Aug 5, 2011
War Inc. Battlezone Updated
Product Update - Valve
  • movement speed was decreased

  • special forces skill now affects armor weight

  • sabotage: when dead and watching your team mates, camera is now fixed

  • show server time in frontend, to prevent any future confusion about weekend rewards and competitions

  • allow to jump and shoot (pistol spread is less affected when jumping)

  • allow jump and scope

  • do not allow to change moving direction when in the air

  • sniper: changed rifle sway

  • sniper: removed breath penalty (when you depleted breath fully)

  • reduced time it takes to scope in and out

  • fixed berserker effect not being red

  • fixed a wrong message about client need to be updated

Aug 5, 2011
Tobe's Vertical Adventure Updated
Tobe's Vertical Adventure - Valve
Update Includes:
- Resolution Setting : If there's a problem with the resolution detection, you can set your preferred resolution instead. Right click to access the properties, select "set launch option" and key in "-res1280x720". The 2 set of digits can be replace and stands for the length and width respectively.

- Screen off center fixed.

- Reduced the lag issue on rope climbing and wall slide.

- Improved the minimum screen size limit.

- Key configuration option improved to give player more feedback and confirmation.
Aug 5, 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
  • Updated Dead Air Campaign
  • Added "Connecting Fights" Achievement
Aug 5, 2011
QUAKECON 2011 Sale - Day Two - Elder Scrolls Pack
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition - Valve
Today only, save 67% on the Elder Scrolls Pack! If you've pre-purchased The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you'll save an additional 33% off the pack price! Pre-purchasing Skyrim will also net you the "Iron Helmet" for the Heavy in Team Fortress 2! (see store page for details)

Additionally, Steam Cloud integration has been added to many of your favorite id/Bethesda titles, allowing your game saves to travel with you wherever you play. Just launch your Steam copy of games like Doom, Quake, Elder Scrolls, and Brink, and your game saves will be copied to the cloud.

Finally, the massive QUAKECON Pack, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles is available until August 8th at over 75% off!

Check back tomorrow for more great deals and special offers.



Aug 5, 2011
Daily Deal - The Maw 66% off!
The Maw - Valve
Today's Deal: Save 66% off the The Maw and The Mawesome Pack

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!

Aug 5, 2011
Pre-Purchase Now: Bastion
Bastion - Valve
Bastion is now available for Pre-purchase on Steam.

Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat

Aug 5, 2011
Dead Horde Update Released
Dead Horde - Valve
Updates to Dead Horde have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Dead Horde
  • Improved: jump distance decreased
  • Improved: jump animation duration decreased
  • Improved: jump timer refilled faster
  • Improved: tethering distance slightly increased
  • Improved: disabled shooting in forklift
  • Improved: number of free slots shown in server browser on hosted games
  • Fixed: kill stats synced in co-op play, fixes kills achievements in co-op
  • Fixed: endless black screen flickering if game is set to full screen on some PCs
  • Fixed: stability issue, if player follows an invitation and the game was not started before
  • Fixed: harbor - added barriers to avoid exiting the play area in one place
  • Fixed: harbor - vehicle can no longer enter forbidden area
  • Fixed: weapons attached to vehicles are now working after pressing reload button or entering vehicle during reload
  • Fixed: memory leak
Aug 4, 2011
New Release - Demolition Company Gold Edition
Demolition Company Gold Edition - Valve
Demolition Company Gold Edition is now available on Steam.

Includes Demolition Company, the DLC Kit Pack PLUS brand new equipment, new missions and a HUGE new city district 4 times bigger than the old Demolition Company districts! In a city where buildings are constructed as rapidly as they are torn down again, you get to take control of a demolition company which is growing bigger and going places. Lots of challenging missions lead you to various demolition sites in different districts of the city, where you can use your special vehicles and equipment to demolish buildings, complete missions and earn cash.

Aug 4, 2011
Weekend Deal - Spiral Knights
Spiral Knights - Valve
Spiral Knights, the popular Free-to-Play game on Steam, is having a special Weekend Deal to commemorate launch of the long-awaited Player vs. Player (PvP) mode!

To celebrate PvP, a ‘Battle Pack’ bundle will be made available in-game which includes valuable items and gears detailed below.

Play Spiral Knights for free as always, or further enhance your game by getting the specially priced Battle Pack before Monday 10am Pacific Time.

Battle Pack includes:
- 9,500 Crystal Energy
- 5 Mist Tanks
- 10 Krogmo Coins
- 5 Krogmo Coin Boosters
- Plasmatech 'Bombhead' Mask
- Plasmatech Demo Suit
- Commemorative Artifact

Aug 4, 2011
Runespell: Overture Update Released
Runespell: Overture - Valve
Fixes

  • "Steal stack" AI issue: sometimes the AI would give an attack hand to the player. No more gifts from the AI!
  • Achievements unlocked in the demo are carried over to full version on Steam. One battle and a save in the full version is needed to activate the sync
  • Gathering the magic achievement now shows progress in Steam client
  • Runespell XL now with progress bar to show the number of unique battles needed to unlock achievement
  • Resolutions should not reset to a low resolution when going from window mode to fullscreen anymore
  • Corrected some texts in the game tutorial
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