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:

  • Fixed an issue with knives not animating correctly
  • Updated the localization files
Dota 2 - Valve
6.86c:


* Alacrity damage/speed rescaled from 30/40/50/60/70/80/90 to 10/25/40/55/70/85/100
* Invoker base strength reduced by 2
* Time Walk cast range increased from 550 to 625
* Faceless Void strength gain increased from 1.6 to 1.8
* Time Dilation duration increased from 5.5/7/8.5/10 to 6/8/10/12
* Time Dilation cooldown increased from 34/28/22/16 to 36/30/24/18
* Call Down first missile damage decreased from 220/285/350 to 200/275/350
* Walrus Punch cooldown increased from 20/16/12 to 36/24/12
* Nightmare cooldown increased from 16/15/14/13 to 22/19/16/13
* Tricks of the Trade cooldown reduced from 70 to 40
* Tricks of the Trade AoE increased from 475 to 500
* Blink Strike cast range increased from 700 to 800
* Blink Strike cast point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3
* Arcane Orb int steal increased from 1/2/3/4 to 2/3/4/5
* Arcane Orb int steal duration increased from 40 to 50
* Shallow Grave cast point increased from 0.35 to 0.4
* Shadow Wave manacost increased from 80/90/100/110 to 90/100/110/120
* Winter's Curse attack speed bonus increased from 50 to 70
* Tombstone cooldown increased from 60 to 70
* Surge manacost increased from 20/30/40/50 to 50
* Death Prophet base intelligence increased by 3
* Spirit Siphon HP Drain increased from 1/1.8/2.6/3.4% to 1/2/3/4%
* Spirit Siphon slow rescaled from 6/10/14/18% to 5/10/15/20%
* Exorcism duration increased from 30 to 35 seconds
* Radiant Small Camp's spawn box is now smaller
* Fixed Lone Druid's HP not increasing when upgrading True Form
Dota 2 - Valve
* Fixed Wraith King's Vampiric Aura granting charges to Magic Stick.
Dota 2 - Valve
* Fixed a bug where Arc Warden's Clone could sometimes incorrectly combine items when created
* Fixed Infernal Blade working while silenced
* Fixed Tidebringer working while silenced
* Fixed Tidebringer being disabled by Break
* Fixed Tidebringer interaction with Towers and Wards
* Fixed Savage Roar affecting and overriding Dueling targets
* Using summoned units to kill heroes outside of XP range now behaves the same as if you used an ability to kill the hero
* Fixed Tempest Double draining XP from the area
* Fixed Arc Warden not getting enough XP from Midas kills done by the Clone
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* Fixed Flux interaction when near Spell Immune allies.
* Improved AFK detection for Techies.
* Adjusted Dire Secret Shop Camp spawn box.
* Fixed Ancient Black Dragon's Fireball not having a Legacy Key.
* Break status now disables the effect of Drow Ranger's Aghanim's upgraded Marksmanship.
* Fixed BKB charges not carrying over to Tempest Double properly (was granting full duration always).
* Fixed Infernal Blade having 128 cast range rather than Doom's 150 attack range.
* Arc Warden's Clone now receives a clone of shareable items not owned by Arc Warden. These include Bottle, Gem of True Sight, Ring of Regen, Ring of Health, Void Stone and Perseverance.
* Ember Spirit's Fire Remnants now render while in Fog of War.
* Fixed Arc Warden not getting XP when Tempest Double uses Hand of Midas.
* Fixed an interaction between Necrolyte's Reaper's Scythe and Arc Warden's Clone.
* Lone Druid's Spirit Bear now respects the auto-select summoned units option when respawning.
* Fixed the neutral forest troll high priest playing his heal animation after he was dead.
* Fixed a bug where the store page was showing an empty pedestal for victory prediction charms.
* Fixed a bug where the store page incorrectly had a Demo Mode button for items that cannot be demoed.
* Fixed a bug where the Customize screen was not showing the appropriate icons for alternate styles of items.
* Fixed a bug where sometimes the opaque parts of models wouldn't render in the UI or portraits.
* Fixed a bug where the Demo button didn't appear on the loadout screens of any global items.

Added several new Russian voices:
* Bounty Hunter
* Crystal Maiden
* Dazzle
* Disruptor
* Lich
* Lina
* Lina Announcer
* Mirana
* Phantom Assassin
* Silencer
* Slark
* Spirit Breaker
* Sven
* Tusk
* Tusk Announcer
* Windranger
* Wraith King
(note that Zeus and Arc Warden were included with the Balance of Power Update).

Text and voice languages can be mixed to your preference. To select a new voice language, open steam and right-click on Dota 2. From here, select Properties, then the Language tab, and choose your preferred voice language. Steam will then download the new language.
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:

  • Renamed the Smissmas 2015 Mystery Gift to the Smissmas 2015 Festive Gift. It can now be opened to find a Gun Mettle and Tough Break Festivizer.
  • Fixed a couple of sounds for the Taunt: Bucking Bronco not playing properly
  • Fixed not being able to sell playerclass upgrades in Mann vs. Machine mode
  • Fixed bots sometimes not spawning in Mann vs. Machine mode
  • Fixed the Pyro's invulnerable period while activating the Phlogistinator lasting longer than the activation taunt
  • Fixed the crate opening animation not always displaying the image of the item received
  • Fixed the Medigun sometimes using the incorrect berCharge rate on maps with multiple stages
  • Fixed an issue where the Loose Cannon would sometimes not apply knockback on hit
  • Fixed decorated weapons not getting the crit-boost material effect
  • Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping can now be applied to Strange Grenade Launchers
  • Updated the Mann Co. Store with the Smissmas sale. Deep discounts on nearly everything in the store.
  • Updated the equip_regions for the Berlin Brain Bowl, Business Casual, Distinguished Rogue, Cut Throat Concierge, Blood Banker, After Dark, Bountiful Bow, Dead of Night, Au Courant Assassin, Rogue's Robe, Sky Captain, Lady Killer, Puffy Provocateur, and Lurker's Leathers
  • Updated the model/materials for The Hat With No Name so it can now be equipped by the Soldier, Sniper, Demoman, and Engineer
  • Updated the model/materials for the Co-Pilot so it can now be equipped by the Scout, Soldier, and Engineer
  • Updated the model/materials for the Medical Monarch and added a new style
  • Updated the scoreboard
    • Added Ping column header when viewing ping as text on the scoreboard
    • Added the player count for each team
  • Updated ctf_landfall
    • Fixed building teleporters between spawn room doors
    • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to go outside the map
  • Updated PASS Time
    • Experimenting with new HUD elements and art
    • Experimenting with new viewmodel animations
    • New testing feature 'tf_passtime_team_bonuses' that shares pass, steal, and intercept bonuses with the whole team
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* Older replays will now play back on the correct map.
* Fixed an interaction between Faceless Void's Time Dilation and abilities that swap index, like Kunkka's X Marks the Spot.
* Clockwork's Cogs will now always push outward from the center of the ring of cogs.
* Flying units inside Clockwork's Cogs will now be affected by cogs when flying over the cogs or units using force staff to escape the cogs.
* Adjusted the fog of war size of the casting effect for Ember Spirit's Sleight of Fist, and the ongoing effect of Slark's Dark Pact.
* Added Entities.GetForward, Entities.GetRight and Entities.GetUp to the Panorama Javascript bindings.
Dota 2 - Valve
6.86b:

* Enabled Doom, Faceless Void, Death Prophet, Lone Druid and Winter Wyvern in Captain's Mode
* Arcane Rune mana reduction reduced from 50 to 40%
* Spirit Siphon duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
* Arcane Orb Int steal increased from 0/1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4
* Astral Imprisonment cooldown rescaled from 20/17/14/11 to 22/18/14/10
* Cloak and Dagger backstab damage multiplier increased from 0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0 to 0.5/0.75/1.0/1.25
* Tricks of the Trade now only affects heroes
* Tricks of the Trade AoE increased from 450 to 475
* Tricks of the Trade cooldown rescaled from 90/80/70 to 70
* Time Dilation AoE increased from 650 to 725
* Time Dilation slow rescaled from 4/6/8/10 to 7/8/9/10%
* Time Dilation duration rescaled from 6/7/8/9 to 5.5/7/8.5/10 seconds
* Meat Hook Scepter damage reduced from 175/275/375/475 to 180/270/360/450
Street Fighter V - Valve
The legendary fighting franchise returns with STREET FIGHTER V, now coming soon to SteamOS*! Stunning visuals depict the next generation of World Warriors in unprecedented detail, while exciting and accessible battle mechanics deliver endless fighting fun that both beginners and veterans can enjoy.

Pre-purchase Street Fighter V now to have access to the Online Beta which is live from December 18th~20th!

*Stay tuned for details and availability.

Dota 2 - Valve
* Improved Ward placement indicator.
* Adjusted Fog of War visibility size for particle effects on Hand of Midas, Sand King's Sandstorm, Tidehunter's Ravage, Vengeful Spirit's Wave of Terror and Tusk's Ice Shards.
* Fixed a general underlying issue that could cause various types of visual effects to appear through FoW (this fixes a certain class of visual effect bugs, but there are still a few edge cases we are working on).
* Fixed an old bug where creeps would sometimes shortcut the lane if many trees were removed.
* Fixed Illusions not benefiting from Scepter upgraded Marksmanship.

* SFM: Fixed dota_685 and dota_desert maps not loading.
* SFM: Fixed the game's current map pack from overriding the requested map in SFM.
* SFM: Fixed bug where some bones weren't editable in the SFM (Axe, Omniknight, etc).
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