Nov 23, 2011
AUTUMN SALE STARTS NOW!
Announcement - Valve
From now through Sunday, get ready to "fall" into great savings with our huge, annual Steam Autumn Sale. Because even though it may be cooling off outside, these Steam deals are really heating up! And as always, we promise that the team responsible for negotiating the spectacular Steam sale discounts is not the same team responsible for writing the slightly disappointing Steam sale slogans. All of our best people are 100% focused on pricing, so expect incredible, crazy deals that completely outshine the substandard quality of the slogans describing them.

Today's Daily Deals include:

Don't forget to check back each day for more great deals!

Nov 23, 2011
Ignite Updated
Ignite - Valve
* XBox 360 controller fixes
* Steam cloud support
* startup crashes fixed (XP, vista, windows 7 with custom skinning)

Nov 23, 2011
Waves Updated
Waves - Valve
Achievements
Fix for Killing Spree, Unstoppable and Godlike only unlocking on exactly 100, 200 and 300 times combos. Achievements will unlock on game start-up if you were owed them.

Video Settings
Added a Half Resolution mode.
Half Res Mode defaults to off.
Increased framerate limit to allow people with 120Hz monitors to take full advantage.
Nov 22, 2011
Now Available - Dead Island Bloodbath DLC
Product Release - Valve
Dead Island Bloodbath DLC is Now Available for all who have Pre-purchased Dead Island.

In the 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC four different arenas offer new challenges that can be played alone or in coop mode. It’s a desperate fight for survival where waves after waves of unrelenting zombies attack, one more gruesome than the next! In this DLC characters can loot experience points and items and bring them over to the campaign mode. Players can also show off their skills in zombie fighting with the newly implemented leaderboards.

Nov 22, 2011
War Inc. Battlezone Updated
Product Update - Valve
Slowed down capture flag speed (should take about 20 seconds to capture neutral flag)
Added new rewards:
Kill enemy close to your flag
Kill enemy close to enemy flag
Use UAV
Sabotage win round by number of kills
Updated min player requirement to start the game (lowered to 6 players and 4 players on small maps)
Updated store UI
Added daily\weekly awards in My Merc section
Jump animation tweaked



Bug fixes:
fixed bug that in deathmatch tickets were decreased while game hasn't started yet
fixed bug that win\loss match rewards were not given in sabotage game
fixed bug with giving best player reward at the end of round
fixed sniper scope position
Nov 22, 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:
  • Added the Dr. Whoa bowtie
  • Added a new taunt for the Heavy when he's wearing the FrankenHeavy set
  • WebAPI changes:
    • Fixed contained_item not always displaying in the web api results
    • Added a new API (IEconAssets_440/GetAssetPrices/v0001) for getting item prices
  • Fixed set bonuses activating outside of the proper holiday for holiday restricted items
  • Fixed the Loch-n-Load death notice icon not being displayed correctly
Nov 22, 2011
New Release - Cave Story+
Cave Story+ - Valve
Cave Story+ is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until November 29th 10AM PST.

Arguably the most well-known indie game of all time, Cave Story features a completely original storyline wrapped with personality, mystery and hours of fast-paced fun. Cave Story is an action-adventure game from the critically acclaimed independent designer, Daisuke Amaya--or Pixel to his fans. Overflowing with unmatched charm and character, Cave Story takes you into a rare world where a curious race of innocent rabbit-like creatures, called Mimigas, run free.

Nov 22, 2011
Now Available: Serious Sam 3: BFE
Serious Sam 3: BFE - Valve
Serious Sam 3: BFE is Now Available Worldwide on Steam!

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom. Serving as a prequel to the original indie sensation, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Serious Sam 3 takes place during the Earth’s final struggle against Mental’s invading legions of beasts and mercenaries. Set against the collapsing temples of an ancient civilization and the crumbling cities of 22nd century Egypt, Serious Sam 3 is an exhilarating fusion of classic twitch shooters and modern gameplay features.

NO COVER. ALL MAN.

Nov 22, 2011
Daily Deal - Dream Chronicles®: The Chosen Child™ 66% off
Announcement - Valve
Today's Deal: Save 66% off Dream Chronicles®: The Chosen Child™

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Nov 22, 2011
Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Update Released
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition - Valve
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Critical fixes:
- Fixed invisible fleets in mission lists.
- Fixed an end-of-combat crash caused by inserting the same combat results into the game twice.
- Fixed invisible Morrigi DLC Grav Boat model.
- Fixed invisible Tarkasian DLC stations.
- Fixed invisible Human DLC stations.
- Disabled purple placeholder effect appearing on all turret muzzles when firing. Existing muzzle effects still display as they did before the last update.
- Fixed an issue where Horde Zuul fleets were unable to perform missions within support range.

Other fixes:
- Fixed a bug where modules were not being counted correctly on stations that players begin the game with.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing foreign and alien habitation modules from being applied to stations.
- Fixed support range display for stations and colonies. Note that fleets will still use their own supply and this will allow them to exceed base station and colony supply ranges represented by the white borders.

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