Aug 25, 2010

Puzzle Dimension Update Released + New Mac Support

Puzzle Dimension - Valve

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

Keyboard and gamepad input mapping implemented.
Increased texture fidelity in renderers by using appropriate anisotropy setting.
Tons of rendering and CPU optimizations.
Improved compatibility with legacy hardware by removing all use of float-point render targets.
Full screen option added to video settings.
Vertical blank synchronization option added to video settings.
Scroll indicator in user interface.
Improved Flash shape tessellation.
Improved Flash player timing.
Changed "Camera mode" text into a symbol in top left corner.
Fixed text encoding bug in Flash player.
Fixed size of green dots.
Fixed couple of shader bugs.
Fixed memory leaks in HTML and XML parsers.
Added option for easy jump. Jumps up on release of jump button or jump in a direction when a direction is pressed.
Added fast restart option. Use keyboard/gamepad mapping to enable.
Added four new achievements.
Second, third and forth clusters unlocks on less flowers.
Added mouse wheel for camera zoom, forward/back movement, menu up/down/left/right.
Added mouse buttons for menu select and cancel.

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

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