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GAMEPLAY - Added Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin and Gyrocopter to Captain's Mode - Alchemist: Fixed Acid Spray killing couriers. - Chaos Knight: Fixed some bugs with the Illusion spawn positions with Phantasm. - Chaos Knight: Fixed Reality Rift ignoring Linken's Sphere. - Chaos Knight: Fixed getting stuck with your illusions sometimes - Clockwerk: Fixed units not always getting sucked into Power Cogs properly. - Clockwerk: Fixed Hookshot stunning dead units. - Dark Seer: Fixed Ion Shell showing the visual connecting effect on invisible targets. - Doom Bringer: Fixed sometimes not gaining passive bonuses when devouring a neutral. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Flak Cannon not attacking magic immune units. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Rocket Barrage not hitting Roshan. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Homing Missle portrait name. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Flak Cannon not hitting ancients. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Homing Missle ignoring Linken's Sphere. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Call Down not providing vision over its area. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Homing Missile not keeping vision around the area when it impacts a unit. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Rocket Barrage not hurting mechanical units. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Flak Cannon not hurting Mechanical units. - Gyrocopter: Fixed Flak Cannon having cast time. - Gyrocopter: Fixed creeps hurting Homing Missile. - Mirana: Fixed Leap buff being dispelled by BKB/Repel. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Phantom Strike landing position. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Coup de Grace visual effect to play only when the critical strike attack lands. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Coup de Grace working on denies and wards. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Phantom Strike facing direction after landing. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Blur showing hero name on minimap when it should be hidden. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Blink Strike not being blocked by Linken's Sphere. - Phantom Assassin: Phantom Strike now shows you a buff icon while you are attacking fast. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Stifling Dagger being dodgeable. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Phantom Strike visual and sound effect sometimes playing on targets it can't hit. - Phantom Assassin: Fixed Phantom Strike attacks sometimes being delayed. - Pugna: Fixed Nether Ward not draining mana from enemies. - Venomancer: Fixed Aghanim's Scepter not upgrading Poison Nova duration. - Fixed Hand of Midas giving too little XP when there are nearby allies around. - Fixed Hand of Midas XP bounty being halved against dominated units. - Fixed a case where a courier trying to deliver a Divine Rapier to someone without sufficient item slots could result in the Rapier disappearing. UI - Added click and drag to rotate the Hero Model in the loadout panel. - Hero-like units now draw a larger distinct icon on the minimap. - Team Names now show up on the recent games panel. - Added an "Inspect Hero" option to the right-click menu for player names in the scoreboard. This will show what items they have equipped. - Buying Aghanim's Scepter now upgrades the ability tooltip with the new information. If you find anything missing or incorrect, please report it to the tooltip forum. - The store/inventory Aghanim's Scepter tooltip will now show a preview of what it does for your hero. - Fixed glitchiness in the End Game cinematic camera. HERO SELECTOR - Added an edit mode to the in-game full deck layout. - Added a concept of selection to the Grid View, and used it to implement a pick button. - Added the ability to import and export custom full deck layouts - Leaving the loadout will return you to Grid View if you were in it. - Fixed a bug where you could not see the right hero in your loadout after you picked. - Fixed legacy mode heroes being sorted differently than the learn tab/Dota 1. - Legacy full deck cards are now simply the portrait, without the card treatment. - Added Back to Browsing & Back to Loadout buttons. After you pick, you can now return to browsing to suggest / learn heroes. - Fixed suggest button not being visible in grid view, and implemented suggestion there. - Fixed grid view selection outline not updating when you clicked on a suggested hero. - No longer force the selector to switch to the turntable if you're at grid view and want to select a hero for any reason. - Having no heroes matching the filters/search bar no longer kicks you out of grid view, instead showing you the same "No Heroes" message box as turntable mode. - Fixed the grid view crashing if there were no matching heroes. - Fixed the "No Heroes" message not being centered in widescreen. DOTA 2 BOTS - Added Chaos Knight bot. - Made bots more likely to unify around a Roshan attempt. - Added bot role/laning info for all heroes, which should make for better hero and lane picks. - On Easy and Easier, bots will no longer consider whether a target is currently slowed when determining whether to slow/stun. - Bots are now more likely to push late-game when they are feeling indecisive. View the full article

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This weekend only, play Napoleon: Total War for FREE until Sunday at 1pm Pacific Time. Plus, save 50% off during the Weekend Deal*! History is as yet unwritten. Whether you play as the legendary general or against him, the outcome of war can never be guaranteed. From his early Italian campaign, right through to the decisive Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon: Total War™ encompasses two decades of Napoleon’s relentless battles; the backdrop is a world in flames, against which the story of an extraordinary military career unfolds. Featuring head-to-head campaign multiplayer and optional drop-in combat against other human players, Napoleon: Total War™ also pushes the boundaries of multiplayer strategy gaming. *Discount ends Monday at 10am Pacific Time. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/901162/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

• Fixed missing bot chatter • Fixed de_dust2_se.kv models • Activated Play with Friends Known issues with Play With Friends - Private/public doesn’t seem to do anything. - Invite item is disabled in pause menu but still possible from steam. - Can’t invite players into lobby that aren’t already in the game. They will load the game but not be in the lobby, you will need to invite them again. View the full article

Splice, the latest puzzle game from the creators of Auditorium and Fractal, is now available on Steam! Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices"). Exploration and experimentation are key in determining how the curious little cells react to each other. Predict the sequence of splices you'll have to make in order to successfully arrange each strand. Solve your way to the final strands and you'll be left with a heady sense of mental accomplishment! http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/209790/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Point Blank, new content for Jagged Alliance - Back in Action is Now Available on Steam. It’s a mano-a-mano, merc vs merc in an all-out-war in this action-packed DLC for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action! A group of private mercenaries has captured American ambassador John Gaiden and it’s up to your team to rescue him. Hired by Rygor Manson, a renegade CIA agent, these deadly mercs aim to plunge the government into chaos! You’ve hired Gus Tarballs, Robert James “Scully” Sullivan and Donna “Spider” Housten and sent them on their way into the government district to bring back the ambassador. Will you manage to lead them to victory and put an end to Manson’s terror? http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/203345/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Falcon Airlines, new content for Airline Tycoon 2, is Now Available on Steam. He’s back! Siggi Sorglos, synonymous with German diligence, punctuality and cuckoo clocks, returns to the airline business with this DLC for Airline Tycoon 2. Play the entire campaign form the main game plus two brand-new missions with this blonde winner and learn why he has returned from his well-deserved retirement. This DLC also brings the possibility of establishing branch offices in foreign airports and thus receiving access to a larger selection of charter flights. But that’s not enough! For even the popular last-minute counter is celebrating its comeback with this DLC. Whoever reliably fulfills the contracts offered there will rake in a lot more money. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/206882/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

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Rune Classic is Now Available on Steam and 20% off until 10AM PST Wednesday, June 20th. This release contains the original Rune content, plus the multiplayer expansion pack Halls of Valhalla. Experience an exciting single player storyline where you thwart Loki and his minions from bringing Ragnarok to Midgard that will keep you entertained for hours. Eat meat and lizards, drink mead, as survival food. Call upon the power of the gods to enchant your weapon with Rune powers. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/210950/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

The Saints Row: The Third - Witches & Wieners Pack is now available with all new costumes! Fly around on a broomstick, by sneaky as a Ninja, show your good and bad side with a halo or horns, or even been a Hot Dog! http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/55392/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Gameplay • Bot difficulty has been adjusted. They should be a bit easier now. Dedicated Servers: • Added support for overriding values in gamemodes.txt via gamemodes_server.txt - See csgo/gamemodes_server.txt.example for instructions on how to modify it and define your own map groups. • Added support for map sidecar files, which allow mappers to distribute map-specific gamemodes.txt variables in a separate file. - See csgo/maps/de_dust_se.kv as an example. • Fixed mp_timelimit not working properly when mp_maxrounds was set to 0. UI • net_graph has several changes that will allow players to better see values they (or the server operator) have configured incorrectly. - The most important difference is that the game tick rate is now shown in the bottom left, which is where “sv:” (server fps) used to be. Server fps is not really a useful metric for players except when it is below the tick rate (indicating the server is overloaded). Server FPS above the tick rate is meaningless. - The cl_updaterate and cl_cmdrate rate are now labeled as “up:” and “cmd:”, respectively. There is now color coding added to some of the values to indicate out of band values. If cmdrate or updaterate are set above the tick rate (requires a server operator to override the sv_maxcmdrate and sv_maxupdaterate), these values are shown in red. For optimal play experience, these values should match the server tick rate, which is the default behavior unless a server operator has overridden convars. - Fixed formatting so that the right aligned values are correctly aligned and text doesn’t shift and jump as displayed values change. • A banner element has been added to the Match Scoreboard to better convey Win, Lose, and Draw match results. • Hint text has been added to the bottom of the Loading screen. • Updated the Armor icon next to the Armor meter to include the Helmet when purchased. • Updated the dominated/dominating/revenge icons for freeze panel, mini-scoreboard, and death notices. • Updates to the Arms Race UI: - Now when someone reaches the Gold Knife level, the HUD shows a message in the chat text, displays an alert, and plays a sound effect. - The scoreboard now displays the winner of the Arms Race match. - The Arms Race weapon progression HUD element in the lower right now properly displays the data for the person you are spectating. • In Casual and Competitive modes, the weapon inventory in the lower right of the HUD displays the spectated player’s information now. • Voting UI updates: - Fixed the panel going away right after you cast a vote or saw a vote be cast as a client. - The vote panel has been made smaller and positioned so it doesn't cover other UI elements. - After you cast a vote, the game no longer shows the text instructing you to press F1/F2 to vote. - The Vote to Surrender option has been removed. Voting to Restart serves the same purpose. - When an attempt to vote fails because it had already failed recently, the error message is now more descriptive about what's going on. - If a player casts a vote when another vote is already in progress, they get a message letting them know. - If there are no players or maps that can be voted on when you try to cast a vote, those categories are disabled in the UI. - The vote panel now animates. - Added the proper sounds to the voting events. - A fix was made to a vote you cast in a single player game automatically failing. - Fixed the map you are currently playing displaying in the vote UI as "undefined". - Updated the size, look and translucency of the vote panel. - Added the ability to change the next map in the map list which overrides the next map in the mapgroup. - Changed the text, "Restart the map?" to "Restart the match?" - Voting for the same map you are playing as the next map will extend it and just restart the map instead of loading. - Fixed voting panel displaying during the freeze cam screenshot. - Fixed votes for a certain category failing if they had failed previously but had a different subcategory (for example, a vote failed for kicking player A wouldn't let anyone vote to kick player • Added a slider to the options menus that allow user to see and edit the numeric value directly. • Removed the Random mapgroup choice from multiplayer Find a Game screen. • Various improvements have been made to the loading screen to improve the layout. • Changed the default bot difficulty option in the Offline with Bots screen to be "Easy" instead of "No Bots". Maps • Shoots - Fixed some vphysics console error spew by turning off collision on static props that don't have or don't need collision. • Baggage - Moved some fill lights out a bit from the wall to reduce highlight intensity. - Fixed some prop fading glitches. • Dust - Adjusted the Buy Zone edges to make sure all of the spawn points are completely inside the zones now. - Set static props with no physics hull to non-solid. • Dust 2 - Added clip brush to a crate at B that fixes an issue with the player getting stuck and dying. - Fixed the misaligned Humvee windows near CT spawn. • Inferno - Adjusted the Buy Zone edges to make sure all of the spawn points are completely inside the zones now. - Fixed some red console spew with static props without physics. • Train - Fixed a spawn point at T spawn that was intersecting a pillar. • Lake - Fixed a number of lighting issues. • Office - Fixed an error message regarding the slide show projection. • Safehouse - Fixed hard to see into entry way from back porch on the T side. - The bush prop is now placed against the wall on the T side of the house. - Fixed a hole that went through to the skybox creating a bright blue spot under the CT side porch next to the stairs. • St Marc - Removed certain phys props. - Fixed a number of bad fade distances for cover props. - Turned some phys props to static props. - Fixed some bad fades on overlays. - Fixed z-fighting in fence. • Nuke - Moved the forklift and added clip brushes to prevent collision issues. - Added clips to the blue beams in lobby room. • Sugarcane - Turned a number of phys props to static. - Deleted certain phys props. - Fixed a few bad fade distances. Audio • Fix for the ding sound not playing consistently when a new weapon is earned in Arms Race. • Updated the bomb planting sounds. • Updated the helmet hit sounds. • Adjusted hostage pain reaction voice overs. Effects • Some minor optimizations to the explosion effects that may help sorting a little bit. • A few more minor optimizations for the explosions. Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug in initializing a dedicated server. • Fixed a bug with the ‘Expert Marksman’ achievement. • Fixed the ‘Primer’ achievement not awarding properly. • Adjusted the weapon achievements award criteria to more suitable kill counts. • Changed Game Mode based achievement restrictions. All achievements can now be earned in Arms Race game mode and Arms Race-specific achievements are restricted in other game modes. • Fixed ‘Cold War’ achievement only being awarded to the Terrorist team. • Fixed ‘Wild Gooseman’ Chase achievement. • Fixed incorrect description for ‘Street Fighter’ achievement. • Fixed ‘Dead Shepherd’ achievement not getting awarded. • Fix for spectating your killer by default after freezecam/deathcam – camera will now follow a controllable bot first if applicable. • Fixed 'Magic Bullet' achievement. • Felicitous Fun Fact Fixes - Fixed "A former player" shown occasionally. - Adjusted requirements for many fun facts so they no longer show when inappropriate (e.g. "most kills with 1 kills") - Tweaked parameters in order to provide more interesting funfacts. - Require team elimination for fun facts mentioning eliminating the enemy team. • Fixed a case where a bot damages a victim and then a player takes over that bot and kills the victim and the death message shows the bot controlling player as the assister and the killer. • Fix for the hitch just before the Gold Knife kill in Arms Race matches. • Removed the display of the crosshair when the C4 is equipped. • Fixed error in grenade throw angle calculation. • Fixed main menu medals disappearing after returning to menu from a game. • Fix for losing mouse cursor after joining a game with Community server browser. • Fixed crashes/errors related to more than 10 players. • Fixed a bug where the taser had no reticule. • Fixed a rare crash in the weapon selection UI. • Fixed some weapons in the UI not showing properly when you were the first player to join a server and it immediately restarted. • Fixed not being able to pick up the C4 if you have a grenade in your inventory. • Fix for the defuse kit icon displaying on the HUD of a T. • Fixed the Warmup panel showing ‘%s1’ at the start of a match. • Fixed medal ranks on the scoreboard not going away in a player slot when that bot or player has left the game. • Fixed the "next weapon" element showing if you were spectating at the end of a round in a non-Arms Race match. 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Krater is Now Available on Steam! Krater is a squad based roleplaying game set in a colorful post-apocalyptic world. It combines the combat mechanics of action-rpgs with the top-down view of the classic old-school RPG and RTS games. The game brings you far into the future of a post-apocalyptic Sweden. Once home to IKEA, Vikings and Minecraft, today its primitive inhabitants scavenge the broken overgrown world for technological artifacts. At the rim of an impact site known as the Krater, three factions vie for control over the wound opening up into the world below. Consisting of an endless series of caves and tunnels filled with old world treasures and perils, the Underside stretches into the depths of the fallen Swedish civilization. You arrive at the Krater with your team of freelancers to take part in the goldrush where people come back rich or don’t come back at all. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/42170/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Indie Game: The Movie is Now Available on Steam! Follow the creation of the games Super Meat Boy, Braid and FEZ through this Sundance award-winning feature documentary. Critic’s Pick of the New York Times and declared a “Must See” by Ain’t It Cool News. Watch the full theatrical cut in 1080p HD. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/207080/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Save 60% on F.E.A.R. 3 during this week's Midweek Madness! Alma is expecting and a new level of terror grows as you and your cannibal brother battle through a hellish nightmare. Fight together or die alone on a deadly mission to confront your twisted mother. Players can take on the role of Point Man, a genetically enhanced soldier with superhuman reflexes and the ability to manipulate time, or the undead spirit of his brother Paxton Fettel, a paranormal entity who possesses incredible psychic powers. http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/21100/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is Now Available on Steam! The Next Installment to the Award-Winning RTS. While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power of the controlling factions, has led to a splintering of the groups involved. The loyalist members of the Trader Emergency Coalition adopt a policy of isolation, focusing on enhanced defenses to ride out the rest of the war. Those who rebel against the coalition take on a purely militant view, coming to the opinion that the only way to bring peace is by ultimately crushing all who oppose them - especially xenos. Take the battle for galactic supremacy to its ultimate level in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion – a standalone RT4X game that combines the tactics of real-time strategy with the depth of the 4X genre (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate). http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/204880/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article

An update to Bastion has been released. The major changes include: - Fixes screen flickering/stuttering for certain Mac users - Fixes OS X 10.5 crashes on startup View the full article

Updates to 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: Updated with shared engine changes. View the full article

- Added Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin, and Gyrocopter! GAMEPLAY - Drow: Fixed Frost Arrows not working on mechanical units. - Morphling: Added effects for strength and agility morph as well as an overhead timer for replicate. - Nature's Prophet: Fixed Sprout destroying other trees around it. - Shadow Demon: Fixed Soul Catcher being dispellable. - Shadow Demon: Fixed Shadow Poison impact damage not hurting Disrupted units (and thus not disabling Blink). - Fixed targeted spells not temporarily revealing the attacker. - Fixed Orb of venom working on denies. - Fixed the following spells being castable on magic immune allies: Nightmare, Frost Armor, Nature's Guise, Holy Persuasion, Decrepify, Astral Imprisonment, Shadow Word and X Marks The Spot UI - Selecting "Equip" on an item in the backpack now flips to the loadout and automatically does the equipping for you. - Added support for watching replays via URL. For example, "dota2://dota2://matchid=15478&matchtime=300" will go directly to five minutes into match 15478. - Added button in replay panel to copy an URL into the clipboard that can be used to get back to that point in that replay. - Added Hall of Fame trophies to the bases. Clicking on them will display the winning teams of The International. DOTA 2 BOTS - Made bots not leave a gank if they currently have the ability to reincarnate and allies are still attacking. - Fixed bug where bots would pick their heroes before humans locked in their picks. View the full article

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: Added The Liquor Locker Fixed a rare case where the offensive/defensive buff particle effects could get stuck on players Fixed the Spy's cloak effect not working properly for The Texas Half-Pants and the Something Special For Someone Special Fixed the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not being drawn when equipped Updated some of the localization files View the full article

Update 1.2.2 is available for Ticket to Ride. This update addresses the following issues: - The application now supports multiple screens set-ups (i.e. Eyefinity and SLI) - CPU usage has been improved - Memory footprint has been improved - The game now supports when some image files are corrupted during the optimizing step (of course, you will not see the corrupted images, but the game will load and continue nevertheless). - Zoom now goes up to x5 on the board - Shadows of cars on the board is stronger, so that claimed routes are more obvious - no DLL conflict when OpenAL is already installed anymore View the full article

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The Paradox Publisher Weekend continues today with 50% off the Paradox Catalog! Additionally, each day will bring a new Daily Deal with even deeper discounts. Today only, save 75% off the Mount & Blade Franchise! Be sure to check back each day, now through Sunday, for more great deals! http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/48720/capsule_467x181.jpg View the full article