Jul 22, 2011
Pre-Purchase Now: Tropico 4 - Steam Special Edition
Tropico 4 - Valve
Tropico 4 - Steam Special Edition is now available for Pre-Purchase on Steam! Pre-purchasers will receive a copy of Tropico Reloaded to play now! Already own Tropico Reloaded? Give the extra copy to a friend!

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times! With new missions, maps, disasters and challenges, El Presidente is back to rule it all!

Tropico 4 makes it easy to tell your friends what you've been up to. With integration into Twitter and Facebook you can post comments and achievements on Twitter direct or upload screenshots of your on Facebook page. You can even compare your interactive Dictator Ranking on the online leaderboards.

The Steam Special Edition of Tropico 4 includes an exclusive island (Isla Nublar) and El Presidente avatar costume (Luchador). For the first time in the Tropico series, the Tropico 4 Steam Special Edition comes with 50 Steam achievements!

Jul 22, 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:

Left 4 Dead 2
  • Beta release of Dead Air Campaign
Jul 22, 2011
Daily Deal - Eufloria 66% off!
Eufloria - Valve
Today's Deal: Save 66% off Eufloria

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 21, 2011
Introversion Software Games Now Available on Mac
Multiwinia - Valve
Darwinia, DEFCON, Multiwinia and Uplink are now available on Mac!

Plus, save when you pick up the Introversion Complete Pack!

Jul 21, 2011
New Release - Men of War: Assault Squad - Skirmish Pack
Men of War: Assault Squad - Valve
The Skirmish Pack, new content for Men of War: Assault Squad, is now available on Steam!

This downloadable content introduces 5 new skirmish missions that can be played alone or with up to 8 players in online co-op!

Jul 21, 2011
New Release - Homefront Express 870 Shotgun
Homefront: Express 870 Shotgun - Valve
The Homefront Express 870 Shotgun is now available on Steam!

Unlock the Express 870 shotgun in the Homefront Armory! This devastating pump-action boomstick is the perfect weapon for clearing rooms and covering tight corners!

Jul 21, 2011
Cogs Now Available for Mac, 50% off!
Cogs - Valve
Cogs is now available on the Mac and is 50% off until July 28th at 10AM Pacific Time!

Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently.

Jul 21, 2011
Altitude - Free Weekend and 50% off
Altitude - Valve
Kick off the weekend by playing Altitude for free starting now through Sunday at 1pm PDT.

But why stop there? Make it yours permanently at 50% off the regular price. Sale ends on Monday, July 25th.

If you already have Steam installed you can click here to install or play. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.

Jul 21, 2011
Altitude Updated
Altitude - Valve
Gameplay:
  • Reverse Thrust - reduced energy consumption from 110% recharge rate to 83% recharge rate (planes now recover energy while reversing)
  • Rubberized Hull - reduced energy loss and turning debuff from EMP by 20%
  • Biplane (All Forms) - reduced energy loss and turning debuff from EMP by 20%
  • Biplane (Recoilless) - afterburner effectiveness increased by 14%
  • Biplane (Recoilless) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 2%
  • Biplane (Dogfighter) - afterburner effectiveness for stall breaking significantly increased [effectiveness drops linearly from +60% at slow speeds to +0% near cruise speed]
  • Biplane (Dogfighter) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 2%
  • Biplane (Heavy Cannon) - primary weapon added piercing third hit (100%, 75%, 45%)
  • Biplane (Heavy Cannon) - secondary weapon energy usage reduced by 10%
  • Miranda (Trickster) - primary weapon (fully charged shot only) reduced damage lost on bounces by 15% (122/98/74 -> 122/102/81)
  • Miranda (Time Anchor) - (only when carrying big bomb or ball) anchor energy usage increased by 25%
New Beginner Maps - special server configuration tag |beginner| (includes ball_football):
  • ball_channelpark (modified ball_funnelpark)
  • ball_fracas (modified ball_mayhem2)
  • ball_greywar (modified ball_darkwar)
  • ball_proton (modified ball_core)
New Midlevel Maps - special server configuration tag |midlevel| (includes beginner maps):
  • ball_cavern (modified ball_cave)
  • ball_gliderpark (modified ball_planepark)
  • ball_meteoroids (modified ball_asteroids)
  • ball_powder (modified ball_snow)
New Expert Maps:
  • 1de_asteroids
  • 1de_mayhem
  • ball_arcade (thanks Polio and Nikon)
  • ball_atmosphere (thanks Nikon)
  • ball_cross (thanks BlueMoon)
  • ball_factory (thanks Polio and Nikon)
  • ball_funnelpark (thanks Mandrad)
  • ball_hardcourt (thanks Elixir and Nikon)
  • ball_ice (thanks Nikon and Dyno)
  • ball_pixelized (thanks Nikon)
  • ball_ufo (thanks TRUEPA!N)
  • ball_volcano (thanks innerlyte and Elixir)
  • tbd_assembly (thanks pig_bomb)
  • tbd_chess (thanks silent skies)
  • tbd_justice (thanks pig_bomb)
  • tbd_origami_park (thanks Mandrad)
  • tbd_scrapyard (thanks Hartz)
  • tbd_volcano (thanks innerlyte and Jayfourke)
New Plane Skins:
  • Checkers
  • Flames
  • Santa Hat
Interface:
  • Added Map, Time (round duration), and Next Map to award screen
  • Added "Bomb Camera" spectate option to TBD mode -- press C to toggle Free/Chase/Bomb spectate modes
  • Added "Chase Specific Player" spectate option -- you can lock the camera to a single player via the score screen (hold TAB to show scores, right click player, choose 'Spectate...')
  • Added "[Warning] You have been idle for 4 minutes." message (with beep) to help spectators avoid idle kicks
  • Increased the visibility of the Mouse crosshair and the Keyboard+Mouse orientation cone
  • New title screen background
  • Replaced welcome screen buttons with changelog
  • Friend list: increased visibility of current server and last online time; added buttons for "Join Server" and "Message"; increased max friend count to 200
  • Friend chat windows (Menu -> Friends) no longer consume the escape key allowing easy toggling between gameplay and chat
  • If a tournament is in progress, the score screen (TAB) will render the names of participants that are currently spectating with the color of the team they are assigned to
  • If a tournament is started with even teams and teams become uneven at any point during the tournament a red warning will appear in the top right (Teams: X vs Y)
  • Spectators can now visually determine which team an acid cloud belongs to (left team's acid is light green, right team's acid is dark green)
  • Hangar Deck -> Stats has a new row, "Total"
Jul 21, 2011
Brink Updated
Product Update - Valve
Update includes
  • Fixed dedicated server crash during startup on several system setups

  • Fixed disguised operatives having a red health bar

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