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Brace yourselves – The Steam Holiday Sale has begun

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Christmas is a week away, and let’s face facts folks, must of us are broke after buying a ton of happiness. The Steam Sale doesn’t care though. The Steam Sale won’t hear any of these excuses. The Steam Sale is without mercy, and it’s coming for you.

The usual bargains are up this year, but with a sales twist. This year, Valve is launching the Snow Globe promotion, which has something to do with collecting ten Snow Globe trading cards, using them to create a badge and then getting a reward. The prizes range from weapons for DOTA 2 through to hats for Team Fortress 2 and helms for Spiral Knights. Here’s the full list.

But back to the games. There’s plenty of bargains depending on your genre taste, daily deals, flash sales and the chance to vote on which game gets the discount cut.

My own personal game of 2013 has already been given a fitting slash on pricing (BADUMTISH!), as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is now going for a cool R200. Then you’ve got gems such as Monaco, Dead Island and Mirror’s Edge also available for cheap, with a new batch of flash sale games arriving this afternoon. 

Of course, this might not even matter, as the sale is going to make that backlog of games I currently have even higher dammit. Well played Steam, well played.

Last Updated: December 20, 2013

95 Comments

  1. Speaking of specials how cool are the January PS+ games!

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    • veggiesaurus ZA

      December 20, 2013 at 08:51

      soul sacrifice! Been waiting a long time for that!

      Reply

  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    December 20, 2013 at 08:06

    I knew it was coming when I saw their regular daily deal expiring at 8pm instead of the next day.

    I haven’t bought anything! HAHAHAHAHA! I’M FREE! Eish I want Bioshock Infinite & the last Dishono(u)red DLC :/

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 20, 2013 at 08:10

      Same here dude!

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        December 20, 2013 at 08:12

        Dude is jy nie op holiday nie? Hoekom jy so vroeg wakker?

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        • Admiral Chief in Vegas

          December 20, 2013 at 08:13

          Ek het al gaan draf, dogtertjie pap gegee en alles dude.

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          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            December 20, 2013 at 08:14

            Woah. Uber Admiral is uber awesome!

            ^5

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 20, 2013 at 08:18

        Maybe I can justify it by saying it’s my Xmas pressie to myself? 😉

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        • Admiral Chief in Vegas

          December 20, 2013 at 08:30

          Bought myself Samsung 840 EVO SSD for Xmas. 250GB @ R2k

          Bargain

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 20, 2013 at 08:33

            Oh nice, instant boot ups for you.

          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 08:34

            🙂

  3. KingKappie

    December 20, 2013 at 08:09

    And where is the xbox live deals?

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      December 20, 2013 at 08:27

      They saw the awesomeness of the steam sale, did a 180 and ran the other way

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      • Admiral Chief in Vegas

        December 20, 2013 at 08:31

        HAHAHA

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    • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

      December 20, 2013 at 09:08

      In all honesty, the games on special on xbox live aren’t very awesome and the price drops on the awesome ones aren’t worth talking about.

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  4. Admiral Chief in Vegas

    December 20, 2013 at 08:10

    STEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      December 20, 2013 at 08:27

      Stooooooooooooooooooom

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      • JJ's horrible secret (John)

        December 20, 2013 at 08:27

        Shhhhhhhhh

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  5. Umar of The Rebellion

    December 20, 2013 at 08:11

    MGR 20 dollars??? …. Bloody hell ………..
    “Money….wait!….wh…..where are you flying off too?….please…………come back, don’t leave me all alone”….

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      December 20, 2013 at 08:12

      • Umar of The Rebellion

        December 20, 2013 at 08:13

        I want to love that kittie so much right now!………….

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 20, 2013 at 08:32

      I was looking at that last night. What, a Metal Gear game on PC?!?! The trailer looks pretty cool.

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      • Umar of The Rebellion

        December 20, 2013 at 08:34

        Yeah, MGS 2 is on PC as well. and MGR is really good man, will give you high blood pressure but it is sooo worth it

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  6. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    December 20, 2013 at 08:11

    Sir rants uses holiday away from PC with no internet connectivity.

    It’s super effective.

    Llewellyn’s bank balance stat also remains intact for as long as holiday mode is active.

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 20, 2013 at 08:15

      Ummm, Steam…Mobile….APP

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        December 20, 2013 at 08:16

        UI think you missed the part of “No Internet Connectivity” huehuehuehue… unless they’ve installed a tower since last…

        No no… No IC. Nope nope. I am safe!!!

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      • Gareth L

        December 20, 2013 at 08:26

        Steam is blocked at work, just punished my credit card via the mobile app. 😛

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        • Admiral Chief in Vegas

          December 20, 2013 at 08:27

          What a trooper!

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 20, 2013 at 08:28

        No! Shut up!

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        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          December 20, 2013 at 08:29

          Resistance is futile

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 20, 2013 at 08:19

      holiday AWAY from PC?…what?..how?… does not compute 🙁

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        December 20, 2013 at 08:20

        Sun, sea and fishing bru. Sun, sea and fishing 🙂

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 20, 2013 at 08:29

          Oh, you’re playing Far Cry 3. I thought for a minute you were talking about actually going outside. 😉

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          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            December 20, 2013 at 08:30

            hahahaha well played. But no.

            I’m actually heading in to the real world. I’m kinda nervous 😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 20, 2013 at 08:31

            Be strong brother, and enjoy it 😀

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      December 20, 2013 at 08:51

      Download and install the Steam app on your phone. 😉

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        December 20, 2013 at 08:52

        No internet connectivity where I am going. I couldn’t even if I tried 🙂 Looks like I dodged a bullet 🙂

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  7. R1ker

    December 20, 2013 at 08:13

    Why did I come across this article? Why? Why? Now I just bought Arkham Origins and I am to scared to see what else is there. My backlog in Steam is to big allready

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      December 20, 2013 at 08:15

      All your money are belong to steam!

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      • R1ker

        December 20, 2013 at 08:21

        January is going to be a veeeerrrryyyyy long month. I should stock up on salti cracks now why I still can.

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 20, 2013 at 08:23

          I believe Steam sells those too.

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        • Umar of The Rebellion

          December 20, 2013 at 08:23

          With muscles

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          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            December 20, 2013 at 08:27

            and little blocks of cheese

          • Umar of The Rebellion

            December 20, 2013 at 08:27

            It’s definitely holiday season!

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            December 20, 2013 at 08:28

            and mince pies! Mince pies will be on special after december. So that would help bring down living costs 😛

          • veggiesaurus ZA

            December 20, 2013 at 08:29

            Mince pies made in december will be on special after deciember. Don’t think they age as well as christmas cake

          • Umar of The Rebellion

            December 20, 2013 at 08:29

            Lol Mince pies and Snack Time biscuits….I think this will help you afford the Steam Sale

      • R1ker

        December 20, 2013 at 08:23

        January is going to be a veeeerrrryyyyy long month. I should stock up on salti cracks while I still can.

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        • R1ker

          December 20, 2013 at 09:10

          Damnit – tried to delete this out. Accidently doubled post this

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  8. Gareth L

    December 20, 2013 at 08:25

    Just bought the Bioshock triple-pack for R153!!

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 20, 2013 at 08:27

      WOOOOT

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  9. JJ's horrible secret (John)

    December 20, 2013 at 08:26

    I already did enough damage last night when it started.

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    • Admiral Chief in Vegas

      December 20, 2013 at 08:27

      How much?

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      • JJ's horrible secret (John)

        December 20, 2013 at 08:28

        Two games, and finally got the Skyrim DLC’s. Got FTL finally, you said it was good.

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        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          December 20, 2013 at 08:29

          FTL FTW!!!!

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          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 08:29

            YEAH!!!

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 08:30

            Ah. Good to know I made the right buy there. I’m going to rely on you peeps for some advice every now and then (and looking to empty out my wishlist a bit)

        • Admiral Chief in Vegas

          December 20, 2013 at 08:29

          PLAY FTL JOHN PLAY FTL!!!

          PLAY FTL JOHN PLAY FTL!!!

          PLAY FTL JOHN PLAY FTL!!!

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          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 08:30

            Maybe I should play FTL

          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 08:31

            *waves hand*

            You want to play FTL right now

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 08:39

            I want to play FTL right now.

          • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

            December 20, 2013 at 09:10

            These are not the droids you’re looking for…

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 09:10

            These are not the droids we are looking for O_O

          • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

            December 20, 2013 at 09:25

            Now go play FTL

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 09:26

            I’m at work 🙁

          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 09:28

            So what?

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            December 20, 2013 at 08:32

            Do it! Do it now!

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 20, 2013 at 09:10

          Don’t remind me that I want the Skyrim DLCs :/

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          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 09:11

            I’m replaying it once they’ve been downloaded. Screw the backlog. I want me some dragonborn action.

          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 09:12

            I’m jamming FO NV now, and I keep on thinking “Man, I wish I had a bow and arrow and custom armor and shouting and FUS RO DAH”

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 20, 2013 at 09:13

            There’s probably a mod for that.

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 09:15

            I really hope they’re working hard on a Fallout 4. That game deserves newer mechanics and a better weapon/armour creation system.

          • Admiral Chief in Vegas

            December 20, 2013 at 09:21

            Also the skills of Skyrim as well, the more you do something, the better you become at it. ALL levelling should be like that

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 09:22

            I totally agree.

  10. veggiesaurus ZA

    December 20, 2013 at 08:28

    what do you think would happen if PSN had Steam-style sales?

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  11. Umar of The Rebellion

    December 20, 2013 at 08:32

    I really want mince pies now

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      December 20, 2013 at 08:34

      agreed.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 20, 2013 at 08:35

      The muffin shop round the corner from sells freshly made ones, had one with lunch the last couple of days 😀

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      • Umar of The Rebellion

        December 20, 2013 at 08:36

        Damn you!!…..Sounds delicious…Was it good? Must have been good right….dammit

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      • JJ's horrible secret (John)

        December 20, 2013 at 08:38

        Shush!

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 20, 2013 at 08:40

          Fine. I’ll just post a pic later then. mwuhahahaha.

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          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 08:52

            SkyNet me one! (preferably not a self-aware pie sent back from the future to kill a John)

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            December 20, 2013 at 08:56

            lol. I believe the self-aware pastry network is CakeNet.

          • JJ's horrible secret (John)

            December 20, 2013 at 08:57

            *shivers*

    • JJ's horrible secret (John)

      December 20, 2013 at 08:37

      Ah man. Me too.

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    • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

      December 20, 2013 at 09:10

      I had three yesterday 🙂

      Reply

  12. R1ker

    December 20, 2013 at 08:58

    Ok – 30 minutes have gone by without looking at steam – must… be… strong…

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    • JJ's horrible secret (John)

      December 20, 2013 at 09:00

      You’re stronger than me.

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      • R1ker

        December 20, 2013 at 09:05

        Ok – was in steam – must …. not…. look…. at…. store…..
        Damnit – ok went one minute without looking at steam 🙁

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        • JJ's horrible secret (John)

          December 20, 2013 at 09:07

          New flash sale in 3hrs. Those always get me.

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          • R1ker

            December 20, 2013 at 09:08

            You just made me set my alarm on my phone for 3 hours from now.

  13. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    December 20, 2013 at 09:41

    Seriously my wallet can’t handle this right now… WAIT! I have $4 in my Steam wallet! Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeah!

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  14. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    December 20, 2013 at 10:00

    Steam sales – Causing Debt. Since 2010

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  15. DieJason

    December 20, 2013 at 11:15

    I’ve actually been forming bit of an addiction to iOS sales, games for $0.99 (bought Bastion and Deus Ex: The Fall yesterday)! And not just casual short games, you can also get games like X-Com: Enemy Unknown for $10.

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