For all the those who still buy their games and don’t rely on Daemon tools or torrents 
After some ‘Murder she wrote’ style research, minus the pearls, I made some nasty discoveries. Selecting some top games out at the moment, and looking on some of the more prominent game suppliers versus the power-fuck-house that is Steam, here are the results. Bear in mind, Steam do not make their prices universal, i.e. $1=€1 NOT…
I checked Amazon.co.uk and Play.com
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Steam €34.99 Play.com €14.45 – €22.99 Amazon €14.30
Empire:Total War Steam €49.99 Play.com €38,99 Amazon.co.uk €16.50
Medieval:Total War 2 – Gold (Game plus expansion) Steam €19.98 Play.com €9.99 @ sale/purchase (€14.50 now) Amazon €7.50
Individually bought, Steam is still 5 euro dearer on both titles, the main game and ‘Kingdoms’ expansion
Call of Duty MW:2 Steam €59.99 Play.com €45 Amazon €33
Left 4 Dead 2 Steam €50 Play.com €35 Amazon €27.50
This one is the best…
Grand Theft Auto IV Steam €50 Play.com €12.99 Amazon €11
Steam Fail!!
I have used Play.com alot and initially I thought it was one of the cheapest out there, but after this little excercise Amazon has proved its worth! Of course the whole debate about digital downloads can rage, but when it comes down to it, there are huge discrepancies there!
