wraggster
December 19th, 2013, 22:40
http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/57b70bb75720cfd2826f44aa1d140f5c/steamholiday.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/19/amazon-kicks-off-holiday-sale-with-bioshock-batman-more/)It's that time of year again, boys and girls. No, not time to express your love for the people who raised you, but instead, it's time for Steam's holiday sale (http://store.steampowered.com/).
This year's sale runs from December 19 to January 3 and as in previous iterations, it offers a wide swath of discounts. First, there are the daily discounts, which collect a handful of games and slash their prices. At the moment, you could pick up BioShock Infinite (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bioshock-infinite/) for $10 or Batman: Arkham Origins (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/batman-arkham-origins/)for $25.
Then there are the Flash sales, which usually offer larger discounts than the daily discounts, though they only appear for eight hours. Right now you could pick up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/counter-strike-global-offensive/) for $3.74, but eight hours from now you'll be out of luck.
Not just a sale, Steam's holiday celebration is also a community event. Every eight hours three games will be offered up for the community to vote on. Whichever receives the most votes gets a deep, public discount. Voting also entitles you to one free Snow Globe card with which can unlock rare items in Steam games such as Dota 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/dota-2/) and Team Fortress 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/team-fortress-2). Or you could simply horde your cards until you have enough to craft the Snow Globe 2013 badge. This won't help you in-game, but it's a nice reminder of how you spent this year's holiday season.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/19/steam-kicks-off-holiday-sale-with-bioshock-batman-more/
This year's sale runs from December 19 to January 3 and as in previous iterations, it offers a wide swath of discounts. First, there are the daily discounts, which collect a handful of games and slash their prices. At the moment, you could pick up BioShock Infinite (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/bioshock-infinite/) for $10 or Batman: Arkham Origins (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/batman-arkham-origins/)for $25.
Then there are the Flash sales, which usually offer larger discounts than the daily discounts, though they only appear for eight hours. Right now you could pick up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/counter-strike-global-offensive/) for $3.74, but eight hours from now you'll be out of luck.
Not just a sale, Steam's holiday celebration is also a community event. Every eight hours three games will be offered up for the community to vote on. Whichever receives the most votes gets a deep, public discount. Voting also entitles you to one free Snow Globe card with which can unlock rare items in Steam games such as Dota 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/dota-2/) and Team Fortress 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/team-fortress-2). Or you could simply horde your cards until you have enough to craft the Snow Globe 2013 badge. This won't help you in-game, but it's a nice reminder of how you spent this year's holiday season.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/19/steam-kicks-off-holiday-sale-with-bioshock-batman-more/