For those living under a rock the past 5 years, PC games are still alive and thriving, mostly as a result of some solid titles recently and perhaps moreso by the solid digital distribution market that Valve's STEAM program has carved into the industry. But STEAM isn't alone. As a result of its success, many sites have now climbed on the digital distribution bandwagon and achieved greatness and widespread userbases because of their insane sales, which usually occur on weekends. Part of the greatness of things like STEAM to me is that 10-20 years from now, I won't have to keep track of CDs, corrupt files or bullshit. I can just redownload it all. BEtter yet, when I'm long dead, I can bequeath my STEAM account to my favorite grandson or granddaughter, so they can play the best PC games of the 20th and 21st century 
Since I got a new job with a lot more spare cash, I've been keeping a frantically close eye on these kinds of sales, since they occur quick and are usually completely batshit insane ($49.99 games for $5). The object of this thread is to keep PC gamers informed on what the current sales are, where to find them, and if the games are actually even worth $5 (I'm looking at you, 75% off Space Siege).
WEEKEND DEALS AND SALES
-Steam (www.steampowered.com)
The official distribution network for Valve, of Half-Life fame. They're the big daddies on the market, and offer a huge array of developer's games. You can find nearly everything that isn't Blizzard on here.
Prices range from $4-$49.99, excluding bundles and package deals (which range from ~$40-120).
-Good Old Games (www.gog.com)
Run by the guys who made The Witcher. The site specializes in games that have fallen out of public light for several years, but were important in their own time. Best part is, they're been re-engineered to work on modern Operating Systems, which has always been a huge problem.
-Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com)
Owned by the guys who own IGN and Fox News. Use at your discretion =). These guys honestly don't do a lot of weekend deals or big promotional sales, compared to their competitors. I think they rely on their network to promote themselves internally. Their games lineup is similar to Steam's, but doesn't really offer anything special.
Prices are nearly identical to Steam's.
-Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com)
A relative newcomer from Stardock, the company who since the days of AIM have been installing background apps that you have to manually close in Task Manager. These guys have specialized in getting exclusive RTS games like Sins of a Solar Empire, and they've done a good job, by my book (I bought a retail copy, registered it online and now I can download it from them whenever I want) They also digitally distribute small desktop apps like Window Blinds...
-Gamers Gate (www.gamersgate.com)
These are the black sheep of the group, run by Paradox Interactive. They do insane promotions on weekends to combat Steam's hold on the market, but their lineup is quite slim at the moment. They could become great over time, with the userbase they've been building because of their weekend sales.
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Found a website that does all the work for me!
http://didimatic.com/dd/en/onsale/
Since I got a new job with a lot more spare cash, I've been keeping a frantically close eye on these kinds of sales, since they occur quick and are usually completely batshit insane ($49.99 games for $5). The object of this thread is to keep PC gamers informed on what the current sales are, where to find them, and if the games are actually even worth $5 (I'm looking at you, 75% off Space Siege).
WEEKEND DEALS AND SALES
-Steam (www.steampowered.com)
The official distribution network for Valve, of Half-Life fame. They're the big daddies on the market, and offer a huge array of developer's games. You can find nearly everything that isn't Blizzard on here.
Prices range from $4-$49.99, excluding bundles and package deals (which range from ~$40-120).
-Good Old Games (www.gog.com)
Run by the guys who made The Witcher. The site specializes in games that have fallen out of public light for several years, but were important in their own time. Best part is, they're been re-engineered to work on modern Operating Systems, which has always been a huge problem.
-Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com)
Owned by the guys who own IGN and Fox News. Use at your discretion =). These guys honestly don't do a lot of weekend deals or big promotional sales, compared to their competitors. I think they rely on their network to promote themselves internally. Their games lineup is similar to Steam's, but doesn't really offer anything special.
Prices are nearly identical to Steam's.
-Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com)
A relative newcomer from Stardock, the company who since the days of AIM have been installing background apps that you have to manually close in Task Manager. These guys have specialized in getting exclusive RTS games like Sins of a Solar Empire, and they've done a good job, by my book (I bought a retail copy, registered it online and now I can download it from them whenever I want) They also digitally distribute small desktop apps like Window Blinds...
-Gamers Gate (www.gamersgate.com)
These are the black sheep of the group, run by Paradox Interactive. They do insane promotions on weekends to combat Steam's hold on the market, but their lineup is quite slim at the moment. They could become great over time, with the userbase they've been building because of their weekend sales.
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Found a website that does all the work for me!
http://didimatic.com/dd/en/onsale/
