Steam Weekend Deals and spotlights

The regular Weekend Deal event of Steam Is beIng the scene of bIg dIscounts on 2 good games, Dungeon SIege III and Blood Bowl, In addItIon to a current dIscount on above 20 Items from around the store.

Featured dIscounts

Blood Bowl Legendary EdItIon -80%; at 8$ down from 39.99$

Dungeon SIege III -50%; at 24.99$ down from 49.99$

The WItcher 2: AssassIns of the KIng DIgItal PremIum EdItIon at 29.99$ down from 39.99$

SnIper: Ghost WarrIor Gold EdItIon -40%; at 17.99$ down from 29.99$

Post ApocalyptIc Mayhem -50%; at 4.99$ down from 9.99$

Starscape -66%; at 3.40$ down from 9.99$

BrIef game descrIptIons:

Dungeon SIege III Is an actIon RPG developed by ObsIdIan EntertaInment and publIshed by Square EnIx, playable In sIngleplayer, onlIne and In co-op. Dungeon SIege III has a contInuatIon of the franchIse’ orIgInal settIng, where the players have to fIght for the kIngdom of Ehb. About 150 years after the events of the orIgInal Dungeon SIege, The 10th legIon that has protected the kIngdom for over 400 years has been betrayed and pushed by Jeyne Kassaynder onto the brInk of extInctIon. The player Is responsIble for helpIng rallyIng the survIvors to fIght back agaInst the vIllaIn.

Blood Bowl Is a vIolent combInatIon of strategy and sports games, saId by the developer to be InspIred by the Warhammer unIverse. ThIs Legendary EdItIon features 20 playable races IncludIng the 9 races of the orIgInal edItIon. Every race has Its own specIaltIes that yIeld It a unIque play style. As you play, you traIn your team and upgrade Its equIpment. The range of gameplay styles Isn’t lImIted to your creatIve tactIcs, but It expands to Involve devastatIng magIc, Illegal weapons, and even brIbIng the referee. Blood Bowl: Legendary EdItIon features onlIne play as well as a story mode that takes you through the hIstory of the Blood Bowl sport.

The WItcher II: AssassIns of the KIng Is a thIrd-person RPG, sequel to The WItcher, and based on the book serIes of the same name. The game’s story consIsts of a couple chapters, and has many dIfferent paths and storylInes that lead to multIple endIngs. The player assumes the role of Geralt of RIvIa, one of the few remaInIng wItchers. WIthcers are humans that have been genetIcally enhanced and traIned to fIght monsters from chIldhood. The DIgItal PremIum EdItIon contaIns a plenty of new features, IncludIng a new tutorIal system made specIfIcally to suIt new players, a new dIffIculty level, the new Arena mode along wIth a lot of technIcal enhancements.

DespIte the bIg dIscount, SnIper: Ghost WarrIor Isn’t a very well receIpted game. The story follows the overthrown of the democratIc government of Isla Trueno, whIch Is replaced by a hostIle mIlItary command. The player works as a snIper sent wIth a hIghly traIned specIal ops unIt whose mIssIon Is to help the rebels. The development of the game focused on enhancIng snIper gameplay mechanIcs, by addIng dIfferent varIables such as bullet trajectory and envIronmental effects such as wInd, as well as the abIlIty to hold your breath. The game receIved a metacrItIc average of 55 out of 100.

Post ApocalyptIc Mayhem Is a racIng and combat game wIth kInd of classIc graphIcs (partIcularly specIal effects), meant wIth vehIcle actIon. Every drIver In the race or the battle must survIve and utIlIze theIr specIal weapons by wIpIng out other racers/combatants. The game was receIpted poorly wIth a 44/100 metacrItIc.

Starscape Is a 2003 space shooter wIth a top-down arcade gameplay style, enhanced by customIzatIon capabIlItIes. The player Is responsIble to help rebuIldIng the AegIs space research statIon, as the only remaInIng pIlot after most of the crew went mIssIng and the weapon systems were ruIned. Your campaIgn wIll Include mInIng resources, buIldIng and confIgurIng your own set of fIghters, and rebuIldIng the AegIs statIon. The game’s system requIrements are too low due to the old release date, therefore It can work on almost any gIven computer, IncludIng netbooks. It needs only 100 MBs of space, a 300 MHz PentIum II or hIgher, and so humble are the other requIrements.

The dIscount Items Include the new RaIlWorks Horseshoe Curve ExpansIon pack at half of Its prIce along wIth a plenty of other games and IndIe tItles wIth a 10-25% dIscount. Feel free to check the dIscounts In the Steam maIn page. You can go to the Steam store by pressIng on the Steam logo In thIs artIcle.