Jul 25, 2013

LOST PLANET® 3 - Valve

Pre-Purchase LOST PLANET® 3 now on Steam and help unlock special rewards. Possible rewards include weapons and character rigs from The Freedom Fighter Pack, The Punisher Pack, and The Assault Pack, plus free copies of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and Bionic Commando ReArmed.

The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterised the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.

Lost Planet 3 will deliver a diverse range of gameplay including on-foot battles and intense first person action. With a number of multiplayer modes and a compelling single player experience, Lost Planet 3 will delve deeper into the Lost Planet universe, uncovering hidden truths within the unique and dynamic environment of E.D.N. III.

Lost Planet 3 introduces Jim Peyton, a rig pilot who leaves Earth to take on a hazardous but lucrative contract on E.D.N. III. Working for Neo-Venus Construction (NEVEC) who are preparing the planet for colonisation, Jim joins his fellow pioneers at the Coronis base and begins surveying the uncharted terrain and obtaining samples of the planet’s energy supply – Thermal Energy.

With NEVEC’s existing Thermal Energy reserve running low the fate of the Coronis mission depends on the natural source of the energy supply being located. Realising that this is a great opportunity for a huge pay-off and early ticket home to his family, Jim braves the risk of the treacherous environment and threat of the indigenous Akrid.

Jul 25, 2013

Now Available - Shadowrun Returns

Shadowrun Returns - Valve

Shadowrun Returns is Now Available on Steam

The year is 2054. Magic has returned to the world, awakening powerful creatures of myth and legend. Technology merges with flesh and consciousness. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among us, while ruthless corporations bleed the world dry. You are a shadowrunner - a mercenary living on the fringes of society, in the shadows of massive corporate arcologies, surviving day-by-day on skill and instinct alone. When the powerful or the desperate need a job done, you get it done... by any means necessary.

In addition to the Seattle campaign, everyone is empowered to create and share their own stories and campaigns with the Steam Workshop community using the included Shadowrun Returns Editor. You can even explore the entire Shadowrun Returns Seattle campaign in the Editor directly - see how it was built and borrow as much as you need to jump-start your own creations! No advanced coding or art skills are required to create content using the SRR Editor.

Jul 25, 2013

New DLC Available - Tropico 4: Voodoo DLC

Tropico 4: Voodoo DLC - Valve

Tropico 4: Voodoo DLC is Now Available on Steam!

Poor healthcare is responsible for the death of the last remaining voodoo priest on Tropico. A new threat rises when the evil sorceress Vanya arrives from Soviet Russia to curse El Presidente and his regime. Study the mystical ways of voodoo and use them to your benefit with the new Voodoo Manor tourist attraction, impress your people by wearing a fancy Witch Doctor costume combined with a new voodoo trait enabling your people to survive even with the poorest of healthcare.

Jul 25, 2013

Weekend Deal - Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, 70% Off

Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 - Valve

Save 70% on Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!

The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and the Empire with armies fielding wacky and wonderful weapons and technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

Jul 24, 2013

Natural Selection 2 Update Released

Natural Selection 2 - Valve

Features

Added queued orders (hold shift to queue orders on Drifters, MACs, etc)
Added ‘Cystem’ for placing multiple cysts at once

Balance

Reduced Flamethrower damage by 18%
Reduced Minigun damage by 20%
Reduced Grenade Launcher splash radius by 20%
Reduced Cyst auto build time by 2 seconds
Cysts can no longer be built by Drifters and and only 1 per Hive will auto construct (Gorges can still use heal spray on them)
Reduced Babbler hitbox size to make it fit the actual model size better

Improvements

Explosions now trigger a slight camera shake
Added shell ejection effects to the Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun
Pickups are now prioritized by item cost
Added a link to a player’s Steam profile page on the player list page in the server web admin (Thanks CheesyPeteza
Spectators now have access to the request menu
Cysts can now be placed everywhere and all Cysts in between will be created automatically when the nearest parent is too far away
Added power indicator for Marine Commander when dropping structures
Added subtle view model rotation for wall walking Skulks
Added hidden mode for dedicated server, use the “-hidden” switch while starting the server process to use this feature
Added minimum life time for Grenades before they are allowed to detonate

Fixes

Fixed invisible elements in Commander UI blocking mouse clicks
Fixed bug causing some non-NS2 servers to be listed on the NS2 tab in the server browser
Fixed a script error caused by using Alt+Enter to switch full screen mode while in the main menu
Fixed bug preventing the team resource graph UI from updating properly in spectator mode
Fixed bug causing move forward to not work if it was bound to a mouse button while in free camera spectator mode
Fixed camera tilt for wall walking skulks
Fixed bug where cycling through abilities didn’t work properly for Lerks
Fixed bug where recycling got cancelled on power loss
Fixed Marine Commander being able to drop Infantry Portals or Phase Gates in a way that players could get stuck
Fixed Echo Harvesters sometimes not working when being blocked by a Cyst
Fixed bug where Blinking downwards gives you high amounts of extra speed
Skulk ragdoll no longer appears after using Xenocide
Fixed bug causing the main menu alert message box to appear below the main menu news box
Fixed bug allowing Commander to place certain items outside the map (ammo pack, health pack, weapons, etc)
Fixed Parasite model outline sometimes not working
Fixed bug preventing the help widgets from appearing until the player encounters a Gorge tunnel
Fixed Onos camera animations
Fixed Exos not being affected by Parasite
Fixed Echoed Eggs not being usable
Fixed wall jumping sometimes giving more speed than intended

SDK

Added Server.GetServerHidden() function

Jul 24, 2013

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

Team Fortress 2 - Valve

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

Ended the Mann Co. Store summer sale
The Summer Claim check is now a rare drop
Medics using the Quick-Fix will now take jump force from Pyros using the Detonator to explosive jump
Fixed a client crash related to missing particle systems
Fixed a server crash when entering Sudden Death mode with only melee weapons
Fixed players sometimes being damaged by doors when they are closing
Fixed soccer/beach balls sometimes blocking Payload carts and trains
Fixed paint can icons not showing the Red/Blue colors correctly
Fixed the Loch-n-Load gun sight not drawing in the correct place
Fixed the Bonk Boy model using the incorrect normals
Updated Cp_Badlands and Koth_Badlands
- Opened the windows around the center point
- Smoothed player clipping around doorways