Product Release - Valve
The Steam Holiday Sale starts now and the deep discounts last until Saturday, January 5th, 2013. You will find amazing deals on thousands of games and software titles. In addition to the duration discounts, there will be Daily Deals, Flash Sales, and “Community Choice” voting!

Today's Daily Deals Include:

Please note that a new Vote starts every 12 hours and there will be new Flash sales throughout the day. Check back often!

Complete information on the Daily Deals, Flash Sales, Voting and more may be found on www.steampowered.com.

Announcement - Valve
On January 15th, Valve will announce the next batch of games and software titles that the community has voted up and will move them to the 'Greenlit' section of Steam Greenlight.

Steam Greenlight is a system that enlists the community's help in picking new games to be released on Steam. Developers post information, screenshots, and videos for their game and seek a critical mass of community support in order to get selected for distribution. Steam Greenlight also helps developers get feedback from potential customers and start creating an active community around their game as early in the development process as they like.

So make sure to vote for your favorites and spread the word--help pick new games to make available via Steam.
Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 - Valve
The Beginning of the End, new DLC for Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, is now available for FREE on Steam!*

This bonus scenario takes place before the main story of Precipice of Darkness 3 and features a new playable character, new maps, enemies, spells, and more!

*Update is currently available on PC. A Mac version of the update will be available soon.

Dec 19, 2012
Lunar Flight - Valve
Version 1.66

The latest Lunar Flight update for PC now has full Direct Input support which allows almost any controller combination to be setup with ease.
This includes HOTAS setups with multiple devices, you can even re-detect devices that are plugged in while the game is running.
The update includes a completely redesigned configuration UI in the Controls-Options Menu.
Please note the Launcher Window 'Input' tab is now completely ignored.
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition - Valve
2.0.24645.1
Critical fixes:
- Fixed combat CTD.
- Fixed destroyed system CTD.
- Fixed CTD in build screen.
- Fixed Loa CTD when doing NPG gate mission from destroyed planet.

Other fixes:
- Fixed able to set missile to PD.
- Fixed selected groups ignoring combat planes to which they are set.
- Fixed "stop" speech event.
- Fixed "defeated pirate base" being spammed 3x when it is defeated.
- Fixed AI colonizing hostile systems.
- Fixed case where AI would have a fleet with no command ship.
- Fixed issue that would cause too many locust scouts.
- Fixed case where randoms could be flagged as neutral.
- Fixed VN Pyramids not firing at planet.
- Fixed Loa not spawning next to their gates.
- Fixed AI not launching battlecruisers and battleships.
- Fixed AI not launching riders in some cases.
- Fixed Loa not properly removing cubes for ship damages.
- Fixed ships flying into locust moons.

Other changes and additions:
- Fixed various strings.
- Windowed fullscreen support.
- Revamped post-combat screen.
- "C" button in chat now connects/disconnects from chat.
- Double pressing 1-0 will focus on the ship group instead of whenever you press the button.
- Starmap now remembers if fleet/planet tab was last selected.
- Added a hot key to exit accelerated time.
A Virus Named TOM - Valve
A Virus Named Tom has been updated with all new content!

'Tis better to give than receive... a virus. It's starting to snow in the City of Tomorrow and anit-virus drones are looking more like Frosty the snowman. Hydrators are spiting out Christmas cookies and you can even hear bells jingling in the air.

But what about TOM? Even viruses need some Yuletide joy... Help over-decorate TOM, make him look like the Holidays threw up all over him by finding holiday spirit hidden throughout the circuitry of Dr X's inventions. They'll be a new clue each day and the first to send an image of TOM completely decorated will get to decorate themselves with TOM (read: schwag)!

This is our holiday gift to everyone in the 'A Virus Named TOM' community! Thanks for making a great 2012! Available free on Steam (A Virus Named TOM: Winter Wonderland)

Hints webpage: http://www.avirusnamedtom.com/WinterWonderland.html

Announcement - Valve
The Steam for Linux beta client is now available to all Steam users, so if you've been patiently waiting for an invitation to join us, consider yourself officially invited!

With a growing catalog of Linux-supported games, an active Steam for Linux community group, and a new GitHub bug reporting repository, the timing’s right to jump in and share your feedback.
Client Update - Valve
Changes:
- (Big Picture) Improved back behavior throughout the UI
- (Big Picture) Improved movie streaming and loading UI
- (Big Picture) Fixed navigating to DLC and guides in the library
- (Big Picture) Fixed movie playback intermittently failing when quickly navigating Trailer TV
- (Big Picture) Changed store search to search for partial application names
- (Big Picture) Added discount timers and other UI to store
- (Linux) Fixed excessive Steam cpu use when running Team Fortress 2
- (Linux) Fixed overlay crash when starting Cubemen
Dota 2 - Valve
- Fixed greevil wall-related server crash.
- Death Pact only gives half its bonus if used on greevils.
- Juggernaut can no longer instantly kill greevils with his ultimate.
- Fixed missing chat messages when items drop.
Aztaka - Valve
Aztaka is now available on the Mac!

Inspired by Aztec legend, this action/rpg side-scroller will casts you into the middle of a war between the Gods and Mankind. As Huitzilo, heir of the Sun God, skilled in both the arts of combat and magic, only you can save your people from the wrath of the Aztec Gods by reuniting the seven phonograms.

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