http://www.steampowered.com/ All Steam news, all the time! en Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:10:39 -0800 http://www.steampowered.com/ http://store.steampowered.com/news/3433/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:10:39 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-09T11:10:39-08:00
Toki Tori

• Added community bonus level & achievement.
  
• Minor bug fixes.
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3432/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:57:07 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-09T10:57:07-08:00 Trine is available for 75% off through Thursday on Steam.

Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil... ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3431/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:53:00 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-09T10:53:00-08:00
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

• Enabled Russian language.
  
• Fixed lockup problem which occurred when one player started the same camera at the same moment when another player is viewing it.
  
• Fixed boolean cvar 'gfx_bMaximized' not having boolean value stored in .ini files.
  
• Player's rocket would not be rendered when player is seen as 3rd person model.
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3430/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:00 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-09T10:26:00-08:00
Garry's Mod

• Fixed menu items sometimes not working after yesterday's update
  
• Fixed gravity gun crash
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3429/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:53:49 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-08T23:53:49-08:00 BioShock 2 is now available worldwide on Steam!

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3428/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:07:37 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-08T15:07:37-08:00 screenshots from the upcoming Moonrise content pack for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The Moonrise pack, which will be free to all players, includes four new environments effectively doubling the number of levels in the game http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/. ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3427/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:43 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-08T14:41:43-08:00
Team Fortress 2

• Fixed Polish Team Fortress 2 fonts not being displayed correctly in the Main Menu
  

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Garry's Mod

• Fixed issue where top left of GUI was cut off when the toolgun is deployed
  
• Fixed toolgun beam prediction errors
  
• Fixed HTTP connections failing to close
  
• Protected server exploit commands
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3425/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:34 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-08T09:00:34-08:00 Elite Units of the East, new Downloadable Content for Empire: Total War™, with a huge sale on Total War™ games, packs and DLC from SEGA and The Creative Assembly.

All Empire, Rome, and Medieval II: Total War™ games and packs, including the Total War™ Mega Pack are 66% off, while all Empire: Total War DLC and the new Empire: Total War™ - Downloadable Content Pack are 10% off.

Whether you're new to the series or looking to round out your collection of Total War™ games and content, this week is the time to buy. ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3424/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:39:47 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-05T15:39:47-08:00 here for more information. ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3423/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:25:00 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-05T13:25:00-08:00
Zero Gear

• New race map added: Aqua Race
  
• Stat based achievements will now trigger properly (Drive 500 Miles, Flight of the Falcon, etc)
  
• Dedicated server no longer uses NAT punch through (if you were having problems with lag on servers, try connecting to a dedicated server now)
  
• A LAN server will only be listed once now if there it is also an internet server
  
• Invites to dedicated servers are fixed
  
• Plugins now supported, see pluginScripts.txt in the server directory and Assets\Scripts\Plugins for more info
  
• AdminRemoteControl.lua plugin added from community member Chris M
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3408/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:10 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-05T13:00:10-08:00
Gameplay

• Now ghost PZ's can never be staggered
  
• Enabled PZ bots
  
• PZ bots use their more aggressive survival mode behavior in versus and scavenge
  
• Enabled finale manual spawn by default
  
• Fixed human PZ players not getting counted when they were dead, allowing extra PZ bots to spawn
  
• Reduced effectiveness of melee weapons against the Tank ( 5% of max health, from 10% )
  
• Fixed a case where a player who dies, then is rescued from a rescue closet, and then is revived from a ledge hang receives the secondary weapon that he lost when he was initially killed
  
• Improved SurvivorBot AI in cases where the bots refused to shoot through their teammates and became non-responsive
  
• Fixed issue with witch sometimes taking on uncommon common properties
  
• Fix for cheaters quitting before the vote to kick them would succeed and avoiding ban on server
  
• VAC banned users can now play L4D2 single-player, commentary mode and credits
  

Map Fixes

• Dark Carnival Fair Ground: added env_player_blocker to keep special infected from getting stuck
  
• Dark Carnival Fair Ground: added navigation area that was missing
  
• Dark Carnival Fair Ground: Disconnected drops that were blocked by the top of a fence
  
• Swamp Fever Plank Country: Deleted 2 nav areas that connected between tree trunks you can't pass through
  
• Swamp Fever Shanty Town: Redrew ladder thinner so special infected could climb up to the roof
  
• The Parish Waterfront: Fixed various navigation areas
  
• Mall: Tuned spawning for difficulty
  

SDK Content

• Added missing nature/blend tooltextures added
  
• Added missing cs models/textures
  
• Added missing acunit01 model/texture
  
• Added missing ammo_can_02 model/texture
  
• Added missing patio_chair model/texture
  

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Twin Sector

• Fixed two possible crashes
  
• Fixed fonts not visible on some systems
  
• Fixed location of user-path not detected properly in some cases
  

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Secret of the Magic Crystals

• Allow the use of lower screen resolutions
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3420/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:41:30 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T23:41:30-08:00 Thank you for your patience! ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3419/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T18:00:00-08:00
Some Steam services are now offline during this time including the Steam Community, in-game matchmaking or lobbies, downloading games from Steam content servers, and making purchases from the Steam store. Games that do not rely on Steam matchmaking services should remain playable.

News updates and any further information will be posted in this space.

We will work to make this downtime as short as possible. Thank you for your patience! ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3418/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:23:53 -0800 Valve Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T15:23:53-08:00 King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame is now available in Germany, Austria & Switzerland. ]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3417/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:14:27 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T15:14:27-08:00
Team Fortress 2

• Fixed a client crash during the localization of item names
  
• Fixed a client crash caused by selecting Random in the class menu and then clicking on "Edit Loadout"
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3416/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:58:23 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T13:58:23-08:00
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion

• Community missions! Play any multiplayer mode of Babo:Invasion and rack up kills in order to unlock 3 new maps. Everyone out there in Babo:Invasion land will be contributing to a shared pool of kills, so invite your friends and see how fast you can get your hands on these fresh new maps. Any versus or co-op game counts!
  
• We've added a news feed so that you can stay up to date with the latest and greatest in Babo:Invasion news.
  
• Animate your babo! Hit the F5 key to play a facial animation and F6 to make your babo wobble. Mock your foes! Chat with your team members!
  
• Spectator cam mode. We've added a console command that allows you to enter spectator cam mode. This should help to create more interesting videos. To enable this mode open the console (with the tilde key ~) and type: set cl_enableSpectatorCam true To get out of this mode open the console and type: set cl_enableSpectatorCam false. You will be unable to control your character while in spectator cam mode.
  
• Missions that track time spent playing Babo have been tweaked to more accurately track your progress
  

]]> http://store.steampowered.com/news/3415/ http://store.steampowered.com//forums/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:49:41 -0800 Jason Ruymen Valve news update Valve news update Valve 2010-02-04T10:49:41-08:00
Steam Client

• Added DirectX 11 and DirectX 10.1 support from the in-game overlay
  
• Fixed error 83 when launching certain games
  
• Fixed a crash in listen servers for games based on the Counter Strike: Source engine
  
• Fixed case where the in-game overlay could crash if you got a download complete notification and the app icon wasn't cached
  
• Fixed Steam aborting on some malformed paths instead of just failing to read the file in question
  
• Fixed in-game overlay input for games using raw input sometimes losing input registration
  

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