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50% off L4D! I know half of you already play l4d, but now the other half can buy it for half the price on steam! =O Amazing deal tbh ^_^
Last Edit: Feb 19, 2009 15:51:25 GMT by crazynarutard
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Valve co-founder Gabe Newell announced during a DICE keynote today that last weekend's half-price sale of Left 4 Dead resulted in a 3000% increase in sales of the game, posting overall sales that beat the title's original launch performance.
Newell also mentioned that new Steam customers jumped 1600% over the same weekend, according to G4TV. Retail sales remained constant.
Sales of Team Fortress 2 went up 106% following a free update to the game. Retail wasn't left out in this case, with sales jumping 28%.
The massive Steam holiday sale was also a big win for Valve and its partners. The following holiday sales data was released, showing the sales breakdown organized by price reduction:
* 10% sale = 35% increase in sales (real dollars, not units shipped)
* 25% sale = 245% increase in sales
* 50% sale = 320% increase in sales
* 75% sale = 1470% increase in sales
Furthermore, Valve has hired an experimental psychologist to maximize the excitement of Steam sales and other marketing opportunities. According to Newell, one suggestion by the psychologist was to provide one free copy of a Valve game to every 25th buyer of Left 4 DeadSource: www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57308
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get me a new computer and I'll buy it no questions asked.
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It was a weekend sale only =P But don't worry, valve does these kinds of deals more often. Usually during black friday, Christmas or some other holiday =P
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