Assuming you can actually get Steam to load, the summer sale has started, and it's about trading cards. Buy and play games to collect cards you can trade/swap. Not sure on what "rewards" there are yet, the site won't load long enough.

So far though we know:

Bioshock Infinite: -50%, $29.99 (CARDS)
MARS: -33%, $13.39
Endless Space: -66%, $10.19 (CARDS)
Scribblenauts Unlimited: -75%, $4.99 (CARDS)
Left 4 Dead 2: -75%, $4.99 (CARDS)
Defiance: -66%, $13.59 (CARDS)
Toki Tori 2: -34%, $9.89 (CARDS)
Don't Starve: -20%, $11.99 (CARDS)
Call of Juarez - Gunslinger: -33%, $10.04
Hotline Miami: -75%, $2.49 (CARDS)

The FAQ:

How do I get Summer Getaway trading cards?

Normally you would start a trading card set by playing a game. Since in this case the sale itself is the game, here are the ways you can get Summer Getaway cards:

Craft a game badge

Starting July 3rd, crafting a game badge earned you a "mystery card" rather than a coupon. These mystery cards are now Summer Getaway cards. So if you crafted a badge in the last week, you're already ahead of the game. During the sale, each game badge you craft will get you a Summer Getaway trading card. View the participating trading card games I own.

Make a purchase

As an additional reward for purchasing, for every $10 USD spent during the sale you'll get a Summer Getaway trading card. To view your progress to the next card, select the "How do I get more cards?" link from your Summer Getaway badge page. Note: applies to purchases made on the Steam store (including gifts), excluding pre-purchases and in-game purchases.

Vote in the Community's Choice

If you're Steam Level 5 and above, you'll get a card every third time you vote for the Community's Choice Flash Sale. If you reach Steam Level 5 before the end of the sale, you'll be granted the cards you earned by voting.

Trade for them

That's why they're called trading cards! Find friends and make trades. Your Summer Getaway badge page shows which friends have the cards you need.

Buy them from the Community Market

Sell the cards you don't need and buy the ones you do with other Steam Community members. If you aren't interested in badge-crafting, you can also turn the cards into Steam Wallet funds to buy more games. View the Community Market.

Craft the Badge and Earn Rewards

How do I craft the Summer Getaway badge?

Once you've collected the entire set of cards, you can craft them into the Summer Getaway badge which you can then display on your profile. From your Badges page, select a "ready to craft" badge to view its details, and then click on the blue "Craft a Badge" button. View your Summer Getaway badge page.

What do I get when I craft a badge?

Crafting the Summer Getaway badge (and other game badges) earns you tradable items like emoticons to use in chats or discussions and backgrounds to use on your profile. You can collect the set of cards five times to level up your Summer Getaway badge and earn more items. Each time you craft a badge you also earn XP which progresses you towards the next Steam Level.

What is my Steam Level?

Your Steam Level is a summary of your badges and participation in Steam events. Each badge earned increases your XP, and earning XP progresses you towards the next Steam Level.

Dear anybody, if you don't have Bioshock: Infinate. Change that now.

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seems pretty lackluster so far compared to previous years and some of amazon's deals last week. Amazon was offering (not sure if they still are) borderlands1+all dlc and borderlands 2+seasonpass dlc for $20. Also had a firaxis bundle with xcom, civ4 complete, and civ5 gold (all dlc and the first expansion) for 20. Hopefully, the deals on steam will get better and they didn't just build in the cost of the trading card coupon shenanigans to the price of their deals.

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"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail."

Dang that would be a nice deal even if BL1 wasn't included.

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rofl, love how they used the "It was worth the weight" line

:P

Saturday 13th:

Tomb Raider 75% $12.49 €12.49 £7.49
StarDrive 66% $10.19 €10.19 £8.49
Age of Empires II: HD 50% $9.99 €9.49 £7.49
RPG Maker VX 66% $23.79 €20.39 £16.99
Borderlands 2 66% $10.19 €10.19 £6.79
Heroes VI 66% $10.19 €10.19 £6.79
Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie Army 66% $5.09 €3.73 £3.39
Mars: War Logs 50% $9.99 €9.99 £7.49
Resident Evil 6 50% $19.99 €14.99 £9.99
The Witcher 2 75% $4.99 €4.99 £3.74

Kinda crappy day imo.

Sunday 14th:

Kerbal Space Program 40% $13.79 €13.19 £10.79
Remember Me 40% $29.99 €23.99 £17.99
ARMA II 66% $4.41 €3.39 £2.71
Hitman Absolution 75% $6.24 €6.24 £4.99
The Sims 3 50% $14.99 €22.49 £14.99
Portal 2 75% $4.99 €4.99/3.74 £3.74
Sanctum 2 50% $7.49 €6.99 £5.99
Eador: Masters of the Broken World 40% $11.99 €11.39 £10.79
Total War: Shogun 2 75% $7.49 €7.49 £6.24
Fallout New Vegas 75% $2.49 €2.49 £2.49

WTF why is the Sims 3 still so expensive?!

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Take my hand, brave adventurer. We face this dungeon together - with FRIENDSHIP!

The same root reason as this.
(ps: Sims 4 is being revealed in August)

What the fuck? Is that PvZ in game prices?

I saw that picture on Reddit, it was posted as a "New Zealand" edition of an existing picture. The old picture said $2.99, $2.49, etc. (i.e. It's a Photoshop.)

It's still deplorable, though.

EA strikes again.

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That guy is funny. Makes me want to play the game again.

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yeah, I love Robbaz, you should check out some of the other stuff he's done lol, the Cthulululululu vids cracked me up as well as the Kerbal Space Program ones

Finally picked up faster than light. Easy mode is kicking my ass, but it's a fun game.

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Im not a fan of todays items. I'm mad I missed out on Torchlight 2 for 75% off, but I hear it should be back on sale at some point.

There isn't much else I want. I got "Dust, An Elysian Tail" as my random game (as In I got it based purely on the trailer) and its pretty fun so far, but im a bit disappointed with this sale considering the number of game I want to buy.

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RIP Shiloh

I tried the Dust demo on xbox arcade, but I couldn't get into it. I should have picked up torchlight 2 though, I played the original on xbox a lot.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is only $20 now and so fucking worth it.

20 bucks doesn't seem like much of a sale on xcom but it IS a great game

That game is worth full price. If I had known I would have bought it when it came out.

I guess I'll be buying XCOM then!

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