Nov 13, 2014
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:

  • Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by clients disconnecting while touching a trigger_hurt entity
  • Fixed an exploit that involved players killing teammates with the meteor spell by switching to Spectator
  • Fixed a bug that allowed weapons to be equipped in invalid loadout slots
Note missed from the previous update:
  • Fixed a rendering problem for Linux clients using AMD drivers
Nov 13, 2014
Pre-Purchase Now - Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands - Valve
Tales from the Borderlands is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off!*

Tales from the Borderlands is a five part episodic game series from the creators of The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series. Set on the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events seen in Borderlands 2, this is a story full of Borderlands’ trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

*Offer ends November 25th at 10AM Pacific Time
Nov 13, 2014
Pre-Purchase Now - Total War: ROME II - Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack, 10% off!
Total War: ROME II - Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack - Valve
Total War: ROME II - Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off!*

The Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack introduces three new playable factions into the ROME II Grand Campaign: Cimmeria, Pergamon and Colchis.

Originally citizens of the Greek States, these pioneering peoples have settled far from home, intermingling their customs with those of far-flung societies to create unique cultures of their own. The Black Sea Colonies bring a rich new gameplay flavour to ROME II through their unique traits, battlefield units and buildings, and hybrid unit-rosters.

*Offer ends at time of release.
Nov 13, 2014
Now Available on Steam - Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, 15% off!
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Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is Now Available on Steam and is 15% off!*

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

*Offer ends November 20 at 10AM Pacific Time

Nov 13, 2014
Weekend Deal - Far Cry Franchise, 75% Off
Far Cry 3 - Valve
Save 75% on Far Cry Franchise as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!

Create your own FPS adventure with the Far Cry Franchise. Customize your weapons, your skills and your approach to each mission, whether you favor intense run-and-gun action, stealthy close-up takedowns or long-range sniping.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
Nov 13, 2014
Daily Deal - Middle-earth : Shadow of Mordor , 25% Off
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Today's Deal: Save 25% on Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time
Nov 12, 2014
Steam Client Update Released
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Steam Client Update Released

An update has been released for the Steam Client and will be automatically downloaded.

General
  • Add finer-grained download throttling settings
  • Fixed crash in rich text controls
  • Fixed setting passwords for private beta branches with no content change
  • Added retail disc support for FreeOnDemand apps without cd-keys
  • Fixed couple screenshot uploader bugs in displaying the number of characters left in caption
  • Fixed Steam Cloud sync issues when re-launching a game immediately after exiting it
  • Added support for playback of full screen HTML5 videos in the Web Browser
  • Fixed a race condition that could lead to a crash in rare cases on Steam startup
  • Screenshot manager dialog layout improved to account for longer localized strings
  • Music background mask updated to improve foreground content legibility
  • Fixed missing "repeat once" UI string in the desktop Music player
  • Desktop client graphics updated (Big Picture controller icon, Background images)
  • Fix performance problem with large numbers of concurrent p2p connections.

Big Picture
  • Allow the controller related game launch prompt to be turned off for a game
  • Fixed being able to add free games and free DLC to your library
  • Added filtering of promotional messages by platform and controller type
  • Fixed positioning of some Store carousels when running in low resolutions
  • Added Early Access indicator to game panel in note section
  • Added controller and OS support icons to DLC view
  • Fixed getting stuck at Downloads page with no way to leave
  • Store and Library improvements have been made to help users identify locally playable content. For more information, visit http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture#announcements.
  • Locally playable content featured by default, as OS or input device warrants
  • Store settings added to enable advanced users to view all Steam content, regardless of local playability
  • Optional dropdown added to Store, to enable advanced users to quickly switch between viewing locally playable and all Steam content
  • Search results display locally playable content first
  • Notes, icons, and cart warning added to store views to indicate additional input and in-home streaming requirements, as applicable
  • Library default view set to display locally playable games, as appropriate
  • Improved playback of videos in the Web Browser
  • Fixed youtube videos reloading when switching tabs in the Web Browser

Windows
  • Fixed a race leading to a rare crash when exiting Steam on Windows
  • Improved in-game overlay compatibility with some newer d3d11 games that utilize IDXGIFactory2 (Audiosurf 2)

Mac OS X
  • Fixed the TAB key not working correctly in Web forms
  • Retina display graphics improved (Checkboxes and radio buttons)

Linux
  • Fixed web views not displaying if you run Steam under multiple OS user accounts

In-Home Streaming
  • Fixed a regression preventing the stream from stopping when a game exits
  • Fixed flickering on NVIDIA SLI host configurations

UGC
  • Fixed crash when updating a Workshop item using the ISteamUGC interface with a NULL change description
  • Cached retrieved guides displayed in the overlay
Nov 12, 2014
Now Available on Steam - Randal's Monday, 10% off!
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Randal's Monday is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!*

A kleptomaniac, a sociopath and a horrible friend. Randal is potentially one of the most scurrile protagonists since the invention of the hoverboard. Randal's Monday is a crazy space-time odyssey in classic adventure design, spiced up with countless geek culture references of the last 30 years.

*Offer ends November 19 at 10AM Pacific Time

Nov 12, 2014
Free Week - Darkfall Unholy Wars
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Play Darkfall Unholy Wars for FREE starting now through November 18th at Midnight. You can also pickup Darkfall Unholy Wars one month subscription at 75% off the regular price for the first month!*

If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Darkfall Unholy Wars. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.

*Offer ends November 19th at 10am.
Nov 12, 2014
Daily Deal - ReignMaker, 50% Off
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Today's Deal: Save 50% on ReignMaker!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
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