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While you wait for Santa Claus to show up at your house tonight, the folks at developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital want you to make sure that you know that the Serious Sam HD games (First Encounter and Second Encounter) are currently on sale via Steam for 75 percent off their already low prices. And what better way to do that than with a new video featuring not just gameplay but people running around in Santa suits. You're welcome.

In related news, it looks like the plans for the Serious Sam HD DLC release have been delayed. It was scheduled for release before Christmas but an update on Devolver Digital's Twitter page now says it will be released after the holidays.

After playing and enjoying the graphical remakes of Serious Sam: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter, we have been waiting patiently for developer Croteam to make good on its promise on Serious Sam 3, the next all new game in the first person shooter series.

Devolver Digital, who published the "HD" Serious Sam remakes for the PC, is now hinting that our wait for more info on Serious Sam 3 is closed to being satisfied. In a post on its Twitter page this week it stated, "So enough of the teasing, we'll start giving some behind the scenes looks at Croteam's Serious Sam 3 development starting soon! Stay tuned." In an earlier "tweet" the page stated, "CONFIRMED: the new and redesigned enemies of Serious Sam 3 will give you a boner and heart attack at the same time."

There's also word via the Twitter page that the release of the editor for Serious Engine 3 (used by the HD Serious Sam games as well as Serious Sam 3) will be coming soon along with contests for the best user generated maps.

As promised earlier this week, Steam now has the Serious Sam HD Gold Edition bundle available for purchase. The bundle contains both the original and HD versions of the first two games in Croteam's first person shooter series. Normally the bundle costs $39.99 but Steam has put the new release on sale for just $10 this weekend, a 75 percent savings.

If you, for some reason, don't want the game you can also get Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on sale on Steam this weekend for just $3.74, while Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is on sale for a mere $4.99 this weekend. You can also get four packs of each games for $11.24 (First Encounter) and $14.99 (Second Encounter). Finally, the Serious Sam HD Double Pack with both games is on sale for $7.49 this weekend.

If you have never tried the Serious Sam series of first person shooters from developer Croteam, Thursday may be the day to finally give in. Fan site Seriously received word from publisher Devolver Digital that a new Serious Sam HD Gold Edition will be released via Steam on Thursday.

The four game collection will have both the original 2001 versions of Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter along with the new "HD" graphical updates of both games. The total price for the collection will by $39.99. Croteam is still supposedly working on an all new Serious Sam game but there's been no real update on that game's status in a while.

[Via Blue's News]

Big Download has learned that Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, the upcoming graphical remake of Croteam's second game in the first person shooter series, has been pushed back slightly. Originally scheduled for a first quarter 2010 release, Big Download has been told by the game's publisher Devolver Digital that the game is now due for release in late April.

As with Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, the remake of The Second Encounter will also be released via Steam for PC users and for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade (Majesco will still be the co-publisher of the Xbox 360 port). Devolver Digital also plans to release The Second Encounter remake in retail stores for the PC version around the same time.

Devolver Digital also said that the long awaited deathmatch and dedicated servers update for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter should be released "soon" and that The Second Encounter will have deathmatch support out of the box along with all of the other fixes and additions that have been or will be released for The First Encounter.

Finally Devolver Digital will also publish Croteam's all new next game Serious Sam 3 but they are keeping details on that title a secret for now.

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.

If you feel the need to take a chance at winning a free downloadable game, then you have just one more day to enter our Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter giveaway. The deadline to enter our contest (if you are eligible; please check the official rules before entering) is at 11:59 pm Eastern time today.

After that we will pick three winners and each will win a Steam download code that can be used to grab Croteam's graphical revamp of their 2001 first person shooter classic. And stay tuned; we plan to have even more giveaways this month. Tis the season, after all.

Tired of regular hum-drum game trailers and commercials? Not to worry, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter flexes its muscles, injected with a "whole slew of digital awesome." Players can look forward to the same classic gameplay, but more definitiony than ever. The game is expected to release this fall for the PC and Xbox 360 in all its HD glory.

Download HD Serious Sam HD Supermercial (420 MB)
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter remakes the original game using updated graphics using the Serious 3 Engine. This trailer gives an explosive look at what the game looks like with heavily improved graphics. Serious Sam HD is expected to release this fall.

Download HD Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Trailer (154 MB)