Weekly PC Sales See Left 4 Dead, MMOs Reign

I've been meaning to ask this for weeks, every time I see these numbers:

Can some PLEASE explain to me why a PRE-ORDER is listed???
Aren't people just putting down $10 on it? Shouldn't the 'sales' be listed when they bring the other $50 when the game actually ships? It seems ludicrous to have it listed before the game is out. And though I may just not have been paying attention I don't really recall seeing previous pre-orders listed.

Wtf?

I was sad to see Trine did not make the list. It is such an absolute gem - and with the sale, it was briefly propelled into one of the top slots for Steam Sales. I guess the dollar figures just didn't add up enough - particularly when compared to juggernauts like the half life / valve sales.

Do yourself a favor and at least give the demo a shot. It has easily been one of the most beautiful and enjoyable games I have played this year. Much better than most everything on that list in fact.

Can't wait for AION, go fruity asian techno MMO!

Retail numbers please.

Ok L4D is cool and everything..now bring on Fallout 3 GotY - please?

I was a bit surprised to see no WoW in there anywhere. Has its' sales been in decline?

People buy CS:S? Wasn't CS free? It sucks now anyway. I started with beta5 and played all the way up to CS:S, though my hayday was around 1.0, 1.1, when CS was amazing

Pre-ordered Champions. It was fun in Beta, although I didn't get a chance to see how they treat end-game content, which is of course crucial. There was some complaining that the level of exp granted by mobs and quests had been throttled back too far, but other than that I enjoyed it and didn't really notice the difference in the short time I got to play.

I do think the voiceovers could be less cheesy. There's a fine line between homage and mockery of a medium, and some of the monologues that occasionally pop up stray into unintentional parody. Case in point: The intro sequence with the cop, I would guess, talking about the alien invaders. I gotta tell you, I live right outside NYC, and nobody talks like that anymore. It's even weirder because the guy's vocabulary and choice of words are completely off-key with his hard-bitten Brooklyn-of-40-years-ago accent. Needs work.

Rest of the game is fun.