Origins has been reduced to £6.49. PlayStation Plus subscribers will see extended discounts on certain games, such as Lego Marvel Superheroes which falls to £20 and classic PlayStation 2 platformer Maximo vs The Army of Zin, which can now be downloaded from PSN for £2.89. For a full rundown of Sony's initial wave of Summer discounts, visit the European PlayStation.blog, but keep in mind that these deals are only available for a limited time. Sony has a new slate of discounts planned to replace this list on August 20. [Image: EA]
Get WoW on the cheap during Blizzard's Summer Sale
We're well into the cheerfully vacation-filled days of summer, which means it's the perfect time to stay indoors and play World of Warcraft... right? Well, if the Steam Summer Sale hasn't already attacked your wallet, Blizzard is getting in on the game with reduced-price copies of World of Warcraft and Mists of Pandaria. European gamers can pick up WoW for €7.50 of Mists for €10.00, while North American and Australian gamers can pick up WoW for $10.00 and Mists for $10.00. This isn't the best pricing we've seen -- Blizzard's sale over the past holiday season brought WoW down to a very budget-friendly price of €5/$4.99 -- but the €7.50/$10 pricetag still isn't a bad way to pick up a Recruit a Friend mount. And if you don't have any friends who don't already play, you can always just recruit yourself for the same bonuses. Whee, new mounts!
The Steam Summer Sale is now live, prepare your credit card
Steam's annual summer sale is finally live, and that means massive discounts on some of the service's hottest games. As always, the sale features not only daily discounts on a rotating selection of games, but also flash sales that pop up throughout the sale, which is scheduled to end on June 30th. As far as Mac gaming goes, today's selection includes OS X-compatible games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown (75% off), The Witcher 2 (80% off), Don't Starve (75% off), and Hotline Miami (85% off). So get your credit card ready and prepare to avoid sunlight for the next week or so, at least.
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.
Good Old Games' summer sale offers daily, hourly reasons to stay inside
E3 2014 mostly showed us cool games to anticipate trying out at a later date, but if you want to get excited about stuff you can play right this minute, Good Old Games has kicked off its extensive summer sale. Both day-long and hourly deals will be offered on bundles and individual titles for the next few weeks, supplying discounts of up to 85 percent on daily sales and as much as 90 percent off of hourly prices. Even if the front page listings don't interest you, over 500 of GOG's catalog is "at least" 50 percent off, so put that GOG search bar to use and see if you can save some cash on your favorite classic. The press release also teases "more than a few giveaways," so it might be worth lurking around GOG's homepage and meticulously refreshing to check hourly deals and hunt for free games. [Image: GOG]
Gamersgate summer sale final week discounts indie games
We're in the final week of Gamersgate's summer sale, offering you one more chance to deplete your savings pick up any stray PC and Mac indie games for your collection at a discount. This week's deals include Plush, Sanctum 2, Din's Curse and Capcom's eXceed Collection at a 50 percent discount. Pid, Legend of Grimrock and Wizorb are each 66 percent off, while Little Inferno can be purchased for $6.67 (a 33 percent discount). The site's daily deals for today include Sentinel 3: Homeworld for $2.39, Papo & Yo for $3.75, Deponia for $5 and Talisman: Prologue for $2.49. Gamersgate is continuing to offer a couple of publisher bundles on the cheap this week, with the Trine Complete, Sanctum, Operation Stormfront, Noble Master's strategy games and Fatshark bundles each 75 percent off. Runic Games' Torchlight Complete Pack is just $17.50 this week, a 50 percent discount.
Gamersgate summer sale week 4 stars Sega, Sonic collection 75% off
The fourth week of Gamersgate's summer sale throws Sega into the fray, offering Alpha Protocol, Jet Set Radio, Binary Domain, Nights into Dreams, Renegade Ops, Alien vs. Predator and the Dreamcast collection for half off. The Sonic collection, which includes 13 games, is 75 percent off – $30 rather than $120. Some of these are daily deals, offering extra percentage points off for a limited time, but all of these Sega games will be discounted for the entire week. Gamersgate also has daily deals and publisher bundles, including the Dead Space collection at a 60 percent discount, for $52. Far Cry and Far Cry 2 are $5 in a bundle, and the Prince of Persia complete pack is 75 percent off, or $15. Hit up the Gamersgate summer sale here.
GameStop Summer Playcation offers double credit on system trade-ins
GameStop's seasonal special, the Summer Playcation, is live now and offers double in-store credit for any system trade-in, and 30 percent extra in-store credit on games, smartphones, accessories, tablets or media players. These deals run through August 18, as does an existing deal that nets the customer any new game for $10 or less with the trade-in of two eligible games. Keep in mind this is not the Summer Placation, where we imagine GameStop would insult your mom and then offer up all games and systems for free, along with some kind words* about your heritage. *Kind words cost $5 a pop.
The Secret World at half price on Steam
The Steam Summer Sale is a hard time for any gamer to save money. There was a time when MMOs were at least somewhat safe, since a discounted MMO still requires the full subscription price. But right now The Secret World is on sale for half price, and those of you who have followed the game for a while know that this is a buy-to-play title. Once you've purchased this game, you can play for free forever. Need a little time to think this over? That's understandable. The sale is running for 48 hours (well, 47 hours as of this writing), so you don't have to decide right now. But if you've been waiting for a chance to get into this modern horror and conspiracy game, $15 isn't a bad price to start in. And the game did just get a secret agent-themed update, if that floats your boat. [Thanks to Zach for the tip!]
Gamersgate, Green Man Gaming have summer sales too
Steam isn't the only hub having a summer sale right now: Gamersgate just kicked off its second week of sales and Green Man Gaming launched a 30 percent off coupon. Green Man Gaming's coupon is valid through July 19 at 8 a.m. PT and includes a curated selection of games, such as Civilization 5, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition, Remember Me and Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition. For 30 percent off, use the code GMG30-LY2G6-UKDYY. Gamersgate's summer sale lines up new weeklong deals with Batman: Arkham City, Dead Island GOTYE, Deponia and FEAR 3 each 50 percent off, Disciples 3: Resurrection 66 percent off, and Stronghold Gold 75 percent off. Daily deals live for a few more hours include Saints Row: The Third for $5, Crysis 3 for $20, Jagged Alliance: Crossfire for $7.50 and Resident Evil 6 for $20. Publisher bundles include an Arkham and Lego Batman bundle for $30 and a Dragon Age collection for $12. It's a summer of savings! And heat. Mostly heat.
Psychology of the Steam Summer Sale
We all recognize the phenomenon inflicted by the Steam sale, which leaves us with heaps of unplayed games cluttering our libraries. That's just what Steam sales do to people, right? But why? The Psychology of Video Games is run by Jamie Madigan, who holds a Ph.D in psychology and is a lifelong fan of gaming, and he recently outlined The Psychology Behind Steam's Summer Sale. New to the 2013 Summer Sale are Steam Trading Cards, which Madigan says nag at your inherent need to complete things you've started – a progress bar shows how much more you need to spend to get a random card, and this taps into a bias toward completion. Steam adds another layer after that with the Summer Getaway badge, which is crafted by collecting 10 of these cards. Additionally, Steam has perfected the facade of a random reward schedule, something that keeps you coming back at regular intervals, hoping to see a good game in the Daily Deals, or in the eight-hour Flash Sales, or the Community Choice games. People respond to random rewards, such as good games, and even though Valve probably has its sale games strategically planned out ahead of time, they seem random to the audience, Madigan argues. Steam also works the artificial scarcity angle, offering game sales for a limited time and heightening the chances you'll get it now, before the deal is lost, Madigan says. Just as people value diamonds and panda bears because they're relatively rare, you're more likely to spend more, more often, on things that have "limited availability." Madigan offers five psychological tricks that Steam seems to be employing on The Psychology of Video Games.
Steam's annual summer sale is now live
Steam is the undisputed ruler of digital game distribution for gamers on Windows PCs as well as Macs. While only a portion of the games on the service's virtual store shelves are Mac-compatible, seeing those titles get huge discounts is always worth celebrating. And celebrate we shall, as Steam has launched its annual summer sale, cutting the prices on many of the service's most popular titles. The sale lasts from today through July 22, with new deals revealed every day. On top of that, a "Flash Sales" section will showcase new deals every eight hours for the entirety of the event. For Mac-equipped gamers, you can currently save anywhere from 20 to 75 percent on titles like Don't Starve, Left 4 Dead 2 and Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Get you wallets ready.
World of Warcraft unleashes the summer sale
For this week only, Blizzard is lowering the price of World of Warcraft and all expansions for the popular MMO's annual summer sale. From now until June 24, you can get the WoW Battle Chest (including the original game, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King) for only $5 US. 2010's Cataclysm is also $5, and the recently launched Mists of Pandaria is half price at $19.99. That means you can get the complete game and everything launched since 2004 for only $29.99. Head over to the official summer sale page for more info. [Thanks to Sharvis for the tip!]
Throw some of your money at Best Buy's big summer sale
It's pretty clear Best Buy knows exactly what it's doing with this giant game sale: It's the Monday following the final hours of the Steam Summer Sale, and many gamers are already suffering from the first stages of withdrawal. They crave cheap games, marked down to ridiculous prices with the flimsy excuse of "it's hot outside."The Best Buy Summer Gaming Blowout offers more than 100 games and accessories on sale this week, including console versions of Assassin's Creed Revelations, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Just Dance 3 for $10 each, Gears of War 3 for $15, Metroid: Other M for $5, and many more massive discounts.Best Buy doesn't offer a ton of PC games, but does have Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition for $20, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for $10, and a few new Sims titles on the cheap. For those itchin' for a post-Steam-sale fix, this might just be your Best Bet. [Thanks, Turtle Bird.]
Put wallet in freezer: These may be Steam summer sale's indie bundles
Valve has remained mum on the topic of a 2012 summer sale, but the Open SteamWorks CDR database has uncovered a list of bundles, mostly for indie titles, apparently set for the sale in Steam's backend. Reddit user Dweezy gathered a list of the bundles, broken down over an 11-day period, along with a few other standalone collections.Titles include Cave Story+, Botanicula, Splice, Braid, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, A Valley Without Wind, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Qube, Jamestown, Bit.Trip Runner and Beat, and Waveform. Other bundles, indie or otherwise, include Batman (Asylum, City and Impostors), the BioShock franchise, a Civilization collection, Saints Row: The Third franchise pack, Square Hit Collection and a THQ collection.These oodles of bundles have no release date nor price and are unconfirmed by Valve, but this could be a taste of the sweet summer sale to come. Check the entire list after the break, and put that ice pick down.
PSN Summer Sale: get PixelJunk Shooter, GTA Chinatown Wars, and more cheap
If you've been hesitating to pull the trigger on any PSN purchases, that hesitation is now paying off. Sony just announced temporary discounts on a bunch of downloadable PSN games and Minis. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for $15, anyone? How about PixelJunk Shooter for $5?
Play-Asia's Summer Sale makes importing cheap ... well, cheaper
Our wallets sighed in relief after finding out about a Play-Asia sale, and then ran away screaming once they realized that we were now tempted to import the entire store. If you import games as well, now's an opportune time at the online retailer, and if you don't, there's no better time to start. Play-Asia is currently having its annual Summer Sale, which started today and ends on July 20th. This means that every in-stock item is 25% off -- beautiful. Even after just one day of sales, many coveted items have already gone out of stock. There's still a lot to be had, though, so make sure not to put your importing off for too long.[Via Gemaga]
