It’s Christmas Time at old GabeN’s place. From now until 12:59 PM EST on Friday, January 2nd, it’s time for the 2014 edition of the Steam Holiday Sale. Note that date and time because the end of sale timing seems to confuse a lot of people.

Let’s take a look at some of the new features of this year’s Holiday Sale. The Daily Deals, called Featured Deals in this sale, run for 48 hours which is what we’ve come to expect. Flash Sales are back and rotate through every twelve hours instead of every eight. And the community picks are back with cards as a voting incentive. However, Community Picks run for 24 hours and the Community Pick bundle choices are gone this time around. Community picks are just one game for this sale.

As usual, don’t buy something unless it’s a Daily Deal, Flash Sale or Community Pick until we get to the final twelve hours of the sale. Inside those final 12 hours, it’s anything goes.

Daily (Featured) Deals:

• Civilization: Beyond Earth – $29.99 (40% off)
• Civilization V: Complete – $12.49 (75% off)
• Civilization IV: Complete – $7.49 (75% off)
• Dark Souls II – $14.79 (63% off)
• Dark Souls – $4.99 (75% off)
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – $3.74 (85% off)
• Euro Truck Simulator 2: Gold/Christmas Bundles – $5.24 (85% off)
• Euro Truck Simulator – $1.34 (85% off)
• Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – $13.39 (33% off)
• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – $5.99 (80% off)
• Rocksmith 2014 – $20.99 (65% off)
• Sniper Elite III – $24.99 (50% off)
• Sniper Elite V2 – $7.49 (75% off)
• Sniper Elite – $2.49 (75% off)
• Space Engineers – $9.99 (50% off)
• State of Decay – $4.99 (75% off)
• Total War: Rome II Emperor Edition – $14.98 (75% off)

Flash Sales:

• Damned – $4.99 (75% off)
• Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar – $4.49 (85% off)
• Injustice: Gods Among Us – $4.99 (75% off)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – $4.99 (80% off)
• SpeedRunners – $2.49 (75% off)
• Styx: Master of Shadows – $14.99 (50% off)

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