Jul 19, 2011
Midweek Madness - GRID
Announcement - Valve
This week's Midweek Madness is not only a great deal, your purchase will also support a good cause! GRID is on sale for up to 75% off, and all Codemasters profits from the sale will go to game industry supported charities, including Gamesaid.

Discover a stunning world of motor sport brought to life, from racing muscle cars through the iconic streets of San Francisco and competing in the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans to drifting around the docks of Yokohama. Jump behind the wheel of exhilarating racing cars in the most aggressive, spectacular wheel-to-wheel races you've ever experienced.

Jul 19, 2011
New Release: IL - 2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Valve
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is now available on Steam world-wide!

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover is the next exciting World War II flight combat simulation title from 1C: Maddox Games, the creators of the critically acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series. As a member of the British RAF, face off against the deadly German Luftwaffe and the Italian air forces.

Join the Royal Air Force and Battle for Britain!

Jul 19, 2011
Daily Deal - The Ball and Dwarfs!? 75% off!
The Ball - Valve
Today's Deal: Save 75% off The Ball and Dwarfs!?

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!



Jul 19, 2011
Beat Hazard Updated
Beat Hazard - Valve
  • Added Internet Radio Support

    Radio Notes:
    • Radio works in all game modes, including online games
    • For single play, go to Music Select Screen->Show Folders->Internet Radio
    • Radio can take some time to ‘warm up’ so wait a few seconds when you first select a station
Jul 18, 2011
New Free to Play - War Inc. Battlezone
Product Release - Valve
War Inc. Battlezone is Now Available and Free to Play on Steam!

The battle has just begun and it’s YOUR opportunity to fight alongside elite Soldiers and Mercenaries. Create your class from 8 possible combinations, from Heavy Weapon Frontline Assault, or a Sniper that rains destruction from afar. Over 130 different weapons allow for maximum customization and perfection of YOUR play style.

War Inc. Battlezone delivers hard hitting combat in multiplayer, session-based games of 8v8, and 16v16 in Para-military action modes and maps.

Play before July 24th and receive free Weapons and Equipment including:
  • 5,000 Gold dollars in game
  • 2X XP ( experience ) Boost for 14 days
  • 14 days rental on awesome Night Stalker FSCAR Assault Rifle
  • 14 days rental on PSG-1 sniper Rifle
  • 14 days rental of Night Stalker Character ( body + head )
  • 14 days rental of Night Stalker Tactical Armor
  • 14 days rental of M9 Night vision goggles Helmet

Jul 18, 2011
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - 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:

Team Fortress 2
  • Added a music clip from Meet the Medic to the menu startup music list.
  • Fixed a case where stickybombs could sometimes damage enemies on the other side of a wall.
  • Updated duels to apply a short duel ban to the loser if they team switched or disconnected during the duel.
  • Updated The Private Eye so it can be equipped by the Medic and Demoman.
  • Updated Crafting:
    • Added a new "Custom Blueprint" option to the Special blueprints
    • Made these items craftable: Copper's Hard Top, Security Shades, Tam O'Shanter, Stately Steel Toe, Nessie's Nine Iron, Rogue's Col Roule, Prairie Heel Biters, and The Big Steel Jaw of Summer Fun
    • Removed the redundant Smelt Primary/Secondary/Melee/Misc item blueprints.
  • Updated Matchmaking:
    • Added a progress bar and server count during the matchmaking search
    • Added more filtering on the master server to avoid pinging non-matching servers
  • Community Requests:
    • Mod makers:
      • Added inputs to the player:
      • "SetCustomModelRotation": Parameter is a string that specifies the angle rotation (Pitch, Yaw, Roll)
      • "ClearCustomModelRotation". No parameter. Will return the model rotation to following the player view yaw.
      • Restarted the player's animation cycle whenever the custom model changes.
    • Movie makers:
      • Added "tf_clientsideeye_lookats" convar. Set it to zero to disable TF players automatic clientside pupil focusing on nearby players.
Jul 18, 2011
Men of War: Assault Squad Update Released
Men of War: Assault Squad - Valve
General
  • Added new Boys At-rifle 3d model
  • Added new PTRD At-rifle 3d model
  • Added new PTRS At-rifle 3d model
  • Added new Type 97 At-rifle 3d model
  • Added new PzB39 At-rifle 3d model
  • Added new M3A Grease Gun 3d model
  • Added new Type 1 HMG 3d model
  • Added new Type 4 (Bazooka) 3d model
  • Added new Type 100 SMG 3d model
  • Added new De Lisle 3d model
  • Added new DS 39 3d model
  • Added new Repair kit 3d model
  • Added new Fuel can 3d model
  • Added firing arc limitations to heavy machine guns
  • Changed bloom shader
  • Changed color balance of the game
  • Increased human inform range from 35m to 40m
  • Increased range of StuH from 150m to 160m
  • Reduced HE resistance of round sandbags
  • Removed Specnaz/Commando flare gun ammo
  • Fixed water shader issues on some older GPUs
Multiplayer
  • Changed start timer of HMGs to 1:00 min
  • Changed start timer of AA guns to 1:00 min
  • Changed start timer of mortars to 1:00 min
  • Changed re-call timer of HMGs to 2:00 min
  • Changed re-call timer of AA guns to 2:00 min
  • Changed re-call timer of mortarts to 2:00 min
  • Fixed pathing issues on Plateau 2v2
  • Fixed small map issues
Skirmish
  • Added 2 script protections against player AI not responding to enemies
  • Fixed wrong AA icon in Soviet Union skirmishes
  • Fixed bridges on [Soviet Union] Manchuria
  • Fixed achievements on [UK] Arnhem
  • Fixed Maxson staying at spawn, not moving
  • Fixed Commonwealth heroes who didn't switch to player control
  • Fixed some script bugs
  • Fixed small map issues
Jul 18, 2011
Now Available - Pride of Nations Spanish-American War DLC
Pride of Nations - Valve
The Spanish-American War 1898, a new scenario for Pride of Nations is now available on Steam!

This action packed scenario covers the ten months of the ‘Splendid Little War’ fought between the USA and Spain. It’s up to you quell the Spanish forces and achieve total victory!

To celebrate the release, Pride of Nations is available at 50% off until July 25th at 10am Pacific Time!

Jul 18, 2011
Brink Updated
BRINK - Valve
Update Includes:
  • Balancing: Lowered Hacker terminal disarm rate to 0.6 (from 0.9)
  • Spectator mode: Added new HUD displaying objective information
  • Server Browser: Added dedicated/listen server type filter
  • Added server information to map loading screens in multiplayer. Server admins can customise this via the following cvars:
    • si_website
    • si_adminName
    • si_email
    • si_irc
    • si_motd_1
    • si_motd_2
    • si_motd_3
    • si_motd_4
  • Spectator mode: Added faction colors to player names
  • Spectator mode: Health bars now visible when looking directly at players
  • Stopwatch mode: Added 10 seconds to each defending team's spawn time
  • Stopwatch mode: Added support for custom defence respawn timer adjustments via g_stopWatchDefenceRespawnTimerAdjust
  • Stopwatch mode: Added objective timing information to Stopwatch review screen
  • Added support for listing players steam id's via the listSteamIds cvar
  • UI: Added automatic scrolling when typing in chat boxes
  • UI: Stop context menus receiving focus when they are disabled and inactive
  • UI: Game now forces a refresh of the notifications screen each time it is activated
  • UI: Set focus to default (first) list item each time the notifications screen is activated
  • UI: Updated two text strings for German and Italian, as "Game mode" and "Play mode" incorrectly used the same word
  • Fixed player nametags disappearing despite not being affected by Flashbang
  • Fixed boat shaking for clients in CCity and Shipyard opening cinematics
  • Fixed Aquarium only ever logging one objective being completed
  • Fixed having your weapon stuck in iron-sights for the entire refire duration when needing to perform an auto-reload
  • Fixed issue with caltrop models not always being updated properly
Jul 18, 2011
Now Available: Tobe's Vertical Adventure
Tobe's Vertical Adventure - Valve
Tobe's Vertical Adventure is Now Available and is 10% off until July 25th 10AM PST.

Tobe's Vertical Adventure is an indie, retro, platformer starring Tobe, the overly devoted gamer who's been forced on a treasure hunt by his materialistic crush, Nana. The big headed duo will travel back and forth in the crumbling caves in search of treasures while rescuing fluffy animals, making you scream kawaii ne~ along the way. With 2 unique characters and a total of 4 islands and 16 levels to explore, Tobe's Vertical Adventure shall bring you back to the 16-bit era.

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