Aug 25, 2010
Garry's Mod Update Released
Garry's Mod - Valve
Updates to Garry's Mod have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Garry's Mod
  • Fixed Linux server
Aug 25, 2010
Steam OSX client update released
Client Update - Valve
A Steam OSX 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
  • [OSX] Improved font handling of non-english (unicode) characters
  • [OSX] Restored ability to enter offline mode
  • [OSX] Improved performance of in-game overlay
Aug 25, 2010
New R.U.S.E. Single-player Demo Now Available
Product Release - Valve
The R.U.S.E.™ Single-player Demo is now available via Steam.

Play through a full single-player mission designed exclusively for the R.U.S.E. demo. Command Allied forces from the Head Quarters and lead your army to a nuclear conflict and combine deceptive strategies to conquer the battleground.

Pre-Purchase your copy of R.U.S.E. today and be ready to play when it launches in September.

Aug 24, 2010
Swarm Arena Updated
Swarm Arena - Valve
Change list:


  • Fixed mouse problems on some systems
  • Improved performance
  • Improved graphics driver compatibility
  • Added "30 fps"e; option
Aug 24, 2010
Counter-Strike: Source Update Released
Counter-Strike: Source - Valve
Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Counter-Strike: Source
  • Added a new server ConVar "sv_competitive_minspec" that enforces the following restrictions on clients when set to 1:
    • r_drawdetailprops 1
    • r_staticprop_lod (-1 to 3)
    • fps_max minimum 60 (or 0)
    • cl_detailfade minimum 400
    • cl_detaildist minimum 1200
    • cl_interp (0 to 0.031)
    • cl_interp_ratio (1 to 2)
  • Fixed ragdolls popping when using mp_fadetoblack 1
  • Fixed a buffer overrun exploit that could be used to attack/crash servers.
  • Fixed a crash at startup when no sound emitter scripts were loaded.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen if a custom model was loaded with missing materials.
  • Fixed a crashed related to alt-tab.
  • Fixed a potential crash in the shaders.
  • Fixed a crash when running custom maps with missing model files
  • Removed the client console commands "mat_supress" and "mat_debug"
Aug 24, 2010
Garry's Mod Update Released
Garry's Mod - Valve
Updates to Garry's Mod have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Garry's Mod
  • Fixed viewmodel animations lagging
  • Fixed weapons sometimes ejecting more than one shell at a time
  • Fixed Lua errors caused by bad Voice entity
  • Fixed physics crash due to dubious Lua coding
  • Fixed cloudscript sometimes spawning the wrong entity type
  • Restored click delay on physgun
  • Increased max Lua Particle Emitter limit
  • Added toybox_entity command to debug cloudscripts offline
Aug 24, 2010
Shattered Horizon Update Released
Shattered Horizon - Valve
Patch 1.2.2.34

An update patch for Shattered Horizon is now available. The game will update automatically. This patch enables the game to be played with German language menus and text. To change language between English and German select the Language option under Settings from the main menu.

Aug 23, 2010
Pre-Purchase Now: DEAD RISING® 2
Dead Rising® 2 - Valve
Be scared. Be prepared. Another zombie apocalypse is quickly approaching from the zombie masterminds at Capcom. DEAD RISING® 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed original, is now available for Pre-Purchase.

Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground. Featuring a new story, two online multiplayer modes (2-player co-op campaign and a 4-player “TV show” themed Pay-Per-View event that pits humans against zombies), thousands of on-screen zombies and more, Dead Rising 2 takes zombie survival horror to a whole new level.

As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city. To ensure your survival, you can combine everyday objects to create numerous deadly combo weapons and slaughter the ravenous zombies. Dead Rising 2, it’s where Creativity Kills.

Aug 23, 2010
Steam client update released
Client Update - Valve
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
  • Fixed a case where the Steam client could hang on startup for some users with unusual environment variables
Aug 23, 2010
New Release - Mafia II
Mafia II (Classic) - Valve
Now available in North America, Mafia II and Mafia II Digital Deluxe. The release of Mafia II to the rest of the world will be Aug 27th at 12:00am GMT.

Quickly escalate up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as untouchable as it seems.

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