Mar 15, 2011
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
Team Fortress 2
  • Fixed a server crash caused by using the Half-Zatoichi to hit someone not holding a weapon.
  • Fixed the Soldier/Demoman taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon.
  • Fixed the Concheror animations not always playing correctly for players on the Blue team.
  • Fixed a bug where players could switch weapons after deploying the Half-Zatoichi before they killed someone with it.
  • Updated The Shogun Pack items to be tradeable.
  • Crafting changes
    • All recipes are now known to all players.
    • Reduced the cost of most recipes.
    • Items previously crafted using recipes that will be reduced in this update have been upgraded to Vintage quality.
Mar 15, 2011
New Release - Cloning Clyde
Cloning Clyde - Valve
Cloning Clyde is now available on Steam and is 15% off!

Have you ever been cloned? Ever wonder what it would be like to be half chicken? Half monkey? Half frog? Well, wonder no more when you play Cloning Clyde.

Have fun utilizing the many clones running amok inside Dupliclone, as you try to free yourself…or should we say yourselves as you make your escape through levels of the nefarious Dupliclone, Inc. building! Many of the mutant Clydes have special abilities that can help you to escape from the evil Dupliclone, Inc.

Offer ends March 22nd, 10am Pacific Time.

Mar 15, 2011
Now Available - Victoria II Packs
Victoria II - Valve
Three new content packs for Victoria II, Interwar Artillery Sprite Pack, Interwar Planes Sprite Pack and the Old Vic Graphic Pack, are now available on Steam!

Each of the Sprite packs introduce unique uniforms for your units. The Old Vic pack improves the interface graphics of Victoria II, adding an overall depth and feel inspired by classic Victorian offices.

To commemorate these releases, Victoria II and the Victoria Complete Pack are 60% off until March 22nd at 10AM Pacific Time!





Mar 15, 2011
Midweek Madness - 75% off DogFighter
DogFighter - Valve
To celebrate upcoming St. Patrick's Day and the free 'Aces High' content update, DogFighter is on sale now through Thursday, March 17th 10am Pacific Time.

DogFighter is a fast paced, arcade aerial combat game with arena style gameplay. Players can compete against up to 15 opponents in 4 multiplayer modes, or go solo in 7 single player game modes, using beefed up biplanes sporting over 20 different offensive and defensive weapons...
... and that’s just the start.

Mar 15, 2011
Magicka Update Released
Magicka - Valve
Changelist (1.3.5.4)-March 15th
• Conflagration no longer damage ethereal characters.
• Fixed startup TypeInitializationException crash (Magicka.Gamers.Gamer threw an exception. ---> System.NullReferenceException)
• Changing the language settings through steam will now change the games language.
• Fixed Elemental bloodtype to black from regular.
• Fixed Error loading "UI\HUD\NotifierButton". GraphicsDevice component not found.
• Improved network traffic for character entities and damageable physics entities.
• Fixed network initialization for the boss fights in chapter 4 and in chapter 8.

Known issues
• Network uplink bandwidth, while improved, can be demanding.
• Steam attempts to install XNA framework every time game is launched or rare occasion.
• Characters can in rare cases fall through the level collision mesh, this is due to lag or poor framerate. Many general network improvements and general optimization will reduce this risk.
• The game may appear to be stuttering even though framerate is good.

Mar 14, 2011
New Release - Homefront
Homefront - Valve
Homefront is now available in North America, Asia and parts of Europe on Steam! Homefront will release in the rest of world soon, please see the store page for release times.

Penned by John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn), Homefront's gripping story throws you into the year 2027, in an occupied USA. The world as we know it is unraveling after fifteen years of economic meltdown and widespread global conflict over dwindling natural resources.

A once proud America has fallen, her infrastructure shattered and military in disarray. Crippled by a devastating EMP strike, the USA is powerless to resist the ever expanding occupation of a savage, nuclear armed Greater Korean Republic.

Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force!

Mar 14, 2011
New Release - Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Valve
Total War: SHOGUN 2 - the highly anticipated sequel to The Creative Assembly's Shogun and Total War franchise is now available in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe regions. SHOGUN 2 will become available in the Americas and rest of world very soon (visit Shogun 2 store page for exact release time).

MASTER THE ART OF WAR

In the darkest age of Japan, endless war leaves a country divided. It is the middle of the 16th Century in Feudal Japan. The country, once ruled by a unified government, is now split into many warring clans. Ten legendary warlords strive for supremacy as conspiracies and conflicts wither the empire. Only one will rise above all to win the heart of a nation as the new shogun...The others will die by his sword.

Take on the role of one Daimyo, the clan leader, and use military engagements, economics and diplomacy to achieve the ultimate goal: re-unite Japan under his supreme command and become the new Shogun – the undisputed ruler of a pacified nation.

Mar 14, 2011
Now Available - Atom Zombie Smasher
Atom Zombie Smasher - Valve
Atom Zombie Smasher, from the creator of Flotilla, is now available on Steam and is 10% off until March 21st at 10AM PST.

The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Take control of your mercenary forces and evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead! Includes 40 Steam Achievements!

Mar 14, 2011
New Release - Winter Voices Episode 3: Like a Crow on a Wire
Winter Voices Episode 3: Like a Crow on a Wire - Valve
The fourth chapter of Winter Voices is now available on Steam.

You encounter a village, several hidden clues, new combats and new offensive game mode. Continue your quest to unveil what is whispered by the voices of Winter.

Mar 13, 2011
Gratuitous Space Battles Update Released
Gratuitous Space Battles - Valve
An update for Gratuitous Space Battles has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Performance: Freed up memory usage of challenge list now once you quit the challenge list screen.
  • Bug Fix: Hopefully a final fix for the unclickable buttons and occasional flicker at the top of the screen in fullscreen mode on certain video cards.
  • Mod Support: You can now have a comma-separated list of randomly picked weapon sounds in module files.
  • Mod Support: Module stacking effectiveness can now be positive values (>1.0) and this value is no shown in the GUI alongside everything else.
  • [campaign] Support for extra maps for the campaign.
  • [campaign] Rebalancing of campaign game to make it easier overall and start with higher resources
  • [campaign] Fixed corrupt data in new ships log entries. Existing entries may remain corrupt though.
  • [campaign] Added 3 new maps!
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