May 6, 2011
Pre-Load BRINK
BRINK - Valve
Pre-Load BRINK now and be ready to play when it releases!

May 6, 2011
Portal 2 Update Released
Portal 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Portal 2
  • Fixed rare crash when painting hard light bridges while moving them
  • Localization fixes for Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish
  • Improved VPK loading speed
May 6, 2011
New Release - Fortix 2
Fortix - Valve
Fortix 2 is now available on Steam and is 10% off until May 13th at 10AM Pacific Time!

Help Sir Fortix conquer more castles and the evil minions who dwell there in this sequel to the hit indie puzzle game. Includes 25 Steam Achievements!

May 6, 2011
Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword Update Released
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword - Valve
Updates to Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Troops can now upgrade properly.
  • Fixed bug with grenades exploding at wrong location.
  • Squad size limitation bug is fixed for multiplayer.
  • An update is made for preventing graphics glitch on some ATI cards.
  • Several text corrections for all languages.
  • Scene fixes mainly on the custom battles and village/town scenes.
  • Fixed a quest bug with persuading Obuhovich
  • AI behavior changed so that muskeeter troops can now close up on the enemy properly
    • May 6, 2011
    Left 4 Dead 2 Update Released
    Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve
    Updates to Left 4 Dead 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

    Encore mutation: Taannkk!

    Dead Center - The Mall
    • Survivors can no longer bypass the storefront mini-finale.

    Dark Carnival - The Barns
    • Survivors can no longer bypass the barn interiors.

    The Parish - The Waterfront
    • Removed the Survivor zombie-jump exploit in the first alley.

    The Parish - The Quarter
    • Survivors prevented from using short cut over the top of the fence.

    Cold Stream
    • Various bug and exploit fixes for the first 3 maps.
    • Added survivor respawn closets – some temporary while we work on the maps.
    • Added navigational aids to maps.
    • Changed the first map’s ending as an experiment – please give feedback!
    • Added alternate route around boat mast – please give feedback.

    To help with public testing, we fixed more bugs and exploits than we normally would on maps that are still in a transitional state. We are holding off on many changes to the finale right now as that map will change the most.
    May 6, 2011
    Now Available - BEEP
    BEEP - Valve
    BEEP is now available on Steam! To celebrate its release, the game will be available at 10% off now through May 13th, 10am Pacific Time!

    BEEP is a 2D side-scrolling platformer with physics-based gameplay. You control a small robot equipped with an anti-gravity device, a jet-pack and a gun. Drive, jump, fly, swim and shoot your way through 24 levels scattered across 6 unique environments.

    May 6, 2011
    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 compatibility with recent engine updates
    May 6, 2011
    EA Week - Crysis Day
    Crysis - Valve
    Enjoy huge savings during EA Week! Be sure to check back every day for more great deals.

    Save 75% off Crysis, Crysis Warhead and the Crysis Maximum Edition today!

    Offer ends on Saturday at 10am PST.

    May 6, 2011
    Team Fortress 2 Replays Now Available
    Team Fortress 2 - Valve
    Capture Your Game, Then Share it on Steam

    Valve today announces the introduction of Replays within Team Fortress 2, the multiplayer classic which has received over 200 updates since its initial release. The Replay system enables players to retrace their game lives, make movies of them, and then share them with friends via YouTube™ and the Steam Community. The Replay system is available immediately in the most recent update of the game.

    Gameplay rounds are recorded by Replay-enabled servers, allowing players to make and save movies of their recent lives while in-game. Players can then use the Replay Editor to direct custom movies. The editor supports the selection and positioning of cameras from multiple viewpoints, edits and cuts between shots, motion blur, and anti-aliasing, resulting in unique and memorable creations to be shared among friends.

    Players can upload their replays to YouTube™ right from within the game. They can then link their YouTube™ and Steam accounts to share them with Friends in the Steam Community, where others can watch replays and post comments.

    In celebration of the release of Replays within Team Fortress 2, Valve is hosting the first-ever "Saxxy Awards," a two-week event featuring twenty categories. Players may nominate themselves by submitting replays online by midnight, May 20th GMT. Winners of each category will receive a Saxxy of their very own.

    To create and share your replays, simply launch today's updated version of TF2. For Saxxy Awards contest details and rules, and to learn more about this latest update, visit: http://www.teamfortress.com/replayupdate.
    May 5, 2011
    Team Fortress 2 Update Released
    Counter-Strike: Source - Valve
    Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

    Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)
    • Fixed an OpenGL crash for Mac players
    • Fixed several crashes related to Alt-Tab in fullscreen mode on Windows
    • Fixed client crash caused by invalid mesh
    • Updated shared interfaces to support the new Replay feature in TF2

    Counter-Strike: Source
    • Updated the localization files

    Team Fortress 2
    • Added the Replay feature: http://www.teamfortress.com/replayupdate
      • Known issue with Mac replay rendering being blurry will be fixed in the next update
    • Launched the First Annual Saxxy Awards: http://www.teamfortress.com/saxxyawards
    • Added 8 new Replay achievements
    • Added 10 new hats
    • Added The Director's Vision, an item that provides you with a new taunt
    • Fixed a problem with certain equippable items rendering incorrectly on the loadout screen
    • Fixed a problem causing the Mann Co. store previews to render incorrectly
    • Crafted items will now remember/display who crafted them
    • Added a reward for the early crafters of new items
    • Added a new style to the Aperture Labs Hard Hat
    • Added a new style to the Blighted Beak
    • Fixed bugs with the refurbish items interface so that some properties will no longer be un-removable under certain circumstances
    • Fixed the briefcase not being drawn on players when it's being carried in CTF maps
    • Fixed the Gloves of Running Urgently not using the correct skin in the character loadout screen
    • Fixed the Kritzkrieg not drawing the correct model in the character loadout screen
    • Fixed the Horseless Headless Horsemann displaying the burning material in DirectX8
    • Fixed the Aperture Labs Hard Hat displaying the burning material in DirectX8
    • Fixed removing the burning/jarated conditions on players who are being critboosted by a Medic using the Kritzkrieg
    • Added Mad Milk to the conditions that are cleared when players are made invulnerable by a Medic with an ÜberCharge
    • For web developers: added tool and capability information to the IEconItems_440/GetSchema Web API
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