Product Update - Valve
Update to Alliance of Valiant Arms have been released. This update contains an all new game mode INFECTION. The update contents will patch automatically through the Alliance of Valiant Arms game launcher when initiated. Updates include:

New Game Mode:
INFECTION

New Map:
Burning Temple [Infection]

New Capsule Weapons:
Galil MAR (Pre-Release Capsule)

New Weapon Shop Item:
K1A1 Rail (Point Man)

New Backpack Items:
[Infection] Increased Health (Backpack A)
[Infection] Special Weapon I (Backpack B)
[Infection] Special Weapon II (Backpack B)
[Infection] Increased Attack (Backpack C)
[Infection] Increased Jumping (Backpack D)

Community Announcements - GM_AVA
Hello A.V.A fans!

We will have an A.V.A content update on June 29th from 11:00PM to 3:00AM (server time). During this time, you will be temporarily unable to access the A.V.A servers. In this update:

New Capsule Weapons:
Galil MAR (Pre-Release Capsule)

New Weapon Shop Item:
K1A1 Rail (Point Man)

New Mode:
Infection

New Map:
Burning Temple [Infection]

New Backpack Items:
[Infection] Increased Health (Backpack A)
[Infection] Special Weapon I (Backpack B)
[Infection] Special Weapon II (Backpack B)
[Infection] Increased Attack (Backpack C)
[Infection] Increased Jumping (Backpack D)

Update Schedule:
California: 6/29 @ 11:00PM - 3:00AM
New York: 6/30 @ 2:00AM - 6:00AM
Berlin: 6/30 @ 8:00AM - 12:00PM

Click the following link for more detailed information: http://forums.ijji.com/showthread.php?t=1127117

See you in-game!
A.V.A Staff
Community Announcements - GM_AVA
Hello A.V.A fans,

We wanted to give you a sneak peak at the new mode that we'l'l be releasing later this month: Infection. Check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BTC-_u_uN4.

See you in-game!
A.V.A Staff
Community Announcements - GM_AVA
Hello A.V.A fans!

Welcome to the A.V.A Steam community! Within this community, you will be able to interact and talk with other A.V.A enthusiasts so be sure to invite all of your friends!

Also, if you're new to A.V.A, be sure to check out the A.V.A Steam forums (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1150) to ask any questions you might have about A.V.A and to find helpful resources!

See you in-game!
A.V.A Staff.
Champions Online - Valve
Five F2P Launch Titles Offering Exclusive Content to Celebrate Launch

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today introduced support for Free to Play (F2P) Games on Steam with the launch of five F2P games.

Available immediately, the launch titles are Spiral Knights, Forsaken Worlds, Champions Online: Free for All, Global Agenda: Free Agent, and Alliance of Valliant Arms (AVA).

Beginning tomorrow (Weds) with Spiral Knights and concluding Sunday with AVA, each of the five launch titles will offer exclusive in-game content to those who try the "F2P game of the day" on Steam. In game transactions in all of the titles will be supported by Steam's micro-transaction backend system that is available to Steamworks partners and currently used in Valve's Team Fortress 2.

"The introduction of Free to Play games is another example of the constant evolution of Steam," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. "Free to Play games offer new game genres and game experiences for customers, while offering developers and publishers new revenue opportunities and the ability to reach customers in areas of the world where the traditional packaged goods model is less popular than F2P."

Specific details on the F2P games of the day and their exclusive in-game content will be made available in the coming days.

Steam is a leading platform for PC & Mac games and digital entertainment serving over 1,500 games to over 30 million active accounts worldwide. For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com
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