The Steam Sale Begins

Steam, the number one digital distribution system on PC, has kicked off its "Summer" (it's summer somewhere) sale, with ten days of sale prices and massive daily discounts across vast sections of its catalogue.

Today's deals (prices Kiwis will pay, in $USD):

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $49.99 (-50%)
• Crusader Kings II - $9.99 (-75% across the franchise)
• Legend of Grimrock $5.99 (-60%)
• Might & Magic: Heroes VI - $27.49 (-50%)
• Portal 2 - $4.99 (-75% across the franchise)
• Ridge Racer Unbounded $24.99 (-50%)
• Terraria - $2.49 (-75%)
• Total War: Shogun 2 - $7.49 (-75% across the franchise)

There are also bundle deals, grouped by publisher, with discounts of 45-88%. Highlights include:

2K Collection - $69.99 (-68%, usually $219.92)
Includes 7 items: BioShock® 2, Borderlands, Duke Nukem Forever, Mafia II, Sid Meier's Civilization® V, Spec Ops: The Line, The Darkness II

SEGA Hit Collection - $49.99 (-88%, usually $424.57)
Includes 71 items: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Alien Soldier, Alien Storm, Aliens vs. Predator, Altered Beast, Beyond Oasis, Binary Domain, Bio-Hazard Battle, Bonanza Bros., Columns, Columns III, Comix Zone, Crack Down, Decap Attack, Dynamite Headdy, Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco Jr., Ecco: The Tides of Time, Empire: Total War, Empire: Total War DLC, ESWAT: City Under Siege, Eternal Champions, Fatal Labyrinth, Flicky, Gain Ground, Galaxy Force II, Golden Axe III, Golden Axe, Golden Axe II, Gunstar Heroes, Kid Chameleon, Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, Light Crusader, Medieval II: Total War, Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms, Napoleon: Total War, Napoleon: Total War DLC, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Renegade Ops, Revenge of the Shinobi, Ristar, Rome: Total War - Alexander, Rome: Total War - Gold, Shadow Dancer, Shining Force, Shining Force II, Shining in the Darkness, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Sonic Generations, Space Harrier II, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Super Thunder Blade, Sword of Vermillion, Total War: Shogun 2, Total War: Shogun 2 - DLC, Vectorman 2, Vectorman, Virtua Fighter 2, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy in Monster World.

Square Enix Hit Collection - $49.99 (-79%, usually $237.71)
Includes 29 items: Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Explosive Mission Pack, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Tactical Enhancement Pack, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Blood Money, Hitman: Codename 47, Just Cause 2, Just Cause 2 DLC, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light DLC, Quantum Conundrum, Thief: Gold, Thief II: The Metal Age, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Underworld.

Super id Software Pack - $49.99 (-50%, usually $99.99)
Includes 24 items: Commander Keen, DOOM 3, DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, DOOM II, Final DOOM, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, HeXen II, HeXen: Beyond Heretic, HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, Master Levels for DOOM II, Quake, Quake II, Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, Quake III Arena, Quake III: Team Arena, Quake IV, Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon, Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity, RAGE, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Spear of Destiny, The Ultimate Doom, Wolfenstein 3D.

THQ Collection - $74.99 (-81%, usually $257.77)
Includes 15 items: Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Darksiders, Dawn of War II: Retribution – The Last Standalone, Homefront, Metro 2033, Nexuiz, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Saints Row: The Third, Titan Quest, Titan Quest - Immortal Throne, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Warhammer: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising.

Ubisoft Collection - $49.99 (-50%, usually $49.99)
Includes 8 items: Assassin's Creed Revelations, Beyond Good and Evil, Driver San Francisco, From Dust, Might & Magic Heroes VI, R.U.S.E., Rayman Origins, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction

Valve Complete Pack - $49.99 (-50%, usually $99.99)
Includes 24 items: Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Source, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, Portal 2, Ricochet, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic.

Other bundles include: Rockstar Hit Collection $79.99, Paradox Collection $49.99, Cyan Complete Pack $14.99, TellTale Collection $49.99, Nordic Hit Collection $49.99, Kalypso Collection $49.99, 1C Collection $49.99, PopCap Complete Pack $49.99, Railworks 3 Collection $49.99, Star Wars Collection $49.99, Focus Hit Collection $49.99, Strategy First Collection $49.99, MumboJumbo Collection $34.99.