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Weekend Deal - Zeno Clash 50% off! Plus New Content!

June 26, 2009, 8:15 am - Valve

This weekend ACE Team introduces three new levels for Zeno Clash called The Pit!

The Pit consists of three new extensions to the challenge towers. The player must make his or her way down the pit fighting enemies and avoiding obstacles such as huge boulders that come out of the walls and destructible floors that break. Just like in the other tower levels players will compete for time and performance (health) in the leaderboards. Three new achievements have been added for completing the levels.

ACE Team will release the free DLC with a 50% off Weekend Deal on Steam, so players who still haven't played the game can step in to the fabulous world of Zenozoik for a great price.

Zeno Clash Update Released

May 19, 2009, 1:24 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Zeno Clash have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Zeno Clash

• Added damage counter and timer for challenge mode. Damage counter warns player 20 HP before losing to personal record. Timer warns player 20 sec before losing to personal record
  
• Animal cruelty achievement fixed. Works as global counter
  
• Added Italian language and translation credits to the game
  
• Fixed crash when switching shadow quality in-game
  
• Player auto-locks on to F-M when health drops to zero (Single-Player)
  
• Tower Challenge F-M does not require lock-on to defeat
  
• Fixed throwing your weapon in maps where it causes problems
  
• Player returns to Challenge screen when dying in a tower level
  
• Fixed timer bug when pausing a Tower Challenge
  
• Tweaked collision detection for uppercut finisher and deflect kick
  
• Player now does attack sound when throwing weapons
  
• Moved health fruit in final map so it is easier to pick up
  

Free DLC - The Zeno Clash Model Pack for Garry's Mod

May 11, 2009, 12:42 pm - Valve - Product Update

ACE Team announces the release their first free DLC: The Zeno Clash Model Pack for Garry's Mod. The pack includes 70 models with the bizarre characters and creatures from the award winning Zeno Clash to be used with the popular Source engine mod Garry's Mod.

"This is a great addition to the existing library of assets and we really hope the fans will enjoy the content and start developing their own Zeno Clash inspired videos, screens or machinima." says Andres Bordeu from ACE Team. ACE Team will continue to support Zeno Clash with free DLC and updates. Stay tuned for future updates.

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. Unlike regular games there aren't any predefined aims or goals. Players are given tools and are left to entertain themselves. You spawn objects and weld them together to create your own contraptions — whether that's a car, a rocket, a catapult or something that doesn't have a name yet — that's up to you.

Owners of Garry's Mod must purchase Zeno Clash to get the free models. Owners of Zeno Clash should purchase Garry's Mod which requires that you own one of these Source engine games.

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Zeno Clash Update Released

April 29, 2009, 5:45 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Zeno Clash have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Zeno Clash

• New feature: The player can throw the weapon with the 'block' key
  
• Added a manual lock-on option in the main menu
  
• Fixed grab items / autolock conflict (enemies can't be targeted when looking down)
  
• Player can now unlock by running backwards
  
• Balanced difficulty level of Tower challenges
  
• Final boss battle has a health fruit (slightly easier)
  
• Boss characters can grab the player when he is unlocked
  
• Fixed infinite kick exploit
  
• Fixed heavy opponents pains issue
  

Zeno Clash Update Released

April 22, 2009, 2:20 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Zeno Clash have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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• Fixed problems with unlocking challenges
  
• Slightly reduced difficulty in all challenges
  

Zeno Clash - Now Available on Steam

April 21, 2009, 10:53 am - Valve - Product Release

The highly anticipated Zeno Clash is now available to play on Steam.

Already receiving multiple awards, Zeno Clash is a ground-breaking action fighter set in a visually rich, fantasy world.

Congratulations, ACE Team.

ZENO CLASH 50% OFF FOR 24 HOURS

March 19, 2009, 12:12 pm - Valve - Press Release

ACE Team Software's Indy Source Title Preps For April 21 Launch


March 19, 2008 – ACE Team Software today announced a special pre-purchase promotion for its upcoming action fighter, Zeno Clash. Now through Friday, March 20th at 8 pm GMT, Zeno Clash will be available for 50% off its regular price for those who pre-purchase the game via Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games with over 20 million accounts worldwide, as well as retail outlets around the world.

ACE Team's debut title, Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game blends first person action with up close and brutal combat made popular in third person console classics. The game's art style pushes the boundaries of the Source engine features (the same used to create Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2, etc) and represent a departure from the visuals seen in any of today's games.

"ACE Team's focus on melee and fighting in a first-person game was a somewhat risky move, but having played the demo of Zeno Clash it appears that their work has really paid off." said Robin Walker, co-creator of Team Fortress and game designer at Valve. "The art in the game is also an incredible part of the experience — they've really achieved something innovative with this title. I look forward to playing the full the game, and whatever they create next."

Zeno Clash features Steamworks integration for copy protection, player statistics and Steam Achievements. "Using Steamworks and Source has allowed us to create a game that has captured the attention of the independent gaming competition judges and soon launch to millions of gamers around the world," said Andres Bordeu, co-founder at ACE Team. "As independent game developers having tools that help streamline the development costs and resources, such as those offered in Steamworks and the Source, are incredibly important."

After the initial 24-hour sale, from March 20 through launch on April 21st, the punk-fantasy themed action fighter will be available for pre-purchase via Steam for 25% off the regular price.