Aug 12, 2010

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) - Valve

Can't make it to Texas for QuakeCon this year? Or maybe you're already there, playing in the largest LAN event in North America. Either way, you can take part in the partying and fun with four days of huge sales on id and Bethesda games on Steam. Come back each day for a different deal, or just go ahead and pick up the QuakeCon Pack for about 75% off all currently available id and Bethesda games.

The QuakeCon 2010 Steam Sale kicks off today with 66% off The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition. Also at 66% off is the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe, which includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansions plus Fighter's Stronghold Expansion, Spell Tome Treasures, Vile Lair, Mehrune's Razor and much more.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for another great deal. Offers change at 9am Pacific Time.

Aug 11, 2010

Now in Beta: Tabbed chat and browser improvements

Steam Blog - Valve

Steam's browser and chat windows are now grouped as tabs! You can manage multiple chats and web pages each in a single window in our latest Beta.

We've also been making some improvements to Steam's browser performance and stability, with the biggest gains on the Mac in particular. Flash video playback is now faster and more stable here, and the browser now loads cached content quickly. The video below shows a before and after comparison of our store's home page loading in the released Steam client and our latest Beta. The comparison is fair, in that both versions of the client had the same amount of time after start up to "settle," and both had the page content in their local cache. What was once molasses is now a normal web page in a normal-speed web browser. Yay!

You can give these improvements a whirl in the latest Beta by visiting Steam client Settings or Preferences and opting into the Beta Update offered there. And as always, do share your feedback on the Steam Forums.

Aug 11, 2010

Counter-Strike: Source Beta Update Released

Product Update - Valve

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source Beta have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Counter-Strike: Source Beta

Fixed a bug where some video configuration could get reset by restarting the engine.
Fixed a case of uneven performance on multicore machines.
Reduced overlap in sound timing code.
Fixed a case where audio could skip.
Fixed materials compiled into the map not being loaded correctly if they're in the root materials folder.
Stats:
- Fixed an issue that could cause loss of player stats if network connectivity was lost briefly, just after launching the game.
- Fixed issue that caused the favorite weapon to display incorrectly on the stats summary page when a player achieves the most kills with a knife or grenade.
- Made newly-earned achievements and stats immediately update in the achievements and stats panels instead of showing stale data.
Community Requests:
- Added console variable sv_competitive_minspec that enforces the following restrictions on the client:
  - r_drawdetailprops 1
  - r_staticprop_lod (-1 to 3)
  - fps_max minimum 60 (or 0)
  - cl_detailfade minimum 400
  - cl_detaildist minimum 1200
  - cl_cmdrate minimum 60
  - cl_updaterate minimum 60
  - rate minimum 30,000

Our current plan is to update CSS on Mon, Aug 16.

Aug 11, 2010

Killing Floor Update Released

Killing Floor - Valve

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

Killing Floor

Fixed a number of exploits in core maps and code
Potential fix for performance issues on ATI graphics cards
Increased weapon array size for modders to add weapons to store
Added sample weapon and player character rigs to SDK

Aug 10, 2010

Now Available - Horrid Henry

Horrid Henry - Valve

Horrid Henry is now available on Steam.

Now Horrid Henry moves from the multi-million selling book series and massively successful TV show onto the PC!

Henry is a head-strong boy, constantly raging against the tyranny of adults and infuriating girls.

Henry has a range of special skills and equipment he can use during missions. His task is to dash around locations playing pranks on other characters while trying to avoid getting caught.

Aug 10, 2010

Plants vs. Zombies Game of the Year Edition Released

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition - Valve

Plants vs. Zombies: GOTY Edition is now available with updated and expanded content including 20 new Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud support, and the interactive Zombatar™. Now with SteamPlay, Plants vs. Zombies can be played on either Mac or PC!

Aug 10, 2010

Moonbase Alpha Update Released

Moonbase Alpha - Valve

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

Fix for Player names with spaces not being able join password protected servers
Fix for Crash when audio bitrates higher than 48khz
Fix for Robot out of range static continues after level restart
Fix for Players kicked while in the command center leaving pawn behind
Fix for Blurred line at the bottom of the Main Menu Moon Cinematic
Fix for Steam servers showing more players than slots available
Fix for Servers getting stuck on "Cinematic in Progress"
Updated credits

Aug 10, 2010

Midweek Madness Sale: Nation Red - 50% OFF

Nation Red - Valve

To celebrate the new update, Nation Red is now on sale until Thursday, August 12th, 2010.

Horde rush? Yes. Online co-op? You bet. Now's the perfect time to get yourself and your friend hooked in the all-new online co-op mode and enjoy the new weapon, perks, power-ups, and Achievements.