Aug 4, 2011

QUAKECON 2011 Steam Sale -- Four Days of Special Deals

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

In celebration of the mega gaming event QUAKECON, save big on different games from id Software and Bethesda each day, now through August 8th 10am PDT.

Today only, save 65% on all DOOM & QUAKE titles when you buy the DOOM & QUAKE Complete Pack, which now includes the newly available Quake 4! If you just want a few of these classics to fill out your collection, they are also available for 50% off individually (except Quake 4). This offer ends on Friday at 10am PDT.

Or, pick up the massive QUAKECON Pack, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles at over 75% off!. Save an additional 20% off the QUAKECON Pack by pre-purchasing either RAGE or Skyrim (oh yeah, Skyrim is now available for pre-purchase!). Or Save over 40% off the Pack by pre-purchasing both of them!

Plus, BRINK is 50% off and available to play for FREE this weekend, starting now through Sunday at 1pm PDT.

Finally, get unique in-game items in Team Fortress 2! Get "The Original" Quake rocket launcher when you buy Quake 4 or get the RAGE Wingstick when you pre-purchase RAGE.

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for more great deals and special offers.

Aug 3, 2011

1...2...3...Kick It Update Released

1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby) - Valve

So! After many 4am nights of not getting the freakin' music-to-level algorithm right, I've decided to go back to basics. What's a simple, yet utterly satisfying twitch experience that should be at the game's core? What should the game even look like?

My friends, the early answer to these is in a new city. Play the game, and select the city with the big question mark on it. That's what I'm working on now. Try it out, and tell me (yanno, Facebook or Twitter) if it's fun, and if it syncs with your music. I think we're making progress.

Aug 3, 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)

Added a check to prevent kicking Replay and SourceTV clients from servers

Team Fortress 2

Added new items for upcoming promotions
Fixed a case where health overheal wasn't being applied when multiple healers were involved
Fixed the new Gravelpit backgrounds using the wrong filename
Updated the Mask of the Shaman
Updated the localization files

Aug 3, 2011

War Inc. Battlezone Updated

Product Update - Valve

sabotage: fixed a bug with random respawning during the game

sabotage: don't kill players at the end of round

sabotage: show player color in kill message according to his team, terrorist - red, counter-terrorist - blue

sabotage: fixed score showing incorrect info

Don't show enemy player tags when dead

sabotage: don't show enemy position when you are killed

trim game name white spaces in user created games

Aug 3, 2011

The Sims Medieval Update Released

Product Update - Valve

PATCH NOTES
By installing this Patch, you understand and agree that any Sony SecuROM content protection technology that protected your base game software will be removed and replaced by Content Activation content protection technology by Sony DADC Austria AG. This change will not affect your rights to access and use your base game software. The Content Activation software will ensure that any of your five remaining SecuROM machine licenses associated with your base game software are available for use on other machines and your rights to use and authenticate your base game software should otherwise be unaffected. You can still manage your authorizations yourself by following the de-authorization instructions found at http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/.

Aug 2, 2011

Nation Red Update Released

Nation Red - Valve

Updates to Nation Red have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Updates/New Features

Number of enhancements to make custom map making easier, including creating your own Barricade maps

New achievements

Big Game - In one game, kill two bosses without killing any other zombie in between
Time Traveler - Accumulate 90 seconds of Bullet Time in a single game
Resurgency Expert - In a coop game, play as the Medic and revive team members 15 times in a single game
Explosives Expert - In a coop game, play as the Gunner and detonate 50 explosives (grenades, dynamite) in a single game
Accuracy Expert - In a coop game, play as the Sniper and deliver the killing blow to 10 bosses using the M107 in a single game
Shock Expert - In a coop game, play as the Scout and detonate 5 flash bangs in a single game

New Perk

Spark. When a zombie is on fire, transfers fire to an adjacent zombie

Other Changes

Aftershock perk now much more powerful
If a player chooses Lone Wolf in coop, this will no longer affect other players. Lone Wolf player cannot pick up Sentry Guns, Ghosts, etc.
In Auto-Perk mode, you can now press the level up key (default is the space bar) to pause the game and see the current list of perks you got so far.
Xp kill score is increased for a few zombies to get fair scoring in line with the zombie strength: Minigun Boss goes from 100,000 to 125,000. Zombie Bomber goes from 5,000 to 10,000 and the Baseball Bat Zombie goes from 2,500 to 5,000.
Adjusted aiming at edge of map for gamepad/controller users
Changed position of the in-game chat box
Minigun and AK47 bosses won't fire when off-screen
Mingun Boss damage reduced by 25%