I bet these are the same people who invest all of their money into a single big-name stock like GE or Apple.

Thanks for the info. Guess ill wait and see what tomorrow holds.

I can't blame a retailer for price drops, even if the discounts are unexpected. If I believe a game to be worth $10, and purchase it, why am I entitled to it at a lower price, should the retailer reduce the asking price of the item at some point following my purchase? I can't ask Intel to buy back my shares at their peak lifetime value, can I?
I agree with your point regarding satisfaction at the time of purchase. The sense of entitlement that is held by so many thoroughout the world is poisonous. There are many reasons to criticize Valve, but these sales tactics do not constitute a significant sin against consumers.

New deals are up.
Dead Space - 66% off
Complete PopCap Collection - 50% off
Hearts of Iron III - 75% off
Day of Defeat: Source - 75% off
Zombie Driver - 75% off
I'm getting Hearts of Iron III and Zombie Driver.

Might grab Hearts of Iron and Dead Space. However, despite the fact that I used to play some hex-based board games with my brothers about fifteen or so years ago, Hearts of Iron looks a bit daunting in terms of layers of strategy. Great price nonetheless.

I suggest anyone who hasn't played Dead Space get it now. Regardless of how you feel the team is handling Dante's Inferno, this is one amazing game that treads fresh ground in horror gaming.

Only reason I'm not jumping on it is that I'm still hoping FO3 gets reduced thus satisfying my FPS needs.

Thanks, I remember hearing about this game when it came out about a year ago and thinking it sounded pretty cool, but I seldom hear people mention it. For the current steam price (just over $10) I'm seriously considering it.

If you want an FPS, get Borderlands. It has Claptraps in it. Oh and millions of guns. Those too.

No, but it's a bit like continuing to buy Apple products if you're comfortable with iTunes, Mac OS, your iPhone, and so forth. As much as I've grown to dislike Valve and Steam, I continue to buy from them when possible for the simple reason that no one else has made a serious attempt to connect their communities across games so that I can see what you're playing, invite you to what I'm playing, see what you just bought, start a public or private group with event schedules, or anything like this. It's not the Valve exclusives that are keeping people focused on Steam.
An alternative to Steam also shouldn't just do what Steam already does. It should offer things we haven't seen before. If Steam had done what Impulse is doing now, both programs would have nothing to offer that GameSpy Arcade didn't provide 8 years ago.
It looks like Xfire *may* be headed in the right direction, but they've stumbled out the gate with their store in what amounted to an unannounced Dec. 21 launch, with nothing unique to offer and the client still a mostly uncustomizable maze of useless features, which still relies way too much on your browser.

Steam has the best sale this year, hands down fact.

I had a friend gift it to me... okay game but ultimately a bit disappointed in it.

I'm sure I've already said this, but Indigo Prophecy for $3.39 is an amazing deal, even if the ending is less than stellar. It'll show you why people are so worked up over the coming of Heavy Rain.

Yea, I just finished this tonight. Was about 10 hours for me, very enjoyable.