Hello everyone, today I got a new laptop and thought I'd make an account on Steam so I could buy Skyrim. The only problem here is that it won't let me verify my email and apparently I'll need it to make purchases. After some investigation apparently the Steam servers are under maintenance, does anybody know when they'll be back up and if I'll get the verification email soon so I can buy Skyrim?
Apologies for being a Steam noob, I've never used it before. Thanks guys.
Edit: I have now received a verification email and the servers appear to have finished their maintenance. Thanks for all of the help and information.