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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V2! You can find the V1 thread (2010-July 2011) here. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

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Steam Games and DLC on Sale - Updated 2/12

Preorder Deals - Updated 2/12

Group Buys - Updated 07/23

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Free Stuff


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Past Special Sales


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Steam Retail Key List

What is a CD key and where can I find it?

The CD Key is a serial number with a combination of 13, 18, or 25 letters and numbers - it can be found on a sticker inside your game's case or printed on the game's quick reference card.
The CD Key acts as your proof of purchase for the game - Steam Support may ask for it if you need to establish your ownership of an account. It is recommended that you keep your CD Key in a safe place to ensure the security of your account.

Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?





All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • AI War CD Keys in various formats
  • Aliens vs. Predator (2010 Release) CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Alpha Prime CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Audiosurf CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • BRINK CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
  • Cities in Motion CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Civilization V CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Commander: Conquest of the Americas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Cricket Revolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah Multiplayer CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article
  • Darksiders CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: The number 2 and letter Z may look very similar.
  • Dawn of War II CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dawn of War II - Retribution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Defense Grid CD Keys in this format (Direct2Drive only): 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Duke Nukem Forever CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Empire: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-DDEFGH3-IJK4L-MNOPQ-RST56
  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • F.E.A.R. 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Fallout: New Vegas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2010 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2011 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Front Mission Evolved CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Global Agenda CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
  • GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • GTR Evolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Homefront CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Humble Indie Bundle in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 2 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 3 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Just Cause 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Killing Floor CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lara Croft Guardian of Light CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Last Remnant CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lionheart: Kings' Crusade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
  • Mafia 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Magicka CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Metro 2033 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • MLB Front Office Manager CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: Warband CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • NBA 2K9 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Napoleon: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Order of War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
  • R.U.S.E. CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: R.U.S.E. keys from Ubisoft's Digital River service are not accepted on Steam
  • RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • RACE 07 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Railworks CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Rogue Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Saint's Row 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Serious Sam HD CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Shattered Horizon CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ship Simulator Extremes CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Silent Hill Homecoming CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Space Trader CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Speedball 2 - Tournament in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Star Trek: D-A-C CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • STCC - The Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Super Meat Boy CD keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Supreme Commander 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Torchlight CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.
  • Total War: SHOGUN 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Unreal Tournament 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2-3FGH-456I-K8LM
  • Velvet Assassin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in this format: AB-1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM
  • Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • X3: Terran Conflict CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Zeno Clash CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Opposing Force CD-keys cannot be registered through Steam. Opposing Force was included in a retail Half-Life package. The Half-Life CD-key included in the package will unlock all of the games in that package, including Opposing Force.
Note: Only the retail games listed above can be registered through Steam. No other retail games can be registered and downloaded using Steam.

Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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[quote name='sleeping_lights_on']steam store page just went down.....at least for me. hereitcomes!
anybody else have it down at 1:31PST?[/QUOTE]

down for me too.
 
[quote name='sleeping_lights_on']steam store page just went down.....at least for me. hereitcomes!
anybody else have it down at 1:31PST?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's down for me as well.
 
The Steam forums were compromised and the Steam database was stolen. You'll definitely want to change your Steam forum password and do the same on any sites that used the same one. It's unclear exactly what has been accessed but it wouldn't hurt to also change your Steam account even if it has a different password.
 
CC info was encrypted (does anyone use CCs over Paypal for Steam?) and Steam passwords themselves were hashed + salted for encryption.

Between those two encryption methods and Steamguard, it's going to be nigh impossible to get into anyone's Steam accounts even with that database. (Though it'd be good to have separate passwords between e-mail and Steam, to ensure Steamguard works in the unlikely event those passwords are ever cracked)

Also it's sounding like the forum passwords weren't encrypted (3rd party forum software. Awesome.) and as such, you should probably change any passwords that share an account name / e-mail with Steam forums.

Oh, and for video game cheap relevance, hells yeah Jamestown DLC for $2! :D
 
Bleh, wish I could remember which password I used on the Steam forums. I suppose I'll just have to change anything else I haven't changed recently to be safe.
 
[quote name='Cantatus']Bleh, wish I could remember which password I used on the Steam forums. I suppose I'll just have to change anything else I haven't changed recently to be safe.[/QUOTE]


Change your shorts!
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Why would anyone use their CC over Paypal?[/QUOTE]

A bunch of reasons.... obtaining points, cashback bonuses, flight miles, etc. It also makes use of credit.

However the biggest negative of paypal is that all you need is a single charge back, accidental or not, to disable your account. Then you have to go through the whole process of undisabling it, which could take weeks with steam support.
 
There's no announcement on the Steam homepage, and I haven't received an e-mail notification about this hack. Why is the burden on me to keep an eye on the news for this kind of information?

If Valve can't rule out the possibility that personal information has been breached and thinks that customers should watch "credit card activity and statements closely," then it ought to give conspicuous notice of the issue.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Why would anyone use their CC over Paypal?[/QUOTE]


Because I'm 35 years old and don't use Paypal... or Twitter or MySpace or Facebook or Skype or any of this other new fangled technology. Well, except for Steam. Anyway, the card I use for online purposes is capped at $500 so the amount of hassle I have to go through to contest the few purchases that are made are pretty minor.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Why would anyone use their CC over Paypal?[/QUOTE]

To be honest, I recently got screwed on GFW Live purely because I chose to use Paypal over my CC. Apparently they store that information, and it doesn't require a log-in to Paypal or something. So, depending on the service and how things are stored, Paypal isn't necessarily any safer.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Why would anyone use their CC over Paypal?[/QUOTE]
Why use Paypal? I see no reason to trust them more than Steam unless there's something I'm missing.

Sides, they just link to my credit card ANYWAY
 
[quote name='11440']There's no announcement on the Steam homepage, and I haven't received an e-mail notification about this hack. Why is the burden on me to keep an eye on the news for this kind of information?

If Valve can't rule out the possibility that personal information has been breached and thinks that customers should watch "credit card activity and statements closely," then it ought to give conspicuous notice of the issue.[/QUOTE]

Start a Steam game and then close it. You get an announcement.
 
I always use CC rather than PayPal given the chance. I get cash back for doing so, but perhaps the best reason is that I make myself manually go and get the card and type it in every time -- I don't let Steam save the info. If I'm going to buy something, I make sure I really want it first.
 
[quote name='RollingSkull']Start a Steam game and then close it. You get an announcement.[/QUOTE]

An email would have been much more efficient.
 
[quote name='gcorlett']
I bit on the new Royale bundle, as Night Sky is on my wishlist. Payed $3.50 when it was $3.44. Fate of the World and the 2-pack of adventure games have been on my "vaguely interested" list, so I'm pretty happy with the price. Wish I'd remembered to check in when the bundle was brand new. Alas.
[/QUOTE]

The 2-pack of Adventure games (Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentleman Please) are pretty awesome. Good old school point & click adventures done by a kickass indie team. They have good humor and puzzles. You should be getting the SE edition of Ben There, Dan That with that Steam download as well.
 
I do agree, though, their notification method is pretty lackluster. There should be an e-mail and it should be in the News section.
 
[quote name='RollingSkull']Start a Steam game and then close it. You get an announcement.[/QUOTE]

I haven't played a game on Steam for a couple of weeks. I might not have learned about the hack this way for some time.
 
[quote name='gcorlett']Wish I'd remembered to check in when the bundle was brand new.[/QUOTE]

Be glad that you didn't. I was in when it started at $1.99, after about 45 minutes of waiting for the servers to finally allow my payment to go through without a "The website is down" error message, I ended up at $2.60. Not bad, but that's bullshit considering I was there at minute 1... A huge headache to say the least...
 
[quote name='11440']I haven't played a game on Steam for a couple of weeks. I might not have learned about the hack this way for some time.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Stupid Gaben...
 
I also use a CC over Paypal for Steam. Actually it's a Visa debit card linked to a checking account I opened specifically for buying and selling online, and I try to keep
 
Hopefully nothing come out of this hack, either way off to wait at Best Buy for my copy of Skyrim for PC in 30 mins. I could of got it for DD but I got it with trade ins at best buy free. Now hopefully those assholes at BB make this night painless.
 
[quote name='atreyuevr']Exactly. Stupid Gaben...[/QUOTE]

Well, I wouldn't go so far as to call him stupid, but I think that the lesson from the Sony hack is that it's better to warn too much and too soon than to warn too little and too late, and it's disappointing to see that Valve doesn't seem to have learned from Sony's mistake.
 
[quote name='11440']Well, I wouldn't go so far as to call him stupid, but I think that the lesson from the Sony hack is that it's better to warn too much and too soon than to warn too little and too late, and it's disappointing to see that Valve doesn't seem to have learned from Sony's mistake.[/QUOTE]

Being such a big company, this should not have happened to them. They should have been more prepared, let alone anticipating something of the sort. The information wasn't effectively communicated, a fail on his and Valve's part.
 
[quote name='DPsycho']I always use CC rather than PayPal given the chance. I get cash back for doing so, but perhaps the best reason is that I make myself manually go and get the card and type it in every time -- I don't let Steam save the info. If I'm going to buy something, I make sure I really want it first.[/QUOTE]

I wish I could do this. I've just memorize the number, and I'm very willing to type in things i have memorized if it means i don't have to get up.
 
[quote name='atreyuevr']Being such a big company, this should not have happened to them. They should have been more prepared, let alone anticipating something of the sort. The information wasn't effectively communicated, a fail on his and Valve's part.[/QUOTE]

Valve isn't a big company. Their revenues are probably fairly high but they only employ around 250 people. Also, the account information was hashed and salted, and credit card information was encrypted. They were much more prepared for an inevitable attack than Sony.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']Valve isn't a big company. Their revenues are probably fairly high but they only employ around 250 people. Also, the account information was hashed and salted, and credit card information was encrypted. They were much more prepared for an inevitable attack than Sony.[/QUOTE]

When I said "Big" I was speaking in terms of revenues. ;) Being that they are probably the most popular DD service on the net.
 
It's a good idea to use a password manager because of situations like these. Lastpass and KeePass are both good and free. You can easily use a different password for every account that you have and when a site gets compromised you only have to worry about changing one. They'll automate password entry and after the initial setup will probably make your life easier.
 
[quote name='cecilvaliant']so is DOD Source worth it to play? thinking about buying it...[/QUOTE]

DODS definitely is. It has a good size community, lots of custom maps, and is just plain fun. One lame thing is the removal of some stuff from DoD (like Grease Gun, FG42?). Still it is one of my favorite shooters of all time. It is one of the few shooters that I can pretty much always play.
 
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