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    Massive Steam Sale Starts Now

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    Edited By mattbodega

    Get used to this page.You're going to be staring at it a lot over the next ten days.
    Get used to this page.You're going to be staring at it a lot over the next ten days.
    Looking for some hot summer deals? The folks at Valve sure hope you are, and are happy to provide an outlet for your desire to save. Starting today, Steam launches its "Perils of Summer" sale event, though apparently, the only peril is that you have too much money in your wallet.
     
    Over the next 10 days, Valve will be doing discounts on individual games and collections of software from throughout the catalog. New sales will cycle in every day, further instilling you with that nagging question, "Have I seen what Steam is selling today?"
     
    It's a pretty good group of sales, even on this first day. I picked up the entirety of the Introversion catalog can for $5.00. I would have paid $5.00 just for DEFCON: Everybody Dies! Getting Darwinia as well was icing on the money-spending cake. 

    Have you guys purchased anything from the Steam sale today? And what games would you purchase for the right price?
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    #1  Edited By mattbodega

    Get used to this page.You're going to be staring at it a lot over the next ten days.
    Get used to this page.You're going to be staring at it a lot over the next ten days.
    Looking for some hot summer deals? The folks at Valve sure hope you are, and are happy to provide an outlet for your desire to save. Starting today, Steam launches its "Perils of Summer" sale event, though apparently, the only peril is that you have too much money in your wallet.
     
    Over the next 10 days, Valve will be doing discounts on individual games and collections of software from throughout the catalog. New sales will cycle in every day, further instilling you with that nagging question, "Have I seen what Steam is selling today?"
     
    It's a pretty good group of sales, even on this first day. I picked up the entirety of the Introversion catalog can for $5.00. I would have paid $5.00 just for DEFCON: Everybody Dies! Getting Darwinia as well was icing on the money-spending cake. 

    Have you guys purchased anything from the Steam sale today? And what games would you purchase for the right price?
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    #2  Edited By Meliv

    Overlord pack for me!

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    I think I own all the games on sale o.o

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    #4  Edited By Red12b

    Might take a look

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    #5  Edited By Oni

    CURSE YOU STEAM!

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    #6  Edited By Daveyo520

    I bought Trine for 5 bucks last time it was on Steam. I am made at them for making it a dollar cheaper. DEFCON is a good game and everyone should have it. 
     
    I got The Witcher today.
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    #7  Edited By ZipCrash

    Got  Cryostasis  for $3 something...thanks to Dave's twitter feed. I'll probably never play it but what the hell.

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    #8  Edited By IncredibleBulk92

    Overlord collection is the exact same price as overlord 2. 
    Bioshock 2 is cheaper than bioshock 1.  
    Square are selling ALL of their games together for $400 less than they're worth individually.  

    Make sure you look carefully before making any purchases.  Things will be cheaper!

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    #9  Edited By mkasperski

    $50 for $400 worth of THQ games is insanity.

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    #10  Edited By DjTann3r

    Damn this sale starting on rent week. KHAAAAAAANNTT buy anything right now!

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    I just bought the deus ex pack yesterday for 5 bucks. 
    I had played both before but never owned them. 

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    #12  Edited By MadeinFinland

    That Square Enix pack is incredible!

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    #13  Edited By Sergio

    I got the Overlord Complete Pack today. (I also pre-ordered MI2:SE since you get MI1:SE for free, but that has nothing to do with the sale.)
     
    I'm holding off on getting anything else right now, e.g. the Witcher, to see if I can get them cheaper through the daily specials. I still plan on getting them before the end of the sale.

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    #14  Edited By Kbohls

    I would buy Dark Void if it hit $10-15, i think it looks pretty cool, also im interested in Dawn of Discovery, Prototype, and Hearts of Iron 3
     
    PRO TIP: Wait until the last day to buy anything over the course of the next ten days it might get a bigger bump in price reduction due to the "today only" specials.
     UBER-PRO TIP: When they switch over the "today only" sales wait a few hours to buy something from them,  you have a less chance of problems occurring because the server load will drop dramatically!

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    #15  Edited By Masonvd

    I need that Call of Duty pack. Omg...I picked a bad time to be broke :(

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    #16  Edited By NekuCTR

    Steam is the only company that could make someone homeless by offering discounts.

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    #17  Edited By MeatSim

    It's gonna be like the winter sale again where I buy a bunch of stuff and never get around to playing it.

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    #18  Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

    Really kicking around the idea of picking up King's Bounty Gold Edition.  Damn.
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    #20  Edited By wwfundertaker

    I bet Vinny is going crazy.

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    #21  Edited By wiII

    I recently picked up Metro 2033 at 50% off (2 weekends ago),  and got mirrors edge last weekend for 4 bucks.  
     
    Unless they want to put alien breed on sale for like 5 bucks I think I'm good on steam sales for a bit.

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    #22  Edited By SSully

    For the love of God i hate Steam so much. These sales make me spend so much money!!!!

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    #23  Edited By Slab64
    @Protome said:
    " I think I own all the games on sale o.o "
    Wow, that's....you have a sickness. There's like 200 games on sale.
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    #24  Edited By jaqen_hghar

    I really want to buy Mount and Blade Warband at 50% off right now, but knowing that it might fall down to 75% for one of the "Today Only" deals makes me hesitate. 
    Damn, this is hard. What to do?

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    #25  Edited By GideonAmos

    Thinking of getting the Witcher for 5 bucks and Trine for 4. What other title is worth buying?

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    #26  Edited By Aeterna

    I added the games I want to my wishlist so I can grab them at the end of if the price drops even more. 
     
    Thing is, I have already completed Trine, but I feel like rebuying because it's so cheap and fun.

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    #27  Edited By Pinworm45
    @Durandir said:
    " I really want to buy Mount and Blade Warband at 50% off right now, but knowing that it might fall down to 75% for one of the "Today Only" deals makes me hesitate. Damn, this is hard. What to do? "
    THANK YOU for posting this. I've been wanting to buy Warband but was waiting for a sale, I didn't even notice it was right now. 
     
    If you want my advice - wait. It will still be 50% off (it's not a today sale I don't think), so there's no reason not too. 
     
    I say as I confirm the order.
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    #28  Edited By DukeTogo

    Dirt 2 for $10, sold.

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    #29  Edited By Siphillis

    Only Steam can make me interested in buying games I already own.

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    #30  Edited By DudeFromJersey
    @wwfundertaker said:
    " I bet Vinny is going crazy. "
    I'm going crazy!!!. DAMN YOU STEAM!!!!!!!!!!
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    #31  Edited By jaqen_hghar
    @Pinworm45: Yeah, I think I will wait. At least till tomorrow. Might not be able to contain myself then. Been waiting for that game to be on sale as well.
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    #32  Edited By synapse720

    just bought Trine; tempted to get Cryostasis...

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    #33  Edited By Lazyaza

    I just bought Bioshock 2, for half price its actually worth it now! :D

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    Ahhh i need a pc to take advantage of these sales

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    #35  Edited By comradecrash

    AH! Curse you Steam

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    #36  Edited By steevl

    I just snatched up all the Defense Grid DLC for $1.96. Nice.

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    #37  Edited By fisk0  Moderator

    I purchased the Deus Ex collection on the sale just yesterday. I already owned both titles as retail copies, which I guess was rather stupid of me.


    Right now I'm considering buying the Introversion collection, some atari titles and possibly some other stuff. I find it hilarious how Activision - while having all the other CoD titles on sale, still - 6 months after release - charges twice the standard cost for MW2.

    I can't blame them though, it's obvious they do it because they noticed people are actually that stupid that they buy the game anyway, even though you can buy entire collections of 10 or 20 games for that same price.

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    #38  Edited By ComradeKritstov
    @synapse720 said:
    " just bought Trine; tempted to get Cryostasis... "
    Do it!
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    #39  Edited By 234r2we232
    @Lazyaza said:

    " I just bought Bioshock 2, for half price its actually worth it now! :D "

    Well. There's no accounting for taste.
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    @Pinworm45 said:
    " @Durandir said:
    " I really want to buy Mount and Blade Warband at 50% off right now, but knowing that it might fall down to 75% for one of the "Today Only" deals makes me hesitate. Damn, this is hard. What to do? "
    THANK YOU for posting this. I've been wanting to buy Warband but was waiting for a sale, I didn't even notice it was right now.  If you want my advice - wait. It will still be 50% off (it's not a today sale I don't think), so there's no reason not too.  I say as I confirm the order. "
    i'm not sold on warband yet. i really enjoy the original but i've read some things about warband that makes me question if it's worthy.
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    #41  Edited By Vinchenzo

    I bought Cryostasis because Dave posted a Twitter update about it being on sale. "Dave knows best" is my motto.

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    #42  Edited By Cwaff

    *cries* I'm gonna be broke...

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    #43  Edited By Olivaw

    It seems like literally everything is on sale right now for huge-ass discounts.
     
    If only I had money. And time. And a decent gaming PC.

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    #44  Edited By Bam_D_Leprechaun

    if my GPU wasn't about to die i would so buy some stuff, but now i have to wait till i get a new one, CURSES 

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    #45  Edited By Nev

    I grabbed Trine, and the Overlord pack. Hard deals to pass up!

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    #46  Edited By Lazyaza
    @sofacitysweetheart said:

    " @Lazyaza said:

    " I just bought Bioshock 2, for half price its actually worth it now! :D "

    Well. There's no accounting for taste. "
     Aw come on during its release many respectable people said that its actually good. Just not on the "omfg this is amazing" level of good as the original. :p
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    #47  Edited By jaqen_hghar
    @odintal: Really? Like what? 
    I don't have the original, only played the demo enough to know that I need this game. And from what I have heard, Warband is essentially the first game with some extra bells and whistles.
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    #48  Edited By jeffk38uk

    I firmly believe this is Valve's long term solution to deprive us of our money for they are succeeding.

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    here we go again... 
     
    -EDIT- 
     
    I do like their shark attack notice at the bottom of the screen, nice touch.

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    #50  Edited By gike987
    @Olivaw said:
    " It seems like literally everything is on sale right now for huge-ass discounts.  If only I had money. And time. And a decent gaming PC. "
    You don't need a decent gaming PC for some of the games on sale.

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