Jan 17, 2013

Client Update - Valve

Changes:
- Added list of favorite and popular Guides to overlay
- Fixed layout of installation wizard when installing multiple apps.
- Fixed rare occurrence of prompting a user to accept the same Steam Subscriber Agreements multiple times.
- Fixed stopping game installation when pressing cancel button in installation wizard
- Disabled trade menu item in multi-user chats
- Fixed retail disc install error "missing app configuration"
- Big Picture: Added support for notifying the user when logging into an account that has already logged in on another machine
- Big Picture: Fixed bug where chat notifications might not be displayed when in game.
- Big Picture: Fixed possibly displaying multiple countdown timers in the store
- Big Picture: Fixed loading animations disappearing before loading was complete
- Big Picture: Fixed crash when entering Big Picture mode while in a voice chat
- Big Picture: Fixed potentially losing input focus while searching the store
- Big Picture: Fixed size of main menu UI sometimes being incorrect when navigating backward in the store
- Big Picture: Added displaying a list of all DLC for an application in the store
- Big Picture: Fixed copied text range sometimes being incorrect if you selected the text to copy in a backwards direction via the mouse
- Big Picture: Support closing URL open dialog in friends chats with cancel hotkey/button
- Big Picture: Fix favorite counts not updating in all games view when you add/remove favorites prior to next restart
- Big Picture: Fix pending friend invites showing up as background of community rather than actual friends
- Big Picture: Improve perf loading community tab background/friends list
- Big Picture: Fix rendering issue with some panels with rounded corners and box shadows with –fulldesktopres command line param
- Big Picture: When in the main Steam view (not in-game overlay) support clicking notification toasts to activate
- Big Picture: Fix footer in main Steam window being disabled while a game is running even if you alt-tab back out to Steam
- Big Picture: Fixed missing string in delete local content confirmation for applications
- Big Picture: Fixed friend and group chats scrolling to bottom on new message even when you are actively trying to scroll the chat yourself
- Big Picture: Fixed mouse wheel scrolling of carousels sometimes getting stuck on leftmost panel
- Big Picture: Added list of favorite and popular Guides to library and overlay

Jan 17, 2013

Metal Drift Updated

Metal Drift - Valve

FEATURES:

- Brand new level with a new look - Javelin.

- Major overhaul of the weapon reticles. Each one updated to emphasize useful information.

- Added Temporal and Shock reticles, as well as a new power up animation.

- Demo players and retail players can now compete in the same servers.

- Added support for private, password protected servers.

- New animated team crests, new cleaner team logos on stand banners.

- New map display.

- Added detail to the floor.

- New announcer audio.

- Larger projectiles for the Temporal Cannon.

- Added Boost pop-up indicator and chassis orientation display.

- New animated crowds.

FIXES:

- Flattened the leveling curve - 2x less grindy.

- Fixed issue where tank could jump long distances when in reverse.

- Fixed case where ball would drop and could not be picked up again.

- Shock cannon knockback set to be proportional to the amount of power stored.

- Reduced damage on the Plasma Launcher and Temporal Cannon weapons.

Jan 17, 2013

New DLC Available - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - Raven Strike DLC

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ - Valve

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier - Raven Strike DLC, all new content for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ is Now Available on Steam!

The Raven Strike DLC Pack is a throwback to traditional Ghost Recon gameplay. It features larger maps, complex missions and an increased level of difficulty. There are three campaign missions and a new Guerilla Mode map, each playable with up to four players.

Jan 17, 2013

Weekend Deal - Anno 2070™, 50% Off

Anno 2070™ - Valve

Save 50% - 60% on the Anno 2070™ Franchise as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!

Plus, check out the newly released Anno 2070™ DLC Complete Pack!

2070. Our world has changed. The rising level of the ocean has harmed the coastal cities and climate change has made large stretches of land inhospitable.

Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage. Engineer production chains such as Robot Factories, Oil Refineries, and Diamond Mines, and trade with a variety of goods and commodities.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time.

Jan 17, 2013

Free Weekend - Magicka

Magicka - Valve

Play Magicka for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup Magicka at 75% off the regular price!

There's even more free action with the new DLC Free Jólnir's Workshop, A “chilling” new challenge with 20 waves of blizzards and beasts. Help Jólnir reclaim his workshop from all new creatures while battling the harsh weather at the same time.

If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Magicka. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.

Jan 16, 2013

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

Added The Robo-Sandvich, The Festive Sandvich, The Festive Buff Banner, and The Festive Huntsman to the list of items allowed in Medieval mode
The Prize Plushy can now get assists in Pyrovision
Fixed a server crash caused by players bleeding to death
Fixed spectator bots picking up the bomb in Mann Vs. Machine
Fixed The Bazaar Bargain counting crit-boosted body-shots as headshots
Fixed The Festive Holy Mackerel using the wrong sounds
Fixed Strange Buff Banner and Strange Sandvich not always tracking usage
Fixed seeing the fire texture on The Soldier's Stogie in DirectX 8
Fixed missing style names for The Barnstormer
Fixed the achievement "The Great Deflate" not counting certain Balloonicorn and Reindoonicorn items
Updated paint effects for The Hot Dogger, The Salty Dog, The Counterfeit Billycock, and The Cold Killer
Updated the localization files

Jan 16, 2013

Now Available on Mac - Wargame: European Escalation

Wargame: European Escalation - Valve

Wargame: European Escalation is now available on the Mac!

Wargame: European Escalation is an intense and spectacular Real Time Strategy game, where realism and strategy are brought to the front lines. With a phenomenal range of vehicles and units (over 350 different models), build your army and enter a huge military campaign across Europe of the 80's, as the Cold War is about to become World War 3.

Jan 16, 2013

Now Available - Euro Truck Simulator 2

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Valve

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off until January 23rd at 10AM!

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits. If you’ve got what it takes to be part of an elite trucking force, get behind the wheel and prove it!