Steam Summer Sale 2012 is LIVE!!! (PC games, digital download)

Finally DAO last night. . .my guess is it will show up again in a daily sale since we have several left. . .

Well Steam wont let me add anything to the Wallet now lol

Funny, just figured out what I have in the Gifts section, lol:
DogFighter : 3
Iron Grip: Warlord : 3
Terraria : 2
Bunch of Heroes : 3
Frozen Synapse : 1
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy : 3
Renegade Ops : 3 (Includes 3 items: Renegade Ops, Renegade Ops - Coldstrike Campaign, Renegade Ops - Reinforcement Pack)
Renegade Ops : 3 (plain one, I think)
Section 8: Prejudice : 3 (Includes 4 items: Section 8®: Prejudice™, Section 8: Prejudice Blitz Pack, Section 8: Prejudice Overdrive Map Pack, Section 8: Prejudice Frontier Colonies Map Pack)
Post Apocalyptic Mayhem : 2
Payday : 3
Shooting Robots: 3

Quote from skiumah : I have the retail box version of Sins of a Solar Empire and it's registered on Impulse (and is my only non-Steam "digital download"). Is SoSE: Trinity the base game with two expansions? Might be worth 5 bucks to get it on Steam if so.

Yes, yes.

The OP has Fable 3 listed as $4.99 on a current Community Vote deal, but clicking the link takes me to the store page where the pack is $12.49 (same price as the expired flash deal).

It doesn't look like Fable 3 can be bought individually for $5. Is the OP mistaken or did I miss out on the stand alone game going for $5? I don't care about the pack because I don't care about DLC - I just want the game for $5.

Quote from jbLighty : Today's deals were weak except for sim city 4

To be entirely fair, SimCity 4 Deluxe was released over 9 years ago, in 2003.

The fact that the retail price is still $20 amazes me.

Quote from skiumah : I have the retail box version of Sins of a Solar Empire and it's registered on Impulse (and is my only non-Steam "digital download"). Is SoSE: Trinity the base game with two expansions? Might be worth 5 bucks to get it on Steam if so.

Yep. Sins of the Solar Empire and its two expansions were packaged as Trinity. I think the most recent true expansion came out last year.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is on sale for 25% off, which is a decent deal considering it came out last month. Rebellion is a "standalone expansion" rather than a true sequel. It includes all of the previous content and additionally splits the factions into Rebels and Loyalists, creating 6 'races' from 3 (obviously the two factions share many of the same units so they aren't completely different). There are a variety of other improvements in Rebellion, including some rather nice graphical ones, a new type of end-game ship as a way to deal with the ridiculous defensive power of Starbases (Titans), and some rather substantial AI improvements (though they still will chain suicide into your Starbases).

However, even on sale for $30, that's a steep difference (there were a ton of complaints about the $40 price tag) from $5, but if you really liked the original Sins, I'd get Rebellion while it is on sale. If you haven't played Sins of a Solar Empire before but like Civilization-style games and don't want to shell out $30, I'd absolutely get Trinity for $5 - you really can't go wrong with that. The fundamental gameplay is very similar, there are just a lot of quality of life improvements and several new abilities/units in Rebellion.

I wish more listed controller compatibility. I screwed around and missed Limbo @ 2.50 Dammit! I was hoping Payday would drop back down to $5 so I can snap it up. Does anyone know if Killing Floor is natively compatible with a controller. I know it is not L33T to use a controller on PC but sometimes I like to kick back and play in a comfy chair.

Vote for The Longest Journey people...

Is LA Noire worth the $5? I thought it looked really interesting, but not sure at all what to expect.

Quote from BigGreenMat : Is LA Noire worth the $5? I thought it looked really interesting, but not sure at all what to expect.

Definitely worth it, its a very fun game. Its a mystery solving game for the most part, with some combat and driving and a pretty amazing 1940s/50s LA setting. You can definitely tell a lot of time and love was poured into the game, for $5 its a steal. Its definitely got a lot of cut scenes, talking, video, etc so if you are just an action junkie it may not be a great fit but if you like games that feel like a movie it is great.

Quote from skiumah : I have the retail box version of Sins of a Solar Empire and it's registered on Impulse (and is my only non-Steam "digital download"). Is SoSE: Trinity the base game with two expansions? Might be worth 5 bucks to get it on Steam if so.

Correct , base game and the 2 expansions .

I too have the retail version and dont care for playing it through Impulse since Gamestop took it over . I'll probably re-buy it myself for a mear $5 .

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Thinking of getting Rebellion which incorporates all the past SOSE with all the new goodies , but was I hoping for a lower price than $30 . It being so new , it just may not get any cheaper during the summer sale .

Quote from tearsintherain : Definitely worth it, its a very fun game. Its a mystery solving game for the most part, with some combat and driving and a pretty amazing 1940s/50s LA setting. You can definitely tell a lot of time and love was poured into the game, for $5 its a steal. Its definitely got a lot of cut scenes, talking, video, etc so if you are just an action junkie it may not be a great fit but if you like games that feel like a movie it is great.

What tearsinthrain said...each case felt like a cheesy detective novelette, but if you like the genre, it's hard to beat this game at the price, I paid $20ish and don't regret it at all...It looks and plays great with all the effort they put into capturing the suspect/witness body language for the interviews was very impressive...

Quote from astromarmot : What tearsinthrain said...each case felt like a cheesy detective novelette, but if you like the genre, it's hard to beat this game at the price, I paid $20ish and don't regret it at all...It looks and plays great with all the effort they put into capturing the suspect/witness body language for the interviews was very impressive...

Alright, I am sold. I love detective noir. I am not necessarily an action junkie so I think I will buy it (even if I am not sure when I will have time to play it!).

Quote from stereo55 : Correct , base game and the 2 expansions ..

I'm not sure what to make of the lack of a single player campaign. I can't decide if it's genius or madness.

I know I felt like it was missing when I played the original. Maybe I'm just conditioned to expect that in all games now- kind of like assuming all current day movies will have a happy ending.

Any news from the mod community on LA Noire? Like graphical enhancements similar to what happened wih GTA 4 and the fps cap fix?