Jul 20, 2011
Bullet Candy Update Released
Bullet Candy - Valve
Updates to Bullet Candy have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Bullet Candy
  • Fixed a bug that could cause enemies to behave ‘strangely’ at high resolutions
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the game to run extremely slowly at high resolutions. It still looks best at 800x600 though
Jul 20, 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 the items for Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
  • Fixed hatless hats not working correctly
  • Fixed a display issue with team color paints
  • Updated the localization files
Jul 20, 2011
The Witcher 2 Update Released
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - Valve
The Witcher 2 has been updated.

For a complete list of the changes in Patch 1.3, please visit thewitcher.com.

Note: Version 1.3 is incompatible with player mods. Please uninstall all player mods before attempting to launch the Steam version after picking up the update.
Jul 20, 2011
Pre-Purchase Now - Dead Island with Free Bonus Content
Announcement - Valve
Dead Island is available now for pre-purchase on Steam! Pre-purchase Dead Island now and receive "The Ripper" weapon and the Bloodbath Arena downloadable content pack for free.

“The Ripper” Special Weapon - A deadly combination of baseball bat and buzz saw! This weapon will be available for use right away when the game is released.

Bloodbath Arena DLC - Bloodbath Arena downloadable content pack will become available one month after the game's release.

Bloodbath Arena features:
- 4 deadly and hazardous Arenas with endless waves of zombies
- Play in single or co-op multiplayer!
- Loot XP and items and bring them over into your campaign
- Leaderboard to challenge your friends
- New gruesome weapon: Sonic Pulse Grenade

Jul 20, 2011
New Release - Runespell: Overture, 10% off!
Runespell: Overture - Valve
Runespell: Overture is now available on Steam and is 10% off through July 26th!

Take on the role of the Changeling, son of a monster god, and fight through more than 30 types of monsters to reach your nemesis. Combining RPG elements with Poker mechanics, Runespell: Overture offers a new take on the puzzle adventure genre!

Jul 20, 2011
Daily Deal - Bainpipe 66% off!
BRAINPIPE: A Plunge to Unhumanity - Valve
Today's Deal: Save 66% off Brainpipe

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Jul 20, 2011
War Inc. Battlezone Updated
Product Update - Valve
  • store: fixed missing store prices

  • crash fixes

  • burning sea: fixed incorrect battlezone

Jul 19, 2011
Dawn of War II: Retribution Update Released
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution - Valve
Updates to Dawn of War II: Retribution have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Updates
  • Reverted lictor stealth change
  • Ork Slugga Burna melee damage lowered from 50 to 25
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Ulthwe Farseer to revert to the default Farseer after equipping the and then un-equipping the Ghosthelm
  • Librarian's Smite will no longer refund energy when it is interrupted
Jul 19, 2011
Dungeons of Dredmor Updated
Dungeons of Dredmor - Valve
  • Fixed: crash that occurred when moving up stairs or down stairs, involving summoned pets
  • Fixed: shopkeepers doing odd things when picking up and dropping items after load/save, including crashing.
  • Fixed: crash when using invalid missile sprites, which probably never happens, but oh well.
  • Fixed: crash that just sort of happened randomly to a bunch of people, but it's fixed now.
  • Fixed: merchandise flag not cleared when you go downstairs
  • Fixed: backwards conditional logic on ranged monster attacks means that monsters were not consistently casting spells; fixing this makes the Dungeon 95.2% nastier.
  • Fixed: Current Active Skill crossing over between new games
  • Fixed: small sconce appearing where a small sconce should not appear in the bath level
  • Fixed: knightly leap now operates in all correct chess positions.
  • Fixed: shops spilling out of their rooms.
  • Fixed: broken berserk description.
  • Fixed: negative resistances meant that a monster would always damage you for that amount
  • Fixed: ranged weapon resistances were operating using percentages, not flat values
  • Fixed: perception skill should not promise that you can see through walls when, in fact, it will not let you see through walls.
  • Fixed: doors with wrong orientation connecting rooms.
  • Fixed: Anvils of Krong spawning in hallways for no good reason
  • Fixed: crash when killing Brax and then going back to loot the store.
  • Fixed: auto-fill eats items if you have multiples.
  • Fixed: BBQs/minifridges now maintain state across saved games.
  • Fixed: Staff of fruit stops producing fruit after you use it on an Anvil of Krong.
  • Fixed: contents of Monster Zoo are still visible even after closing a door.
  • Fixed: Dread Collectors (and probably some other stuff) spawning in walls.
  • Tweaked values of Berserk skill.
  • Tweaked "Duck and Cover" armour values.
  • Tweaked Perception to be more useful.
  • Nerfed "Obvious Fireball." Obviously.
  • Reduced Dread Collector Spawn Rate a notch.
  • Ammo recovery rates for thrown weaponry and crossbow bolts now much higher.
  • A lot more filthy, awful tweaking.
  • Permadeath now deletes your save game files on your death, as opposed to when you load the game.
  • Added, and clarified, the warning text on the "Just Quit" button.
  • Added toggle that reverses behaviour of CLICK and SHIFT-CLICK on items.
  • Added the Auto-Looter 9000, by BraxCo.
  • Added yet more warning text to the "Just Quit" button.
  • Added automatic save support; the game will now automatically save before going up and down stairs. (Note: your autosave will be deleted if you die in the case of permadeath; the auto-save is also only accessible if Crash Recovery Mode is active.)
  • Added support for total music disabling (via Steam parameter "-nomusic".)
  • Added fifty-three new achievements.
  • Added some new crafting stuff.
  • Added steak grilling.
  • Added interface for key configuration.
  • Added a Quick Sell interface for rapidly selling your loot to Brax.
  • Added a credit for freesound.org (Thanks!)
  • Rewrote the save game format so we can add items without breaking everything.
  • Steam Overlay now works; run the game with "-opengl" as a parameter in the Steam Advanced settings to try this. (This is experimental.)
  • WASD can now open doors and attack monsters. This is a toggleable behaviour.
  • Smooth scaling is now saved between playthroughs.
  • Added an XML based, human-readable configuration file to hold all the new options.
  • Fun with Aqua Vitae.
Jul 19, 2011
New DLC Available - Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues
Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues - Valve
The new DLC for Fallout New Vegas is now available on Steam!

Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues showcases new terrain, new enemies, an increased level cap, new perks and weapons! Explore the Big Empty, fight bizarre robot scorpions and find new armors.

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