Fans of Square Enix will be pleased to know that it has reduced a number of its current PC games.

Fans of the classic Hitman series will be pleased to hear that a Steam0-registered version of Hitman Absolution is available for just £7.49. The previous three Hitman games are available for just £1.49 each.

Other retro highlights include Final Fantasy VII for a bargainous £4.99, Deus Ex: Human Revolution for £4.99, and Deus Ex 1 and 2 for £1.49 each.

You can also download all the games in the Legacy Of Kain franchise for £1.24 each, which are exceptional value for money. Last but by no means least is a variety of Tomb Raider games.

Tomb Raiders 1-3 will set you back £1,49, while parts 4 and 5 are available for the same price. Tomb Raider Legend, Anniversary, Angel Of Darkness and Underworld cost between £1.99 and £2.49.

The sale is only running on Square’s online shop for a few more days, so make sure you grab a bargain now to avoid disappointment.

It’s the last day of the Steam sale, so get your bargains while you can.

While it’s not been quite as impressive as the summer sale, there’s still been some great deals on offer, and there’s a particular nice batch of classics available today.

Fans of Tomb Raider will be pleased to hear that the first 9 Tomb Raider games are available for £1.74 each, or in a pack for £9.99. The Thief games are also available for the same price, or you can buy all three titles for £4.74.

£1.74 seems to be the perfect price point for many, as both Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic titles are available for the same price. The above represents hours of gameplay and tremendous value for money.

Other classic retro franchises include the latest Football Manager for £14.99, Civilization V: Game Of The Year Edition for £7.49, and Painkiller: Hell & Damnation for £8.99. Alternatively you can buy the above, alongside the original and its 4 expansions for £15.99.

Finally there’s the THQ Collection. While it’s mainly new franchises, it does represent tremendous value for money. For £19.99 you gain access to 22 full games that range from Saints Row 2 and 3 to Supreme Commander, Titan Quest, Darksiders 1 and II, 3 Red Faction games and the excellent Company Of Heroes. That lot alone should keep you going until the next sale.

Huzzah, it’s another Steam, sale, so that means lots of great games at bargain prices.

Deals are changing all the time, and will run for the entire week, but we felt it only fair to point out some of the more suitable retro related games you might be interested in on Valve’s online service.

The excellent X-Com is currently £20.99, while the game of the year addition of Fallout 3 is a stupidly low £3.74. Star Wars Knights Of The Republic II is £3.49, Max Payne 3 has been slashed in half to £14.99, while The Sims 3 is also £14.99.

The delightful Cave Story will cost you just 174 pennies, while Dungeon Master clone Legend Of Grimrock is just £5.99, making it an essential purchase for anyone into old school RPGs.

New offers are going up all the time, so be sure to keep checking back for regular updates.

Fans of the Great Giana Sisters should head over to Steam.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is now available on Valve’s online service and it’s a doozy.

Gorgeous to look at and with a truly stunning soundtrack, the biggest draw of Giana Sisters is the ability of Giana to switch personalities and also switch between too distinct worlds.

Cute Giana is able to glide long distances resides in a creepy nightmare mode, while Punk Giana has a devestating spin dash and lives in a dream world. Switching between both environements is as easy as pressing a button, while the music and visuals of the two worlds twists and changes and is utterly superb.

It suffers from some very unfair difficulty spikes at certain stages of the game, but if you stick with it you’ll find Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams to be an insane amount of fun. Miss is at your peril.

Huzzah, Sega’s stunning score attack game, NiGHTS Into Dreams is back!

Currently available on PS3 (it’s available on Live Arcade 05 October) it’s a truly stunning game that has been giving a loving makeover from Sega.

The game itself is effectively a slightly upscaled version of the fantastic PS2 release, which previously only came out in Japan. This means that as well as getting enhanced visuals and a beautifully remixed soundtrack, you’ll also have access to the Sega Saturn original.

You can expect a review in issue 109 of Retro Gamer.

Valve has made its first major move toward the home console market.

Steam Big Picture is a new beta that has just been released, which gives the digital service a brand new interface, better-suited to gaming on a TV. It features easy to navigate menus, allows instant access to every friend and game you have, and is navigated entirely by a compatible joypad.

Rumours have been building for some time that Valve are hard at work on a Steam console, and this could well be the first of several important steps. You can chat with friends via the joypad, and it’s even possible to play mouse and keyboard games on it as well (although you can still stick with the traditional method if you prefer. Finally there’s a new browser available, which again, is compatible with a joypad for easier navigation.

Steam Big Picture is available for free now. Download the client and take it for a whirl.

Cannon Fodder 3 is currently available to buy from Steam.

Created by Burut CT, it appears to be a little more fast-paced and action orientated compared to the original two games. Codemasters have been pursuing a third Cannon Fodder game for many years now, so it’s pleasing to see that we’ve finally got one. Early impressions haven’t been favourable, with repetitive gameplay being the biggest issue. But we’ll be reserving judgement until we’ve had a proper play ourselves. Hopefully this weekend in fact.

The art style does look a little garish, but the videos found on Steam do suggest that there’s going to be quite a lot of action in it. Expect a definitive review in issue 108.

I’ve not played Alan Wake before. I wish I had.

Remedy’s game is quite simply superb. It’s a clever survival horror, with a great emphasis on light and dark, and a cheesy TV style movie plot, which is spread across 6 episodes (with an additional two episodes of downloadable content).

First released on the Xbox in 2010, it tells the story of Alan Wake, a popular writer who has been suffering from writer’s block. He heads to the town of Bright Falls with his wife Alice to regain his muse, but while he’s there something happens to his wife and Alan has to fight a mysterious darkness as he tries to save her.

It’s admittedly sounds rather generic, but Remedy has done a great job with the script to make Alan and the people he interacts with feel totally believable. It’s also beautifully paced, with some truly terrifying moments as you battle against the darkness known as The Taken.

While Alan has a number of weapons available to him, The Taken are impervious until you whittle down their shields with your trusty torch. Torches eat up batteries however, so you must juggle both batteries and bullets while evading attacks. It makes for some tenes play, and can become extremely exhilerating when you simply decide to run to the next safe point (typically a lamp post).

The PC version has been out since January and is an excellent little port thanks to improved visuals, the included DLC (which you pay for on Xbox) and a number of little tweaks that Remedy have been doing behind the scenes. Don’t make the same mistake I did, take a look at it as soon as you can. you won’t be disappointed.

It’s the final day of the Steam sale, so don’t forget to pick up a bargain.

We’ve already mentioned the Mega Drive-laden Sega Pack, id Software’s excellent pack and the Hitman/Tomb Raider/Deus Ex offering from Square Enix, but there are still plenty of good deals to have if you’re after more modern games.

First up we heartily recommend The Walking Dead. It’s an excellent episodic game with amazing narrative and some really brutal game choices that will no dobut come back to haunt you in later episodes. Fans of old school action will want to check out Rockstar’s Max Payne 3, which is a bargain at just £14.99. Be warned though, it has a hefty 30GB install. The Elder Scrolls V: Skrim is another fairly recent game that has hit the sale. Not only does it look amazing, and feature lots of great Steam Works mods, it’s available for just £17.37.

Fall Out 3: Game Of The Year Edition can be purchased for just under four quid, while the Ultimate version of Fallout New Vegas will set you back £7.49. In short there’s something for everyone, but deals are ending fast, so visit now to avoid disappointment.

Steam’s Summer Sale has just started and in the words of Vic Reeves: “It’s a beauty”

While there are obviously lots of new games discounted in the sale, there’s plenty of great franchises and older titles on offer as well. Making it a fantastic port of call for new and old gamers.

Off particular interest is the Sega Hit Collection which has a whopping 89% off and features over 60 games including a whole selection of Mega Drive classics ranging from The Revenge Of Shinobi to Gunstar Heroes. It also includes Binary Domain and many of the Total War games. It’s price? Just £34.99.

id Software also have a cracking pack of classic retro titles to enjoy. For £37.99 you gain access to all their Commander Keen games, the DOOM series, the Quake franchise and the likes of Hexen and Heretic.

LucasArt’s Star Wars Collection also has a selection of old and new releases, ranging from Star Wars: Dark Forces, to The Force Unleashed II. In short there are 13 games for your £34.99.

If you like Hitman and Tomb Raider you may want to buy Square’s bundle as it features all the hitman games, all the recent Lara Croft titles, the Thief series and newer hitters like Just Cause 2. Yours for just £29.99.

There’s plenty more great value packs, but the above are some of our favourites for pure old school action.

The sale runs until 23 July, but don’t forget that daily offers will be appearing throughout the promotion as well.