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Big Sale on Steam

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Digital retailer goes blowout crazy, everything on sale until January 2. Bioshock for $4.99? That's just madness.

There's that Steam logo again. Good thing I've memorized my credit card number already.
There's that Steam logo again. Good thing I've memorized my credit card number already.
In case you're looking for some post-Christmas deals in the area of digital game downloads, or if you need to buy a late gift for that person you didn't think you were close enough to to buy gifts for, only to find that they had gotten you something and now you feel like a serious jerk, Steam has got your back.

The popular gaming-focused e-tailer's having a sale until January 2. Items are discounted anywhere between 10 and 75 percent, resulting in crazy-sounding deals like Bioshock for $4.99. TrackMania United Forever (one of my recent faves) is down to $19.99. Audiosurf is only $4.99. Garry's Mod is down to $8.99. Warhammer Online can be had for $37.49. Heck, Doom II is going for 99 cents. Even Grand Theft Auto IV, which seems to be on the way to running better via a patch or two, is down to $44.99.

Having just reformatted my machine, it was pretty cool to be able to easily redownload and reinstall all of these games I've picked up from Steam over the years. This digital distribution thing might actually make some sense after all!

Anyway, the sale's certainly worth checking out if you're in the hunt for some new PC games before the end of the year.
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Edited By Karmum

Considering my PayPal Account won't be receiving money until the 2nd, I might be fucked. I was only interested in buying CS:S for $10, though. I'll wait for another awesome sale.

...fuck, should have made the request several days ago! I'm adding over $75 anyways!

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Edited By aaox

Post Christmas! Raise the ROOF! OF PRICES!

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Edited By t2t2

Audiosurf for $4.99 eh? Ok, €3.50 sounds fair.

*Goes on Audiosurf's page*
*Sees €4.99*

FUUUUUUU...

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Edited By killerrabbit

Brilliant. Another reason for me to love Giantbomb. Downloaded Bioshock and finally digging into it. Loving it so far..

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Edited By Scratch

Seems like a great opportunity for me to grab Audiosurf. I always wanted to give a try, now seems to the right time.

EDIT: More stuff there than I might have imagined. Shit, I just bought so many titles...I don't even if I ever will play them. lol

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Edited By Snail

I got Bioshock for 3,50 €... Holy Crap, months ago that would be about 2,50 €!!

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Edited By Jimbo7676

I ended up spending $84 over all. Got Bioshock, Id Super Pack, Dawn of War complete pack, Darwinia/Multiwinia pack, and Sid Meier's Pirates! Live the Life. I swear I'm addicted to these sales on steam. Even if I will never play the games I get I just have to buy them because they such great deals.

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Edited By Jared

I've been telling everyone about the deal on BioShock, that's just amazing and insane to offer it at that price. Since I already own that game I picked up the GTA collection, Opposing Forces ($.99!), Blue Shift ($.99!), and Track Mania Nations United.

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I think I'm gonna be picking up Bioshock, as well as the Half-Life Episodes 1& 2 pack.

Totally going to be awesome with my new speakers!  Now I just have to work on the pc part of it . . .

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Edited By Alphazero

Hmmm, I keep trying to buy Bioshock for five smackers, but it errors out on me. Guess they ran out of bytes or something.

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Edited By Media_Master

good deals

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Edited By G420ld_Standard

$4.99 is just about right for Bioshock. I rented it and turned it off half an hour later out of boredom. I have no idea why people were calling it GOTY 2007. Bioshock isn't even Game of the Day. 

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Edited By TheGreatGuero

Bioshock for $5?!?! That is outrageous!

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Edited By dipstick

Even though I own Bioshock for 360 I still bought it ^.^

Also picked up Company of Heroes (Always wanted to try it)

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Edited By Slicknice

This seems to highlight the beauty of digital distribution quite nicely.

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Steam's download server's must be on overdrive.

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Edited By Lunx

Really Good excelent prices I own bioshock the whole hl2 pack with portal etc and audiosurf the ID SOFTWARE bundle is excelent even though I already own the whole id list doom 2 price tag rocks.

I preffer boxed games though.


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Edited By Poki3

And unfortunately because of the Euro change most things are still 2 to 4 times the price of my local retailer. (Poland)

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Madness? This is... Giant Bomb?

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Edited By PLWolf

You forgot to add Peggle Deluxe to that list. $4.99 FTW!!
Now I've got something play during my slow hours at work. LMAO

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Edited By Masc0t

Picked up Bioshock, Counter-Strike: Source, and Trackmania United

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Edited By Zebadee

I only just found prince of persia on there... can't believe I missed it... it's been on steam since Dec 10!

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Edited By ChestyMcGee

Picked up STALKER: Clear Sky (not very good), Bioshock (alright, but I don't get all the fuss) and the Unreal pack which is awesome.

£9 for STALKER.
£3 for Bioshock.
£12 for Unreal, Unreal 2, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Unreal Tournament 3.

£24 for seven games! That's pretty good I'd say.