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The sixth anniversary sales event for the Direct2Drive PC game download site is entering its final week and so the site has listed a final selection of games that are on sale until the end of the month for $6 each. The games included in the sales event are Europa Universalis III: Heir to the Throne, Red Faction Guerrilla, Warfare, Dracula Origin, Gratuitous Space Battles, 7 Sins, A Farewell to Dragons, City Life 2008 and Sword of the Stars.

In addition, two more games get big price cuts from now until 1 pm Eastern time Thursday. Both Borderlands and Football Manager 2010 are priced at just $9.95 each.

It looks like Valve is shifting how the PC gaming download site Steam handles sales. The service is now letting a few games get the price cut treament for the entire week instead of just a few days. This week, three PC game titles will get price cuts until September 13.

One of them is Sega's sports sim game Football Manager 2010 which gets a 50 percent price cut to just $9.99. Another discount goes to the family friendly game Secret of the Magic Crystals which also gets a 50 price reduction to a mere $4.99. Finally, Gas Powered Games' 2008 released action RPG game Space Siege has a 66 price cut this week, making the game priced at a mere $5.10.,

You like sports? You like saving money? Then Steam has a couple of week long sales that might be of interest. The first is Virtua Tennis 2009, the latest game in the pro tennis game from publisher Sega. From now untl March 8 you can download and purchase the game via Steam for just $7.50, a 75 percent savings.

Also on sale from now until Monday is Football Manager 2010, the popular pro soccer management simulation from Sega. The sale price is now $19.99 which a 50 percent cut from its normal price. The sale coincides with the game's latest automatic update which has a number of fixes and changes to the game.

Steam's big holiday sales event is ongoing with a ton of games and game bundle collections with slashed prices. Today they have gone even further with one day sales on five titles. The prices are only valid until 12 noon Eastern time on Christmas Day.

The biggest deal is with the id Software Super Pack. You can now purchase and download over 20 games either developed by or based on id games for a mere $23.79. Also Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter can be yours for just $9.99 for one day. Left 4 Dead 2 is on sale for $33.49 while Need For Speed Shift has a price cut of $37.49. Finally Football Manager 2010 can be yours for just $29.99.

It's downright scary (sorry, had to be done) how many new PC game titles are scheduled for release this week. In addition to a number of original games, PC gamers can look forward to trying out the Left 4 Dead 2 demo (if they pre-ordered) and a new retail collection of all of Firefly Studios' Stronghold games:

Borderlands: Gearbox Software's sci-fi first person shooter blends elementes of an action-RPG in the mix as your characters go on quests on an alien world and deal with lots of monsters and enemies. Much has been made of the near infinite number of weapon variations that can be found in the game and the four-player co-op doesn't hurt either.

This is the English language 'Vanilla' demo for Football Manager 2010, which features a half season of gameplay and is available for both PC and Mac. It includes the English and Scottish leagues, but with no player photos or logos, to make it easier for download. The larger 'Strawberry' demo includes all player pictures and logos, with quickstarts for the world's biggest leagues, giving players a chance to try out their skills in leagues from multiple countries. It is also multilingual.

Save game files from either versions of the demo will be compatible with the full game when it releases on October 30th.

Download Football Manager 2010 Vanilla Demo (274 MB)
Download Football Manager 2010 Vanilla Demo [Mac] (231 MB)

Download Football Manager 2010 'Strawberry' Demo (1 GB)

The long running sports sim series from Sega gets another entry in October with the release of Football Manger 2010. If you like being able to be the greatest manager in the world in the sport that is beloved everywhere (except the US) you will certainly be interested in this.

And to make it even sweeter, the Steam service has set things up that if you pre-order Football Manager 2010 you get a free Sega game. It's the arcade racing title Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast. The game, which normally sells for $9.99 on Steam, can even be given to someone else if you already happen to own the title.

In related news, Direct2Drive has cut the price of Zeno Clash down to just $7.50 until this week.