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It seems like a bit of a stretch for a developer of historical and sci-fi RTS games to work on a sports title but that seems to be what the Australian branch of The Creative Assembly is doing. According to a recent job listing on Gamasutra, the developer is looking to hire a gameplay programmer for a "next-gen sports title" for the PC and consoles.

There are no other details yet on what this game might be like. The Australian branch of The Creative Assembly opened in 2002 and developed Medieval II: Total War and its expansion pack. It's last game was Stormrise, the sci-fi RTS game that was a sales bomb for its publisher Sega in 2009.

If you want to celebrate the end of 2009 by playing a classic or new PC game, the folks at Valve have a selection of games on their Steam service that have had their prices cut for one day only. The games include the recent PC port of Street Fighter IV which can be yours for $9.99 for the next 23 hours.

Other games on sale include Half-Life Source for just $2.49, Shattered Horizon for $4.99, the Multiwinia and Darwinia bundle for a mere $2.99, Crysis Maximum Edition (with Crysis and Crysis Warhead) for $13.59 and Medieval II: Total War for just $4.99. Remember, Steam still has a ton of games and game bundles on sale that will stay that way until January 5.

Update: The web site has apparently changed the sale prices since this post was released. We have changed the prices accordingly.