Steam Holiday Sale Goes Live With An Epic Giveaway And Lumps Of Valuable Coal
Steam Holiday Sale Goes Live With An Epic Giveaway And Lumps Of Valuable Coal
Posted 12/19/2011 at 12:34pm
| by Brad Chacos
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PC gaming is awesome. Steam is awesome. Getting free stuff is always awesome. Mix all three and what do you get? This year’s Steam Holiday Sale, which kicked off today. In addition to the usual savings, this year’s sale includes multiple daily “Great Gift Pile” challenges, which give you a chance to win additional discounts (and maybe even free games) every day. If you don’t win, you’ll get a lump of coal, instead, which sucks compared to a free game at first glance – but those lumps of coal are the key to the cool things being doled out in the Epic Holiday Giveaway.
How Epic is the Holiday Giveaway? How about “Every single game on Steam, absolutely free” epic? That’s what the grand prize winner gets. Fifty first prize winners will nab the top 10 games on their Steam wishlist; 100 second prize winners will nab their top five. Finally, 1,000 coal-holders will be given the Valve Complete Pack.
Every lump of coal you have in your possession at the end of the Holiday Sale on January 1st counts as an entry towards the Epic Holiday Giveaway, which is being drawn on January 2nd. You’ll also need to have 10 games in your wish list to even be entered in the giveaway.
If long odds aren’t your thing, you can trade in seven lumps of coal for one of those randomly generated discounts/free games. Reformed Scrooges can gift or trade any items they win from the Great Gift Pile challenges – be it a discount, a free game or a lump of coal – to other Steamers as their hearts desire.
Does the combination of deals and possible freebies make you more likely to boot up Steam and get to playing?
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jeremy39
December 21, 2011 at 4:31am
So, in order to win all the games I have to buy all the games. Tell me again who is getting the holiday gift here? Sounds like I'm trying to win the giant teddy bear at the fair, but its gonna cost me $100 when it would have been cheaper to buy it at a store. I know, not as much fun, but who's got that kind of money?
ferariman
December 20, 2011 at 7:05pm
I did the achievment of checking your inventory and got Portal 2. I'm making a note here:HUGE SUCCESS.
IIAbeII
December 19, 2011 at 11:09pm
Not to poop on anyones parade, but the rewards for completing challages can be pretty lame. I completed the Orcs Must Die one and was rewarded with. . . . . a portal 2 hat. I thought you would be rewarded with a game or something. . . .
Anyone want to trade a hat for coal?
ceator3571
December 19, 2011 at 2:31pm
It must be a really good sale as I am getting this error when I go to the site.
"Error 503 Service Unavailable"
TommM
December 19, 2011 at 1:48pm
Muhahahahah!! I don't have to participate because I already have every damn game from all the previous Steam sales. Or so it seems... :(
Holly Golightly
December 19, 2011 at 1:16pm
This year's Steam Summer Sale did not intrigue me to buy anything from the client. I do not know if this year's holiday sale will intrigue me to shop with them. I buy 3 games in Gamer's Gate and get the 4th one free, guaranteed. No contest, no long odds, and definitely no waiting.
Rcapps
December 19, 2011 at 1:05pm
*sigh* another round of awesome sales, there goes my money. Damn steam and their deals with an awesome community as well, no other can take its place nor is nearly as good
Rcapps
December 19, 2011 at 1:05pm
*sigh* another round of awesome sales, there goes my money. Damn steam and their deals with an awesome community as well, no other can take its place nor is nearly as good
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