    Why Valve allowing developers to make sales is a good thing
Posted by: Jake Valentine  Valve recently began allowing
developers to create their own sales on Steam. On the surface,
this doesn’t necessarily seem like big news: games are always on
sale in the Steam store, and there are discounts aplenty during
Steam Sales. However, the real news from last week’s
developments can be found in the finer details.  Let’s start by
talking about those Steam Sales, which happen four times a year.
Yes, they’re excellent times to pick up the year’s hottest games
at incredible prices (holy crap I sound like a car salesman),
but the smaller, lesser known games can get lost in the shuffle.
You’re not necessarily looking for the diamonds in the rough,
but instead the big games everyone is talking about that you
couldn’t otherwise afford. The smaller guys are sharing the
spotlight with everyone during the Steam Sales. Do you know when
they’re solely occupying the spotlight? During the sales they
set themselves.  In the p