Steam News

New MadBalls In... Babo: Invasion DLC Now Available

December 10, 2009, 2:30 pm - Valve - Product Release

Madballs Campaign Deserters Pack allows you to skip the campaign and do all of your leveling up from Madballs' multiplayer modes - and as a bonus, you get the Major Stone, Grok, and Maltron skins to boot.
Madballs Turkey Coma Skin Pack includes two skins: Quaker Boba and Turkey Daemo.

Dreamkiller Free Weekend & Weekend Deal!

December 10, 2009, 1:32 pm - Valve - General Announcement

Dreamkiller is now available to everyone to play for free for the weekend and you can also purchase it for 25% off until Monday!

Steam client update released

December 10, 2009, 1:00 pm - Valve - Steam Client Update

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:

Steam Client

• Fix for a case where games get stuck with "Download starting..."
  
• Improved the Windows 7 Jump List. Added more MRU apps, added a link for Servers and decreased the amount of screen real estate it uses
  
• Fixed in-game overlay sometimes not drawing textures correctly in OpenGL games
  
• Improved support for future Steamworks features
  

Weekend Deal - 75% off Counter-Strike: Source

December 10, 2009, 9:06 am - Valve - General Announcement

This weekend only, save 75% off the revolutionary action multiplayer game Counter-Strike: Source. Offer ends Monday, December 14th.

RailWorks Mk2e Coach DLC Now Available

December 9, 2009, 1:45 pm - Valve - Product Release

The Mk2e coaches date from the period 1972-74, and were constructed for the West Coast main line electrification which saw significant acceleration in train services to compete with motorways and air travel. The Mk2e Coach DLC contains 4 new cars, 3 new scenarios, and more!

Left 4 Dead 2 Update Released

December 9, 2009, 1:35 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Left 4 Dead 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. These and all previous fixes will be coming to the 360 later this month. The major changes include:

Left 4 Dead 2

• Changed rules for ghost placement in Scavenge Mode
  
• Player controlled Special Infected are no longer forced to un-crouch and lock strafe when they crouch attack
  
• Spitter spit that damages players on a moving elevator will now fizzle quickly
  
• Allow the survivor and infected to rotate the camera yaw while being attacked by a Charger or Smoker
  
• Smoker that has dragged a survivor to the end now gets the same cinematic flashlight as the Hunter and Charger
  
• Fixed a crash in physics
  
• Updated the Charger's hit boxes
  
• Updated the Jockey's hit boxes
  
• Updated the Spitter's hit boxes
  
• Fixed player health on being revived after a Charger slam over a high ledge
  
• Fixed versus scores not resetting after a vote to change campaigns
  
• Fixed being able to use defibrillator on dead players who were far above or below you
  
• Fixed pink glow on dead survivors
  
• Fixed being able to hold crouch while incapped to get better weapon accuracy
  
• Fixed players pushing against some props causing them to accumulate downward velocity and then take falling damage when they let go of the forward key
  
• Fixed a case where an incapped survivor inside a rescue vehicle would trigger both the escape sequence and a round restart
  
• Fixed the helping hand from getting stuck when extended
  

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 Now Available!

December 9, 2009, 12:07 pm - Valve

The 5th and final chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island series is now available on Steam here. Now until December 15th you can purchase the entire series along with Secret of Monkey Island for a special price!

ItzaZoo Now Available

December 9, 2009, 11:11 am - Valve - Product Release

Crafted especially for early-readers, the game play is designed to provide a new way for children to practice reading and creative problem solving skills. ItzaZoo is 10% off until December 16th.

Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Now Available!

December 9, 2009, 10:40 am - Valve - Product Release

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is the first Add-On for Borderlands featuring 5 new areas to explore, dozens of new missions, and all new enemies!

Gratuitous Space Battles Update Released

December 9, 2009, 8:53 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Gratuitous Space Battles have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Gratuitous Space Battles version 1.27

• Fixed bug relating to squadron sizes of fighters.
  
• Balance changes: Cruiser quantum blaster damage increased from 5 to 8, tracking speed increased from 1.1 to 1.5, shield penetration increased from 40 to 48
  
• Balance changes: Cruiser rocket crew reduced from 12 to 8, Damage increased from 14 to 19, fire interval reduced from 1170 to 950, armor penetration increased from 30 to 36
  
• Balance changes: Cruiser guidance scrambler weight increased from 99 to 130 and crew increased from 4 to 8
  
• Fixed bug where challenges from players with the tribe installed but not ticked were unplayable
  
• Added new 'hidden' option to change the maximum zoom out (minzoom) in config.txt
  
• The length of challenge taunts is now 256 characters, and you can see the full text by hovering your mouse over a challenge on the challenge browser
  
• Added new feature: Supply limits which is currently only implemented for the Gravity Well level.