Steam Autumn Sale 2016 news: Thousands of game titles offered at discounted prices

Screenshot taken from Steam Autumn Sale 2016 page. Steam

Digital distribution platform Steam is having its annual Autumn Sale this year, and it will run until Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. PT. There are more than 13,000 PC games on sale, including games that were released this year.

Some of the games that were included are: "The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim" is selling for just $6.59 (67 percent discount); "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" for $40.19 (33 percent discount) and "Tom Clancy's The Division now costs $13.39 (50 percent discount). Then, there is also "Quantum Break" is offered at $29.99 (25 percent discount), "Life is Strange: The First Season" is available for $4.99 (75 percent discount) and "Sid Meier's Civilization 6" is offered at $53.99 (10 percent discount).

"The Witcher 3," "Batman," "Civilization V," "Attack on Titan," "Far Cry," "Grand Theft Auto," and "Just Cause" are also offered with discounts. "Doom," "Mafia 3," "Rainbow Six Seige," "Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain," and "Dark Souls" also have discounted prices.

The discounts offered range from 10 percent and go as high as 92 percent. The games listed above are just a very small portion of what is offered and gamers are advised to check the listings, though it will take some time to go through the list. Also, Steam is not the only one offering huge discounts on games. There are also discount offerings on the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, Nintendo and several more.

Meanwhile, the digital distribution company is also holding its first Steam Awards, and every game is eligible to win an award, as long as the games have their respective Steam Store page. Gamers need to click the giant purple nomination button for the games they want to vote. Only one game can be nominated per category, and there are eight of them that have very unusual names. The awards are: "Test of Time," "I'm Not Crying, There's Something In My Eye," "Just 5 More Minutes," "Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!," "Villain Most In Need Of A Hug," "Game Within A Game," "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award," and "Best Use of a Farm Animal." Winners will be announced next month.

The Steam Annual Autumn Sale 2016 will run until Nov. 29.

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