Dec 12, 2013

Steam Blog - Valve

This week we shipped an update to the Steam Mobile app for iOS (v1.3) which adds new features and updates the visual style to make the mobile experience feel more at home alongside the desktop and Big Picture interfaces. We also revamped the mobile web experience for all users, which includes user profiles, groups, the storefront, and many other pages.

Offline Chat
With the new iOS app, you can send messages to users who are offline as well as view any messages you have received while offline. This includes the ability to see your chat history with other users.

Friends & Groups
We’ve added support to the iOS Friends view for nicknames, Facebook suggested friends, and what platform (mobile, big picture, desktop) a friend is currently active on. The UI for responding to friend & group invites has been streamlined.

Notifications
The notification badge on the iOS application icon will tell you at a glance how many pending notifications you have. This includes offline messages, pending friend invites, and pending group invites. The in-app menu will also break these down by type. Mobile users can control which types of notifications they receive by visiting the Steam Preferences page in their app settings menu. There are also iOS and Android system-wide settings which control how applications receive and display push messages, so users should make sure those settings are enabled if they wish to see Steam notifications.

Catalog
The new mobile app and web storefront features an updated carousel and grid design, with the ability to easily filter titles by platform and DLC.

Feedback
Your feedback is important to us as we continue to prioritize improvements to the Steam Mobile experience. If you have input, please visit the Steam Mobile Discussions and let us know!

Dec 12, 2013

Now Available on Steam - Spaceforce Constellations, 20% off!

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Spaceforce Constellations is Now Available on Steam and is 20% off* to celebrate!

An action-packed strategy game of galactic conquest! Welcome to a new experience in gameplay and battle your way through a series of devastating space feuds, for supremacy across the universe. Unleash your firepower and launch an arsenal of special attacks to destroy the enemy.

*Offer ends December 19th.

Dec 12, 2013

New DLC Available - Warframe: Initiate Pack

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Warframe: Initiate Pack, all new content for Warframe is Now Available on Steam!

Whether you're new to Warframe or simply want a boost, the Initiate Pack will help you quickly increase your arsenal. The Grineer won't even know what hit them!

250 Platinum to use toward new Warframes and weapons
50,000 Credits to assist in making new upgrades to your arsenal
3 Random Mod Cards to instantly upgrade your inventory
1 Random Rare Mod Card to add hard-to-find enhancements to your weapons and warframes
Affinity Booster and Credit Booster to quickly level up your warframe and weapons for 3 days

Dec 12, 2013

Anniversary Sale - Kerbal Space Program, 40% Off

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Save 40% on Kerbal Space Program today in celebration of their 3 Year Anniversary!*

Kerbal Space Program is a multi-genre game where players create their own space program.

In KSP, you must build space-worthy craft, capable of flying your crew out into space, without killing them. At your disposal is a collection of parts, which must be assembled to create a functional ship. Each part has its own function and will affect the way a ship flies (or doesn't). So strap yourself in, and get ready to try some Rocket Science!

The game is being built first as an open sandbox, you're free to build anything you can think of, and fly it wherever you want, even into orbit and out to other planets and moons throughout the Kerbal Solar System. The first draft of the career mode is also available now, it is still in development, so expect more features!

*Offer ends Friday at 5PM Pacific Time

Dec 12, 2013

Now Available on Steam - Not The Robots

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Not The Robots is Now Available on Steam and is 40% off!*

You are in a seemingly endless campus of office buildings. Your goal is to eat furniture and not get caught. What is going on?

Not The Robots is a Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. Explore procedurally generated office buildings. Hide behind furniture. Eat the furniture. Get away without being caught.

*Offer ends December 19th at 10 am PST.

Dec 12, 2013

New DLC Available - Sanctum 2: The Last Stand

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Sanctum 2: The Last Stand, all new content for Sanctum 2 is Now Available on Steam!

Return to the Arc Islands for The Last Stand! Lume activity has increased exponentially and you and your fellow Core Guardians find yourselves more outnumbered than ever. Even out the odds by Utilizing the new Orbital Strike Relay tower and smash down a lazer from the sky into their FACE! Defend the Core on four new maps, one of them being a remake of the classic old Arc map. To help you face the new enemies in The Last Stand, the Bright Foundation has placed the most powerful weapon you've seen so far on three of the four new maps - The Rolfinator Defensive Turret, a turret that you can actually jump inside yourself and control to obliterate the enemies from afar.

Dec 12, 2013

Weekend Deal - Strike Suit Zero, 75% Off

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Save 75% on Strike Suit Zero as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!

n the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor. Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.

Discover a colorful and vibrant universe, with an epic story where the fate of Earth hangs in the balance and your actions will determine the outcome: preventing Earth’s destruction is your immediate concern but preserving its future is your ultimate goal.

Engage intelligent enemy fighters and take on colossal capital ships, exploiting weak points in their super-structure to blow them apart. Upgrade your ships and customize your weapon load-outs to tailor combat to your tastes. Take advantage of four unique craft, including the Strike Suit, to experience dogfighting action as you’ve never seen it before.

This Is Space Combat Reborn.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

Dec 12, 2013

Now Available on Steam - FATE

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FATE is Now Available on Steam!
Play (or re-play) this classic dungeon crawler!
During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of its year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time. Now is your chance to enter the legendary town of Grove and experience the original for yourself!
Hello, traveler. Journey to the outskirts, where the Old Wood meets the Dungeon Gate. Battle vicious creatures, collect unique weaponry, learn powerful spells and glory will be yours.
Rise and test your worth! Step forward and determine Your FATE!

NEW Steam Trading Cards – Fans of old (and fans of new) can enjoy this never-before-seen art!
NEW Steam Badges – 6 levels for you to collect, hoard and show off.
NEW Steam Emoticons – Oh, you’re old school all right, throw a little FATE into your chat to prove it.
NEW Profile Backgrounds – FATE up your profile with these beautiful works of art made especially for Steam players.
Gameplay – It’s quick, immersive and classic.
Procedurally generated levels – Explore limitless caverns, dungeons, mines and tunnels. What will you find?
Economy - Buy and sell items… or try your luck with shopkeeper!
Pet - Choose a dog or cat and evolve it into more and more powerful creatures. Rawr.
Street Cred – Up your gamer street cred by playing this classic game and show those hipsters what for!

Dec 12, 2013

Now Available on Steam - Velocity®Ultra, 10% off!

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Velocity®Ultra is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off* to celebrate!

Velocity®Ultra is an award-winning top down shooter that puts you in control of the galaxy’s only Quarp Jet, an advanced spacecraft with the ability to teleport at will. Tasked with rescuing survivors from a collapsed black hole, you’ll need to use both firepower and quick-wits to catapult the Quarp Jet through 50 levels of sci-fi action.

Featuring explosive visual effects, an anime-inspired art style and an exhilarating electronic soundtrack, Velocity Ultra combines the speed, ferocity and challenge of classical arcade shooters while introducing a whole new layer of complexity to the genre with unique puzzle mechanics.

*Offer ends January 2nd, 2014.