Nov 2, 2012

F1 RACE STARS™ - Valve

Pre-Purchase F1 Race Stars Now and get the Europe Track DLC Free and 10% Off!

F1 RACE STARS™ is a brand new world of FORMULA ONE™ fun as you’ve never seen it before! Officially licensed to feature all of your favorite FORMULA ONE stars and teams, get ready to sprint for the checkered flag on famous circuits transformed to feature jumps, loop-the-loops and shortcuts and use a cool range of awesome power-ups to overtake your rivals.Travel the world and enter a wide range of different Championships in career mode and set your fastest lap in Time Trials. Then it’s time to share the fun with friends and family - accessible controls make F1 RACE STARS perfect for split-screen racing with up to four players or dive into 12 player online races and take on the world. F1 RACE STARS - get fast to the fun!

*Offer ends November 13th at 10AM Pacific Time.

Nov 2, 2012

Steam Workshop for Red Orchestra 2 is Now Available!

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm - Valve

Today Tripwire Interactive announces the addition of Steam Workshop support for Red Orchestra 2, making it easy to download or share custom maps and mods for your game.

While there isn't much available in the Workshop just yet, expect to see some top-notch maps soon, as mappers compete in Tripwire Interactive's “Counterattack” Custom Map Making Competition, on now. With over $35,000-worth of prizes, including a custom PC for the Grand Prize winner, we're sure to see some incredible maps show up. Information on the contest can be found here.

If you're interested in trying your hand at modding, or at participating in the mapping contest, the team at Tripwire has put together a handy wiki with documentation for getting started with the RO2 editor and publishing to the Workshop. The Red Orchestra 2 SDK is free for anyone that owns Red Orchestra 2, and can be found in the 'tools' section of your Steam library.

Nov 2, 2012

Krater Update Released

Krater - Valve

1.1.02 Fixes
- Added missing polish coop strings
- Fixed an issue with weapons being mixed up for clients in coop
- Added new music tracks for the bar. Tweaked boss music for Electrobert
- Targets and their Health Bars are now displayed on mouseover
- Better feedback when selcting new targets and when interacting
- Park Zoo bossfight damage tweaks and added sounds
- Potential fix for rare revive crash

Nov 2, 2012

Free DLC Available - Sleeping Dogs: Ghost Pig

Sleeping Dogs - Valve

Ghost Pig, free content for Sleeping Dogs, is now available on Steam!

Become the elusive movie star with the Ghost Pig mask! Dogeyes’ black fedora hat, an assassin’s straw hat, and a lone sheriff’s hat are also included in this free pack.

Nov 2, 2012

Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Updates Released

Day of Defeat: Source - Valve

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

Fixed a bug that was causing intermittent lag spikes for Linux dedicated servers
Fixed a crash while command-tabing on Mac in fullscreen
Fixed not running on Mac OSX 10.5.8

Team Fortress 2

MERASMUS! has leveled up at WizardCon!
- "The Skull Island Topper" now tracks the highest level of Merasmus the owner has helped defeat
- Increased Engineer, Scout, Pyro and Heavy damage against Merasmus
- Increased Soldier and Demoman damage against Merasmus while he is in hiding
Saxxy Awards submissions are now being accepted for the Replay category via the in-game YouTube™ uploader
Fixed the Heavy not playing the correct audio when equipping all of the Grand Duchess items
Fixed the Grand Duchess items not being groupped as an item set
Fixed a bug that allowed spells to be applied to base items
Added zombie character images and a new Halloween background for the main menu
Beta version of new item import tool, available in game in the Steam Workshop submission process
Fixed Mann vs. Machine robots not taunting when they level up while carrying the bomb
Updated the health bar for Merasmus and Monoculus
Added more credits to Caliginous Caper, Wave 666

Nov 2, 2012

Now Available - Gemini Wars

Gemini Wars - Valve

Gemini Wars is now available on Steam and 20% Off*!

Decades have passed since war erupted between the United Space Federation and the Alliance of Free Worlds. A bloody conflict that seemed to have reached a stalemate is now about to change, when a third faction suddenly appears.

Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars. Start with a small group of frigates, and climb your way to controlling battleships, carriers and planetary bases, in huge space battles and boarding actions. Build space stations and orbital facilities to fortify your position, build your fleet, extract minerals and research upgrades. Execute boarding actions using marine special forces, and bombard your enemies with orbital long range cannons.

* Offer ends November 10th at 10AM Pacific Time.