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Amazon has a bunch of oldies with a few goodies on sale until 4/15 unless otherwise noted.   Casual games here  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000792691), and regular (?) games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000789381) here.  The ones I found notable:

Crysis 2 - $7.49 – Activates on Origin

The Darkness II - $12.49 - Activates on Steam

Dragon Age Pack (Dragon Age Origins Ultimate+Dragon Age 2) - $9.99 - Activates on Origin

Serious Sam 3: BFE - $11.99 - Activates on Steam

Crusader Kings II (Only good 4/5-4/8) - $17.99 - Activates on Steam

King Arthur II (Only good 4/5-4/8) -$17.99 // don't know if release issues were patched

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - $9.99 - Activates on Steam

Darksiders - $4.99 - Activates on Steam

Metro 2033 - $4.99 - Activates on Steam

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance - $4.99 - Activates on Steam // includes Supreme Commander

Avadon: The Black Fortress - $2.99 // was $0.50 cheaper on Steam

The Saboteur - $4.99

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II Retribution Complete Pack - $19.99 - Activates on Steam // other DoW stuff on sale too

World of Goo - $2.99 // was $0.50 cheaper on Steam

Kingdoms of Amalur and Syndicate are also on sale for $40.

Some of the games come with bonus DRM (e.g., Shift 2 has TAGES) so do a quick search before buying.  I got Darkness II (slide the FoV all the way out, trust me) after having fun with the demo.  Serious Sam BFE looks great but I'm confident it will be cheaper on the next Steam sale, may still get it on Amazon to encourage Steam competition.  Also considered Avadon but the loot interface drove me out of the demo.

Was poking around on Amazon today and I'm not sure if it's a sale or their normal price, but the complete version of Civ IV (Both DRM Free or Steam Activated) is only 7.49.

http://www.amazon.com/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-IV-Complete/dp/B00475AYUA/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337377680&sr=8-1-spell

Want more paradox games than any person can ever hope to figure out for 13 bucks?  Then here you go!

http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Interactive-41051dox-Package1-Plentiful/dp/B0085CD7BE/ref=br_lf_m_1000716161_1_5_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1370327522&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RAG9R9D9K4PHFSA1MNX

1. Crusader Kings II [Download]
2. Magicka Collection [Download]
3. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC [Online Game Code]
4. Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter [Download]
5. Swords of the Star - Complete Collection [Download]
6. Victoria II [Download]

Steam sale shmeam shmale, time to get on the D list with the Amazon sale (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000812791).  There are a lot of individual games and bundles for sale, with the following standing out to me:

Warlock: Master of the Arcane + Majesty 2 / Gold HD + Crusader Kings II DLC (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008G0ZXSK/) -- $7.50 -- thread (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=21200.0)

Binary Domain (http://www.amazon.com/Sega-41016nary-Domain1-Binary-Download/dp/B007V6MQR6/) -- $10 -- radicalthon (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=22128.0), and thread (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=22124.0)

Spec Ops: The Line (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008G0ZXSK/B0085NTITS/) -- $25 -- BiiF (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=22332.0)

Syndicate (http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-40855Syndicate5-Syndicate-Download/dp/B0064TYSHC/) -- $15 -- thread (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=21250.0)

Paradox bonanza JWIV posted (http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Interactive-41089dox-Package1-Plentiful/dp/B008G0ZDZI/) -- $12.50

Crusader Kings II + DLC, Magicka Collection, Majesty 2 + Gold HD, Victoria II, and Warlock (http://www.amazon.com/Plethora-of-Paradox-Games-Download/dp/B008G0ZVLE/) -- $20

Bioshock 1 and 2 are on sale for $7.50 but they get no link from me because of Securom. Max Payne was at $30, but it is now $40 which breaches my link threshold.

Is magicka any good?  It sounds interesting.

*edit* fyi it seems that buying everything in the plentiful and pint sized paradox bundles grants you everything in the plethora bundle PLus SOTS and saves you a penny.

Also more deals listed here (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/76548/amazon.com-pc-download-games-packs-virtua-tennis-5-psychonauts-4-shogun-2-7.50-stacking-7.50-sega-awesome-pack-12.50-binary-domain)

That Crusader Kings pack is pretty tempting...

Is Payday: the Heist any good? 4-pack (I assume that means 4 copies) for 14.99

Civ 5 worth $15? Or would I need to pony for the xpac to make it worthwhile?

Or I can get the Civ IV and Civ V (http://www.amazon.com/Civilization-IV-V-Pack-Download/dp/B006UHIPPE/ref=br_lf_m_1000812791_1_19_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1375632942&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000812791&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0Z59Q8NY4Y4YVDSF5XY9) pack for $12? Hmm?

Oh right. US Customers only. Fuck that. Anyway this can be gifted? I will send you money and I am good citizen.

Also available with Stronghold (http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-41092ategy-Pack-Strategy/dp/B008GW57JS/ref=br_lf_m_1000812791_2_30_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1375632942&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000812791&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0PD2MS72E0DRKR3JMMP5), which has the benefit of Civ IV being a code, not a direct DL.

If it says that you get a code for Steam/Origin, it's pretty easy to just e-mail the code over.  I've done it before.  It might not say it in the product information, but maybe the reviews mention it.  Unfortunately, the Civ 4/5 bundle's version of Civ 4 isn't the Steam version so no code*.  And the reviews on Civ V are a mile deep so I don't know the situation there.

As for being worth it, I'm one of the odd ducks in that I quite liked Civ V but I'm not a serious player of the series (and have an uncontrollable weakness for Art Deco).  Haven't tried the expansion out yet.

* Edit: Well, you might get a key of some kind, but there's no easy way of downloading it outside of handing over the Amazon account for a few minutes, assuming there isn't some kind of region locking in the Game Library in addition to purchasing.

Worth the price of admission if you have friends to play through the whole map...
Heat Street - was one of the most intense co-op experience I've had.

Payday is fun but wonky and kinda poorly balanced. It IS cool reliving movie heists, but for some reason I can't recall where most of them are lifted from outside of course Heat Street.