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Old 06-18-2014, 11:41 AM   #1
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That's right, as this moderately inappropriate image suggests the Steam Summer Sale is rumoured to start on June 19th.

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According to various users on gaming forum NeoGAF, the sale is set to start of June 19th and run for two weeks until the 30th of June.
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Now it appears to be so. Eurogamer confirmed the NeoGAF rumours, and so it seems that everyone in the gaming world is just waiting for confirmation.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014...n_5499312.html
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Old 06-18-2014, 11:43 AM   #2
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June 19th

9 is 3 x 3, Half Life 3 confirmed!
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I remember when Steam sales used to have fun achievements you could do for cool prizes, instead of just being sales. I used to dedicate those to weeks to gaming (usually games I hadn't played before).
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I remember when Steam sales used to have fun achievements you could do for cool prizes, instead of just being sales. I used to dedicate those to weeks to gaming (usually games I hadn't played before).
Blame people who gamed the system and ruined it for everyone.
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Old 06-18-2014, 02:19 PM   #6
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That's amazing.
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Old 06-18-2014, 02:41 PM   #7
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^Sounds about right.

Edit: And I've yet to even install Skyrim from last year's sale.

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Old 06-18-2014, 03:17 PM   #8
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But Dota 2 is free..... ??
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Old 06-18-2014, 03:33 PM   #9
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Reminder for folks in Canada:

You can buy Steam Wallet cards at EBGames/GameStop. They are a good deal because you pay in Canadian Dollars but you get USD in your Steam Wallet. (i.e. you pay $50 Canadian and get $50 USD)

EDIT: Unfortunately they changed it since the last sale. They are $22 for $20 and $55 for $50.
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Reminder for folks in Canada:

You can buy Steam Wallet cards at EBGames/GameStop. They are a good deal because you pay in Canadian Dollars but you get USD in your Steam Wallet. (i.e. you pay $50 Canadian and get $50 USD)
Whoa... game changer.
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As always, buy games that are either deals of the day, flash sales or community choices. There is also a big round up of the top selling games on the last day as well.
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Old 06-19-2014, 11:16 AM   #12
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I am probably going to limit myself to $50 this year. I don't really have a whole lot on my wishlist and frankly, some of those games I am never going to buy.

I will however buy The Witcher 2 for $4.00.
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Hoping to see Civ V complete collection on a flash sale.
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Hoping to see Civ V complete collection on a flash sale.
Man that was on sale last week. I think it was $15 for everything.
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Old 06-19-2014, 11:23 AM   #15
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Reminder for folks in Canada:

You can buy Steam Wallet cards at EBGames/GameStop. They are a good deal because you pay in Canadian Dollars but you get USD in your Steam Wallet. (i.e. you pay $50 Canadian and get $50 USD)
I just went to EB games and the $50 steam cards are $55. So it's not really a deal.
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I assume you also pay GST on Steam cards purchased in a store whereas you don't on games purchased directly through the Steam app.
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Fully realizing I may look like an idiot:

Is Steam like Origin where if I purchased games, I will have to have something from them installed on my machine to install and play the game (and potentially lose the game) or do you get a game download like if I went to the store and purchased it?
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Fully realizing I may look like an idiot:

Is Steam like Origin where if I purchased games, I will have to have something from them installed on my machine to install and play the game (and potentially lose the game) or do you get a game download like if I went to the store and purchased it?
Neither.

Origin is like Steam.
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Neither.

Origin is like Steam.
That's insulting to Steam.
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Steam acts as a downloading service. There is a way to run games downloaded via steam without Steam, likewise you can put non-steam downloaded/disc based games into steam and run it via the steam client.
Edit- I did not hit edit. I am dumb.
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