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Amazon has offered up a preview of their Summer Sale. This isn't everything they'll have on sale (they've tended to react and price match a lot of steam specials) but some specials they're going to run. Starts on Saturday...

Standalone Titles
1. Max Payne 3 - $29.99 (50% off) – This is the Steam version. 50% runs 7/1-7/4 (end of day 7/4) and will then be 33% off through 7/14
2. Spec Ops: The Line - $24.99 (50% off) – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
3. Syndicate - $14.99 – Origin activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
4. The Darkness II - $12.49 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $29.99 (50% off Steam activate-able) – runs 7/1-7/14
6 Crusader Kings II - $9.99 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
7. Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition - $7.49 (Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/14

8. Duke Nukem Complete Pack $7.99 (Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/14:
a. The base game - Duke Nukem Forever
b. The DLC Pack - Duke Nukem Forever Hail to the Icons Parody Pack DLC
c. And the DLC Pack - The Doctor Who Cloned Me DLC Pack

9. X-Com Complete Pack – $2.99 - Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14


Bundles
10. Plethora of Paradox Games - $19.99 containing (all Steam activateable) runs 7/1-7/7
a. Crusader Kings II [Download]
b. Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack [Online Game Code]
c. Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack [Online Game Code]
d. Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC [Online Game Code]
e. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion DLC [Online Game Code]
f. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith DLC [Online Game Code]
g. Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land DLC [Online Game Code]
h. Magicka Collection [Download]
i. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC [Online Game Code]
j. Majesty Gold [Online Game Code]
k. Majesty 2 Collection
l. Victoria II [Online Game Code]
m. Warlock: Master of the Arcane [Download]

11. Plentiful Paradox Package - $12.49 (all are Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/7 contains:
a. Crusader Kings II [Download]
b. Magicka Collection [Download]
c. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC [Online Game Code]
d. Sword of the Stars - Complete Collection [Online Game Code]
e. Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter [Download]
f. Victoria II [Online Game Code]

9. Pint Sized Paradox bundle $7.49 (all steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/7:
a. Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack [Online Game Code]
b. Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack [Online Game Code]
c. Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC [Online Game Code]
d. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion DLC [Online Game Code]
e. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith DLC [Online Game Code]
f. Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land DLC [Online Game Code]
g. Majesty Gold [Online Game Code]
h. Warlock: Master of the Arcane [Download]
i. Majesty 2 Collection

12. 2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition [Download]
b. Sid Meiers Civilization IV: The Complete Edition [Download]
c. The Stronghold Collection [Download]

13. 2K Shooter Pack - $19.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a. BioShock 2 [Download]
b. BioShock [Download]
c. Borderlands Game of the Year Edition [Download]
d. Duke Nukem Forever Complete Pack [Download]

14. 2K Mega Pack - $39.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a. BioShock 2 [Download]
b. BioShock [Download]
c. Borderlands Game of the Year Edition [Download]
d. CivCity: Rome [Download]
e. Duke Nukem Forever Complete Pack [Download]
f. Mafia II [Download]
g. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition [Download]
h. Sid Meiers Civilization IV: The Complete Edition [Download]
i. The Stronghold Collection [Download]

15. Rockstar Classics Pack - $14.99 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
a. Bully - Scholarship Edition
b. Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas
c. Grand Theft Auto - Vice City
d. Max Payne 2 - The Fall of Payne
e. Midnight Club 2

16. Bioshock Dual Pack (Bioshock 1 + 2) – $7.49 Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14

I liked The Darkness II well enough. Great voice acting and I liked the art. Game play was entertaining. It was far overpriced at $50-$60 but $12 seems fair for it. It is short -- my run through the single player took maybe 6-7 hours total and I doubt there's anything going on multiplayer.

Also, this.

Edited, Jun 29th 2012 11:09am by Jophiel

Here:

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/strategy/sid-meiers-civilization-v-gods-kings/

Amazon has new release "Spec Ops: The Line" on sale already. It's $25 for the PC Download version, $45 for the 360 version, and $50 for the PS3 version.

A Bethesda pack was just added to Steam. Labeled as "Bethesda Collection (Summer 2012)"

Note: Not available for purchase yet, the link I posted is a background registry monitoring site for steam. Basically, when they make any changes behind the scenes, this site notices and logs it. It's basically where bundles and such show up before you see them in the store.

Contains:

• Brink + 4 DLCs
• Fallout: NV + 5 DLCs
• Hunted
• Skyrim

All come with all available languages.

If we do not see a Midweek Madness go live this Tuesday, consider this as confirmation that the sale starts this week.

EDIT: Similar packs are up for the developers 1C and Stardock.

1C pack:

• Men of War + DLC
• King's Bounty + DLC
• Cryostatis
• NecroVisioN
• Theatre of War
• Space Rangers 2: Reboot
• Rig n' Roll
• Condemned Heroes

Stardock pack:

• Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
• Demigod
• Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
(Standalone expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire)

Feel free to let me know if I missed anything. Like I said, if we don't see a Midweek Madness this week, expect the sale to begin this Thursday.

Edited, Jul 3rd 2012 12:53am by IDrownFish

Oh yeah, Command & Conquer series and Rock of Ages are the Midweek Madness sale on Steam this week, so no Summer Sale 4 U.

Collections are "eh" to me. If there's anything especially good, I probably already own it and you don't get duplicate copies so why bother. They're only really good if you somehow want most of the pack and yet don't own any of the games you want.

Just posted on Kotaku.

Speaking of collections:

Total War Bundle - $29.99
--- Medieval II, Empire, Rome (Gold ed. & Alexander expansion), Napoleon, Shogun 2 (with Rise of the Samurai) & Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai

Sega Awesome Pack - $12.49
--- Renegade Ops (w/ Reinforcement pack & Coldstrike), Sonic CD, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Comix Zone, Ecco the Dolphin, Gain Ground, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, VectorMan, Crack Down, Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, Space Harrier II, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Bonanza Bros., Columns, Ecco Jr., Eternal Champions, Fatal Labyrinth, Galaxy Force II, Kid Chameleon, Ristar, Super Thunder Blade, Alien Storm, Bio-Hazard Battle, Columns III, Sword of Vermilion, Virtua Fighter 2, Ecco: The Tides of Time, Decap Attack, Flicky, ESWAT: City Under Siege, Golden Axe II, Alien Soldier, Gunstar Heroes, Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, Light Crusader, Shining Force, Shining Force II, Shining in the Darkness, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Golden Axe III, Beyond Oasis / The Story of Thor, Dynamite Headdy, Phantasy Star II, Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Streets of Rage 3, The Revenge of Shinobi, Vectorman 2, Wonder Boy in Monster World

I'd probably just die from trying to figure out which to play first.

The 2K Strategy Pack now has Civ IV: Complete Edition, Civ V: GOTY and the Stronghold Collection all for $19.99 (which is less than Amazon is selling Civ V:GOTY stand-alone for).

Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai is a lean, "buy it now" price of $7.49

EA's "Storming, Burning, Reflecting, Flaming, Sabotaging Pack" was sold out on Amazon yesterday but is now back. For $14.99 you get Bulletstorm, Burnout Paradise: Ultimate, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Mirror's Edge and Saboteur. Bulletstorm was a buggy piece of **** for me but I hear Mirror's Edge & Saboteur are both good. Maybe someone can speak for the other games.

Square Enix pack with Just Cause 2, Kane & Lynch 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Lara Croft & the Guardian of Light and Supreme Commander 2 for a svelte $7.49

Payday: the Heist is $4.99 or you can buy a four pack for $14.99 and guilt three of your friends into playing with you.


Edited, Jul 5th 2012 7:13pm by Jophiel

Kingdoms of Amalur is $25 on Amazon which is 38% off. I would have guessed it'd drop to 50% but maybe it will yet.

The DLC is half price though is you're still playing it.