Get your wallets with cash ready as Steam's Winter Sale will begin on Thursday, Dec. 22. Game enthusiasts are ecstatic after the announcement broke out coming from PayPal UK's Twitter account that spilled the beans on the start date of the sale.

The Steam Winter Sale is an anticipated fair of discounted games dished out to huge game fans and enthusiasts who gather and purchase the much-anticipated game sales. It is projected that multiple indie games will be showcased to lure in newcomers and old-schoolers alike. Prices points could go beyond 50% off to a whopping 95% off, Cinema Blend reported.

Reports divulged that new games like "Dishonored 2" and "Watch Dogs 2" will be joining in the sale as well as hard hitters like "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare." It is however unlucky to those gamers who are waiting for sales in both games "Titanfall2" and "Battlefield 1" because it won't be available on Steam due to being exclusive to EA's Origin platform, Cinema Blend has learned.

Meanwhile, twinning the opening sale date is the voting of the game finalists for the Steam Awards, which were nominated by fans and game enthusiasts last November thru the Steam Selection Committee. After thorough tabulation the committee came up with 13 prestigious awards with over 15 million nominations received.

For December 22 voting, game enthusiasts will have to vote the "Villain Most In Need of A Hug" Award with finalists: "Borderlands 2," "Dead by Daylight," "Far Cry 3," "Far Cry 4," and "Portal 2;" December 23 finalists for "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award" Award include: "Euro Truck Simulator 2," "Paladins," "Starbound," "Stardew Valley," and "Unturned;"  December 24 "The Test of Time" Award finalists are, "Age of Empires II HD," "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim," "Sid Meir's Civilization V," "Team Fortress 2," and "Terraria;"  December 25 finalists for "Just 5 More Minutes" Award are, "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive," "Sid Meir's Civilization VI," "Fall Out 4," and "Terraria."

Other finalists for December 26 "Whooooaaaa, dude!" Award include "Bioshock Infinite," "DOOM," "Grand Theft Auto V," "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain;"  December 27 "Game Within A Game Award" Award has finalists like, "Grand Theft Auto 5," "Gary's Mod," "The Stanley Parable," "Table Top Simulator," and "The Witcher 3: Willd Hunt;"  for December 28 "I'm Not Crying, There's Something In My Eye" Award are "Life is Strange," "This War of Mine," "Undertale," and "The Walking Dead."

Exciting awards await for game finalists in December 29 voting for "Best Use Of A Farm Animal" Award, which include "ARK: Survival Evolved," "Blood and Bacon," "Farming Simulator 17," "Goat Simulator," and "Stardew Valley."

New write-in categories suggested by the committee members are "Boom Boom" Award, which has finalists like "BroForce," "DOOM," "Just Cause 3," "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes," and "Kerbal Space Program;"  another award is the "Love /Hate Relationship," which has finalists "Dark Souls III," "Darkest Dungeon," "Dota 2," "Geometry Dash," and "Super Meat Boy;"  the"Sit Back and Relax" Award include finalists like "ABZU," "Cities Skyline," "Euro Truck Simulator 2," "Mini Metro," and "Viridi;"  the last but not the least award "Better With Friends" include finalists like "Don't Starve Together," "Gang Beasts," "Golf With Your Friends," "Left 4 Dead 2," and "Magicka."

Steam reminded game enthusiasts and sale goers to vote for each award daily from December 22 to December 30. All write-in categories will be voted on simultaneously on the last day while winners will be announced on New Year's Eve.