The Haunted: Hells Reach - Valve
Updates to The Haunted: Hells Reach have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Fixed german localization
Product Update - Valve



Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 Windows release includes:

IMPROVEMENTS

AMD OpenGL 4.2 production support
- AMD Catalyst 11.12 delivers official support for the OpenGL 4.2 specification

AMD Eyefinity technology enhancements
- Enables support for AMD HD3D technology when using a 3x1 Landscape Eyefinity display group, on supported DisplayPort 3D monitors.

AMD Vision Engine Control Center enhancements for Dual Graphics
- Improvements have been implemented to better facilitate the enabling and control of the Dual Graphics within the Vision Engine Control Center



RESOLVED ISSUES

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
- All required PAL formats are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center on the HDTV support page.
- Playing Dirt2, Dirt3 and Portal2 in DirectX 9 mode no longer causes a random system hang.
- Portal 2 no longer displays random screen tearing when run in DirectX 9.
- Total War Shogun 2 no longer displays random corruption when played at low in game settings and 2x1 and 3x1 Eyefinity modes.
- Playing Lost Planet 2 in Eyefinity mode and Crossfire enable no longer randomly crashes.
- Portal 2 will no longer randomly crash when the GPU is switched to Low Power mode.
- Running Stalker Clear Sky in DirectX 10 mode in a Tri-Crossfire configuration no longer randomly hangs when in-game settings are set to high.
- Tom Clancy Endwar no longer randomly hangs with a pinstripe display.
- Playing Enemy Territory Quake Wars no longer generates a random system hang.
- Graphics corruption is no longer randomly exhibited while playing video clips using Windows Media Center.
- Doom 3 no longer experiences random corruption when Anti Aliasing is enabled.
- Crysis 2 no longer displays random flickering when run in DirectX9 mode.
- Far Cry2, Dragon 2, Homefront, Stalker: Metro 2033 and Bioshock 2 no longer display random flashing textures.
- Left 4 Dead 2 no longer experiences random hangs.
- HAWX2 no longer experiences random hangs when navigating in game menus.
- Lost Planet 2 and Dragon Age 2 no longer display random flickering when run in DirectX 9 mode.

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:
- Random ghosting is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode.
- Character Avatars no longer flash in Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode.
- Stalker – Clear Sky no longer displays random black horizontal lines on initial startup.
- Playing Tom Clancy HAWX 2 in Eyefinity mode no longer generates a random system reboot.
- Random choppy Flash playback is no longer experienced.
- Running Civilization V in DirectX 11 mode no longer crashes randomly when run at medium and high in-game settings.
- F1 2010 no longer hangs intermittently on launch.
- Flashing textures are no longer randomly observed while playing Bulletstorm.
- Dead Space 2 no longer hangs randomly.

KNOWN ISSUES

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

- The in-game mouse cursor may not be visible when playing Alien vs Predator.
- Portal 2 may generate a black screen when run in 3d Stereo mode.
- Water textures may be corrupted in World of Warcraft .
- Civilization V may experience crashes when run in Eyefinity mode.
- Civilization V may experience random crashes when launched in Crossfire mode.
- Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 may hang when run in 2x2 Eyefinity mode.
- Dragon Age 2 may experience flickering and texture corruption when run in Triple Crossfire Mode.
- Enemy Territory – Quake Wars may display texture corruption on water surfaces.

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:
- The edge detect filter may not perform as expected in certain DirectX 9 titles.
- Dead Space 2 may hang soon after launch.
Known Issues under the Windows XP Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:
- Desktop corruption may be observed on the primary display when run in clone mode .
Arcadia - Valve
Added song selection
Added 4 new songs
Fixed leaderboard
Implemented better gamepad support
Fixed Pivot bug when using gamepad

Dec 14, 2011
Demigod - Valve
Demigod is Now Available on Steam and 33% off until December 19th at 10AM PST.

Set in a magical world where gods walk among mortals, Demigod blends action, strategy and role-playing elements into a thrilling new experience.

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 - Valve
The second deck pack for Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is now available on Steam!

This Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 deck pack includes two brand-new decks for Campaign and Multiplayer play. Dark Heavens is a white and black deck that combines the supernatural powers of Angels and Demons to punish the opposition. Forest’s Fury is a green deck that uses the towering might of Treefolk and the awesome power of nature to stomp on any who stand in your way!

New to the Magic: The Gathering series? Get caught up with the Magic: The Gathering 2012 Complete Bundle that includes all content released-to-date!

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon - Valve
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is Now Available on Steam and 25% off for the launch!

Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them. Defend the city of New Detroit against an infestation bigger and meaner than ever before. Destroy these monsters at all costs, even if it means turning entire city blocks into rubble!

Enjoy raw arcade shooter satisfaction on a gigantic modern scale. Collect over 300 weapons: assault rifles, rocket launchers, energy weapons, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and more! Play with 4 upgradeable armor types: Jetpack, Battle, Tactical, and Trooper. Experience Massive replayability through arcade style scoring, tons of weapons to collect, and multiple difficulty levels in every game mode!

Tropico 4: Plantador DLC - Valve
Tropico 4: Plantador DLC is Now Available on Steam!

Get into the plantation business! Construct new plantations for more workers and larger fields, choose the "Plantador" character trait for improved agricultural production and export prices and wear a sombrero. New decoration items include a water reservoir, a windmill, flower beds and trees. The mission "Research" challenges you to build a profitable industry while researching and unlocking new buildings as you go.

Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season - Valve
The Daily Wishlist Giveaway continues today on Steam. Each day 10 people will win the top 10 games on their wishlist!

To enter, you must have a Steam account and a Wishlist with at least 10 games, and each day you will need to visit the gamepage of the featured daily deal. The Daily Wishlist Giveaway began December 1st and will continue into the holiday season.

The featured daily deal today is Tales of Monkey Island at 75% off!

Good luck!

Bastion - Valve
Bastion Update 08 Released
Supergiant Games has released a new update for Bastion, which adds the new Stranger’s Dream scenario and other new content, and addresses several issues. This update will be applied automatically when players restart their Steam client. The change list includes:

- The Stranger’s Dream: a new fully narrated Who Knows Where sequence, bigger and tougher than the others.

- Score Attack Mode: a challenging new way to play through the story! You start at level one with all Spirits and Idols unlocked. Combat performance is rated for efficiency, and all areas are repeatable.

Note: To access the Stranger’s Dream sequence as well as Score Attack Mode, you need to have finished the game at least once. The Stranger’s Dream sequence will be available early on in your New Game Plus or Score Attack play-through.

- No-Sweat Mode: for those who just want to experience the story of Bastion, this mode provides unlimited chances to carry on from where you left off if you’re defeated in battle.

- Added two new Leaderboards for the Stranger’s Dream and Score Attack Mode.

- Added four new Steam Achievements! They are:

Ride the Wind
Use the Skyway in the Wharf District.

All in the Mind
Complete the Stranger's Dream with five or more Shrine Idols invoked.

About the Author
Complete the Stranger's Dream with all ten Shrine Idols invoked.

Hard Bargain
Earn a total of at least 1,000,000 points in Score Attack Mode.

- Fixed an issue in Prosper Bluff that could cause players to get stuck in a specific area.

- Fixed an issue in the final area of the game where players could fall through the environment unexpectedly.

- Fixed some English-language subtitles.

For more information on Bastion technical support, visit the support FAQ topic in the Steam forum.
Trine 2: Complete Story - Valve
Trine 2
v1.08 - December 14, 2011

Technical:

- added framerate cap (Visual Settings -> FPS cap)
- fixed several crashes
- fixed Bonecrusher AI which couldn't hit the player in certain situations
- fixed swimming problems
- fixed Visual Settings menu reset to reset all options properly
- fixed some stuttering issues (e.g. on ATI CrossFire)
- fixed getting damage incorrectly when blocking falling rocks with the shield

Multiplayer:

- added full games to server list
- fixed chat messages disappearing when upgrade menu was opened
- fixed chat to support Russian (and other Unicode) characters properly
- fixed character change issues in online multiplayer when using keyboard + mouse
- fixed server list profile button problems (changes join logic to be mouse double click instead of single click)
- fixed framerate issue with the scrollbar (server list)
- fixed removing first player in the host game / game settings menu (not allowed anymore)

Controllers:

- added support to override binds
- added support to turn off USB HID and XInput device detection (options.txt)
- fixed Thief's jump/climb up on rope issues
- fixed user binds deletion (now only deletes actual user binds, not everything in UserBinds directory)
- fixed swimming up on gamepads (pressing jump to swim up now works)
- fixed mouse cursor not being in the right place after input reset (Controller Config menu issue mostly)

Usability:

- added user interface hide toggle to F11
- hides the GUI (incl. menu & subtitles) for a few seconds for e.g.
screenshot purposes
- added a menu option to disable tooltips
- added a menu option to configure GUI size
- added a menu option to reduce the input lag (as opposed to options.txt)
- added Enter as menu navigation selection binding
- added user option HideAimIndicators which hides the players' aim indicators
- added a menu option to reset Control Settings menu

3D (NVIDIA 3D Vision):

- increased Stereo 3D Separation range in Visual Settings menu
- fixed player depth UI in Stereo 3D mode

Mac:

- added resolution detection to Mac launcher (2560x1440 should work)
- added support for vibration/rumble on gamepads and Xbox 360 Controller (with Colin Munro's drivers)
- fixed (possibly) some lighting issues on some Macs

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