Well, in light of recent political events, they actually might be. That said, this time I was mainly referring to this:

Steam’s Winter Sale went live yesterday, and the service has succumbed to what must have been a prolonged assault of shoppers trying to get the best deals on PC games. Steam, as of this writing, is completely down. Like, all of it.

Via Polygon

So yeah, it’s not just your computer or your internet that’s stopping you from logging in. You heard it here first. Or second, probably. Maybe even third.

You know, I was just starting to think that this year’s Winter Sale might make up for what I thought was an underwhelming Summer counterpart. Fix your stuff, Valve! I have a Holiday Bonus to spend!

UPDATE @ 4PM: IT HATH RETURNED (or it did about an hour ago)