Steam News

Left 4 Dead Update Released

September 29, 2009, 5:34 pm - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Left 4 Dead

• Made the variable "mp_gamemode" available again. Note that you can also load maps directly with different game modes by specifying it in the map command. For example, "map l4d_garage01_alleys versus" will set mp_gamemode versus for you automatically and load the first map of Crash Course
  
• Added "mm_dedicated_force_servers" to allow specification of a list of dedicated server addresses manually used for searching (ms_force_dedicated_server is depreciated)
  
• Updated shared libraries and DLLs preventing dedicated servers listing correctly, appearing on Steam groups, and being found via sv_search_key
  

Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold Available on Steam!

September 29, 2009, 4:56 pm - Valve

Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold from Novalogic is now available on Steam!

This pack includes both Joint Operations: Typhoon and Joint Operations: Escalation! Check out this intense combination of FPS games here!

Steam client update released

September 29, 2009, 1:12 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

• Fixed "Incomplete Installation" error for Bionic Commando and Terminator Salvation
  
• Updated Steam ticket expiration logic
  
• Fixed changing game language or validating game files not working for some games until restarting Steam
  
• Improved support for displaying third-party DLC CD keys
  
• Fixed mouse wheel scrolling in the store when intellipoint is installed
  

Osmos Update Released

September 29, 2009, 12:52 pm - Valve - Product Update

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

Osmos

• Updated the openal installer to solve problems for rare sound issues
  
• Added alternative controls to play mouse-only
  
• Changed the zone button behaviour in the main menu to resume where the player left off instead of starting over
  

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course DLC Now Available - Save 50% on Left 4 Dead

September 29, 2009, 10:58 am - Valve

Crash Course delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay and bridges the storyline between the No Mercy and Death Toll campaigns in the original game. To celebrate, we are offering Left 4 Dead at 50% off for 3 days. Or share the fun - get the Left 4 Dead Four Pack and give the game to your friends.

While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, the primary goal of Crash Course is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game's existing Versus campaigns.

Learn more about the free, all-new free Crash Course DLC on the Left 4 Dead Blog.

Left 4 Dead Update Released

September 29, 2009, 10:06 am - Valve - Product Update

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Left 4 Dead

• A new campaign, "Crash Course", is now available for play in Campaign, Versus and Survival modes
  
• In Versus mode, all weapons, pills, health packs, molotovs, pipe bombs and other items will now be identical for the second round of a chapter
  
• Matchmaking has had several improvements to make finding and joining games even faster
  
• Ten all new "Crash Course" achievements have been added
  

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Three, The Lair of the Leviathan, Released Today

September 29, 2009, 9:54 am - Valve - Product Release

The third chapter of Tales of Monkey Island, The Lair of the Leviathan is available for download!

Season subscribers already have the new chapter. Those who haven't bought Tales of Monkey Island yet, it's not too late to get in on the fun!

Midnight Mysteries Now Available!

September 28, 2009, 12:50 pm - Valve - Product Release

Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allen Poe Conspiracy is now available on Steam!

Use your famous mystery-writing skills to help solve an ancient homicide and capture Edgar Allan Poe`s murderer in this hidden-object game from MumboJumbo! Check it out here!

Kalypso Games 50% off this week!

September 28, 2009, 11:29 am - Valve - General Announcement

Kalypso Media is offering 50% off three of their titles until October 5th!

Check out Officers, Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge, and Grand Ages: Rome today!

25% off CrimeCraft this week!

September 28, 2009, 11:16 am - Valve - General Announcement

CrimeCraft from Vogster Entertainment is available for 25% off until October 5th!

Head over to the CrimeCraft page to purchase this next-gen shooter!