**OFFICIAL** Steam Xmas sale is LIVE thread (and in progress)

[Krakn3Dfx]

According to a post on Neogaf, the Steam sale will start tomorow.

A few of the deals to look forward to:

TellTale complete pack
Alien Breed pack

Indie Potato Pack- Amnesia, Bit Trip, Toki Tori, Red Orchestra, Killing Floor, Darkest Hour, Audio Surf, Wonderful End of the world, Defense Grid, AAAAA, Ball, Cogs, Braid, Super Meat Boy

Indie Smart pack- (Lumines, Droplitz, Puzzle Agent, Quantz)

2D pack- (Bullet Candy, Geometry Wars, Super Laser Racer, VVVVVV, Galcon Fusion)

Heavy Hitters- (Audio Surf, Shattered Horizon, World of Goo, Zeno Clash)

Fright Pack- (The Path, Zombie Driver, Scourge Project, The Void, Burn Zombie Burn)

Fantasy Pack- (Spectromancer, Fairie Solitaire, Fortix, Bob Came in Pieces, NyxQuest)

Flight Pack- (Every Day Shooter, Gratuitious Space Battles, Dogfighter, Flotilla, Guns of Icarus)

Adventure Pack- (Gish, And Yet It Moves, Mr Robot, Samarost, Jolly Roger)

Kids Pack- (Toki Tori, Crayon Physics, Secret of Magic Crystal, Max & Magic Marker, Delve Deeper)

Beat Pack- (Rhythm Zone, Beat Hazard, Turba, Chime, Bit Trip Beat)

Future Pack- (Uplink, Twin Sector, Hammerfight, System Protocol, Hacker Evolution)

Brain Pack- (Big Brain Wolf, Windowsill, Zen Bound 2, Diamond Dan, Puzzle Bots)

Mix Pack- (Darwinia, Defcon, Cogs, Eufloria, Plain Sight)

The Oddbox - Contains 4 games (Oddworld Strangers Wrath, Munch's Oddysee, Abe's Oddysee, and Abe's Exodus) for 50% off right at the beginning of the sale!

The Oddbox will be discounted to 12.50 for the complete back FOR TOMORROW ONLY.

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Update from LovingSteam on Gaf:

Packs Packs that will most likely be on sale

* THQ-87% OFF http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4587/
* Bethesda-55% OFF http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6942/
* Mumbo Jumbo
* Square-88% OFF http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6931/
* TellTale 62% off http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6928/
* Paradox-86% OFF http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6941/
* SFI
* Oddworld
* King Arthur
* Fear
* Frozenbyte
* 2K MegaPack 81% off http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6937/
* Popcap
* Rockstar 71% off http://store.steampowered.com/app/12190/
*Valve Complete- 86% OFF http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2546/
*Broken Sword Trilogy


Much self torture over what to buy will ensue. Merry Christmas!

Stickied for the holidays.

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KeithTalent

 

[Aikouka]

Tomorrow is also the end of the treasure sale. You only need 10 things to get into the entry and I think I got 7 without really trying, so don't forget to get however many you still need!

 

[tviceman]

While I'm sure I will end up making impulse buys on other games I may or may not ever play, the only game I am specifically wanting to go on sale (through steam) is Mass Effect 2.

 

[CPA]

Will probably pick up the Oddbox and the Brain Pack.

 

[zinfamous]

Tomorrow is also the end of the treasure sale. You only need 10 things to get into the entry and I think I got 7 without really trying, so don't forget to get however many you still need!

you don't need 10, right? I thought you only needed one, just that each additional entry is another entry for you, with 10 max?

 

[zinfamous]

While I'm sure I will end up making impulse buys on other games I may or may not ever play, the only game I am specifically wanting to go on sale (through steam) is Mass Effect 2.

me too.


and FO3 GOTY

 

[coldmeat]

I don't recognize any of those games, except Killing Floor and Crayon Physics.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Why all of these damn low budget games. They occupy my attention for about 5 minutes before I realize there is no damn point to them.

 

[JasonCoder]

A few good ones mixed in with totally unknowns. I like how Valve supports the indie scene. Amnesia... d-d-d-d-don't think I could handle that one... looks frickin creepy as hell. So to speak.

 

[zerocool84]

Why all of these damn low budget games. They occupy my attention for about 5 minutes before I realize there is no damn point to them.

Umm because this is a SALE. It wouldn't be a sale if everything was expensive.

 

[coldmeat]

Umm because this is a SALE. It wouldn't be a sale if everything was expensive.

expensive things go on sale all the time

 

[zerocool84]

expensive things go on sale all the time

Then it's no longer expensive.

 

[coldmeat]

Then it's no longer expensive.

Well, first of all he said low budget, not cheap. And second, something doesn't have to be cheap to be on sale. I could put a $100,000 car on sale for $90,000.

 

[Skott]

Nothing there that interests me in the least. Oh, well. Money saved I guess.

 

[GullyFoyle]

I just went back and reviewed my Steam games list. Wow, look at all of those games that everyone raves about, that I own because of Steam sales, and I haven't even installed them yet.

I'll keep doing that whenever the urge to buy another games bundle hits me. That's the best defense I have...

 

[Aikouka]

you don't need 10, right? I thought you only needed one, just that each additional entry is another entry for you, with 10 max?

There are two separate things that you can win. Every two days, if you completed one of the objectives set for that period, you can win 5 of the games on your wishlist (a random person, of course).

On the 20th, if you have completed at least 10 objectives and log in, you will be entered in the contest to win 100 games of your choice.

I don't think I can even choose 100 since I own too many already .

 

[Barfo]

I don't want any of these packs. Give me good deals on AAA titles please.

 

[JujuFish]

you don't need 10, right? I thought you only needed one, just that each additional entry is another entry for you, with 10 max?

No, you need a minimum of 10 and every one over is an additional entry:

Grand Prize Drawing: To enter, a user must complete 10 or more objectives above by the end of December 19, 2010, and then be logged into Steam at some time on December 20, 2010 (12:01am PST – 11:59 PM PST).

 

[rivethead]

While I'm sure I will end up making impulse buys on other games I may or may not ever play, the only game I am specifically wanting to go on sale (through steam) is Mass Effect 2.

THIS!!!

I also wanted to pick up some old school shooters, like CoD2 & 3 & whatever comes after that.

 

[pontifex]

Nothing there that interests me in the least. Oh, well. Money saved I guess.

those are just the crappy little indie game packs they always put out on sales. I'm sure there will be many more games on sale besides those.


also, to be entered in the 100 game giveaway, you have to complete at least 10 objectives AND be logged in to steam today between 12:01am - 11:59pm Pacific Time.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Nothing there that interests me in the least. Oh, well. Money saved I guess.

This is just some of what will be on sale, I'm sure not nearly everything.

Also, alot of these indie titles kick ass. I own most of them from previous sales, and those indie guys know wtf they're doing when it comes to kickass gameplay.

 

[zebano]

Meh to the indie games, I'll probably buy a bundle for my wife who really likes some of those, but I'm hoping for ME 1/2, the Witcher and TF2 (how I don't have this yet I'm not sure).

 

[Raduque]

I want to see some AAA titles for like $20. Then I'll buy some. The only Indie game that seemed interesting was Defense Grid.

 

[Bateluer]

I was hoping to see Gothic 4 on sale.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Any idea what time this will start?