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Rigonauts is now available on Steam!

Rigonauts is the fantastical building battle game from Engient. Snap together the ultimate vessel and send your crew of Hobs into battle. With a well designed ship and a clever plan, your crew will smash and blast past an assortment of strange and dangerous foes. Of course no single plan survives the enemy and each tactical tweak will bring you closer to victory.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10 percent off on Steam until August 21, which also happens to be the game's release date. The game is currently $13.49, instead of the standard $15, which is what it'll be at launch on PC, Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360 (where it'll be 1200 MS Points)

Since the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive software development kit, launching a few months after the game, isn't likely to play nice with consoles, it may be best to get the game on PC. Stretch that investment as far as it'll go.

[Thanks, Dero]

During PAX East we told you that AirMech, the hardcore hybrid RTS from Carbon Games, would be available on Steam, in beta form, this summer. We have to take a second to thank Carbon Games for not making liars out of us. Thanks, Carbon.

The AirMech beta is now live on Steam, accessible by buying the "Beta Bundle" for $20. The final game will be free-to-play, but the Beta Bundle offers oodles of perks, including all of the AirMech classes and units, lifetime silver VIP and a beta-exclusive bomber.

The Chrome version of AirMech has been open for beta testing since February, and still is via the official Carbon Games website. More than 250,000 players have tried out AirMech in browser form, but the Steam version adds some flair, such as 86 Steam Achievements and the ability to invite friends directly to play games.

AirMech Version 11196

Updates:
- Added new game server locations: Paris and Chicago
- New server location world map for filtering servers based on a players location
- Updated the vote kick dialog to be less obtrusive and have vote hotkeys
- Updated to kick due to ping mechanism (should be more forgiving/reduce button camping).
- Map images have been updated in the Create Game screen
- New quest icons for CTF based quests
- Fixed/removed some pre-existing creeps on some maps
- Added in a new Social tab in the UI (work in progress)
- Localization updates with latest suggestions from the Steam Translation Server
- Balanced AirMech air damage and movement speeds while shooting
- Removed Osprey healing penalty on taking damage when in air mode
- Added air mode damage falloff at 60% range to AirMechs
- Added a new indicator when the game is in Overtime
- Updated Fortress front wall in CTF mode
- CTF cores will now show up on the mini-map and will blink
- Add chat messages to replays

Bug Fixes:
- Bug fix to AirMech ground form targeting
- Bug fix for controller layout not saving when exiting that Settings UI
- Replay bug fix for when a player left the game
- Bug fix for CTF Return and Score stats
- Fix for UI glitch when entering a new online game lobby
- Warthog bugfix to lose booster when out of energy
- fix end game UI to properly show XP accumulation and level up

Bable Rising is Now Available on Steam!

Use your powers to prevent humans from building the Tower of Babel. Hurl bolts of lightning, cause massive earthquakes, or unleash gigantic floods!

Save 75% on PAYDAY: The Heist during this week's Midweek Madness!

In addition, pick up Wolfpack, the new DLC for PAYDAY: The Heist which includes New Weapons, Heists, Skills and Upgrades!

Save 66% on the *Counter-Strike franchise and Counter-Strike: Complete Pack during this week's Midweek Madness!
*Counter-Strike: Complete Pack contains Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Pre-Purchase!

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now available for pre-purchase on Steam! Pre-purchase now and receive 10% off plus beta access starting on August 14th.

CS:GO expands on the classic team-based action gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered. Featuring an arsenal of over 45 weapons, loads of maps, new game modes, new visuals, leaderboards, and over 165 Steam Achievements.

You can also take advantage of huge savings on the Counter-Strike franchise during this weeks Midweek Madness!

Pre-Purchase Guns of Icarus Online Now and get 25% Off* and Immediate Access to the Beta on Steam!

Guns of Icarus Online is a team-based multiplayer online airship combat game set in a steampunk/dieselpunk-inspired, post-apocalyptic world. Captain or serve as crew aboard an airship with your friends and fly into battle for wealth and glory!

On an airship, everyone has a job to do, and the whole crew must work together to take down enemies and keep the ship flying. Multiple roles offer challenges to appeal to players of all stripes, uniting genres and creating a surprisingly diverse gaming experience. Maximize your firepower and deal punishing damage as Gunner, work fast under pressure and keep the ship together as Engineer, or execute cunning aeronautical strategies and lead your crew to victory as Captain.

Raising the stakes on team-based PvP combat with an emphasis on strategic competition and truly cooperative play, Guns of Icarus Online is all about teamwork, tactics, and fast-paced action. With a good ship and the right crew, you can dominate the skies!

*Offer ends September 30th at 10AM Pacific Time.

Deponia is Now Available on Stem and 20% off!*

Experience a mind-blowing adventure with Rufus. Help him save the planets, win over the girl of his dreams and uncover dark deeds. But be warned: you are about to encounter shady look-alikes and make new friends, as well as unexpected enemies. The plan will only succeed if you can shrug off your pursuers, build crazy gadgets and show loads of courage with an added pinch of heroism.

*Offer ends August 14th at 10AM Pacific Time

Cannon Fodder 3 is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until Monday, August 13th 10AM PDT.

Cannon Fodder 3 is a tactical action game, which inherited the style and traditions of the original game. The war goes on and its scale is nearly the same as before. 500 conscripts are sent to meet their destiny. What awaits them? A general's stars or a bed of honor?

Added:
- Configurable Video Settings in Graphics Options
- Latest News Feed to Login Screen
- Social & Information Icon Links to Login Screen
- Offline Profile Creation (Cant be converted to online)
- 1280x800 Mode (Good for 13" Macbook)
- Added 'Low' quality setting and reduced 'Lowest' settings
- Animated Loading Image
- Added 'End' Menu option, returns to the profile selection Menu
- Cargo Container is displayed on the cargo page of the MC

Changed:
- Significantly Optimised Lunar Module mesh
- Improved Texture Mapping on Lunar Module
- Fixed Some Texture Mapping on the Landing Pad model
- Physics are now frozen while viewing Replay Menu
- Game System Managers are now Singletons loaded at startup
- Remodelled hand rails on base structures to fix lighting
- Improved Promotion Texture

Fixed:
- Reset Lunar after Crashing in Replay when Loop is on
- OOF, CRASH, OOB messages displaying in Replay playback
- Leaderboard Submission during Replay playback
- Thrust inputs not working if bound to controller buttons
- Monitor Camera Showing in external views in replays
- Thrustlock setting getting reset to 0 when accessing Menu
- Much faster Leaderboard updates

#preview Interceptor Entertainment's Rise of the Triad reboot will and does evoke an immense sense of nostalgia when you start playing it. From the moment you see the old Apogee logo come onto the screen, it's almost as if you're wearing slap bracelets and playing with Pogs all over again. More »

Today's Deal: Save 66% off the Fallout Collection!

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!

Today's Deal: Save 75% off Toki Tori!

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!

In celebration of the mega gaming event QUAKECON, save big on different games from id Software and Bethesda each day, now through August 6th at 10am Pacific Time.

Today only, save 75% on all *id Software titles!
*Rage not included

Or, pick up the massive QUAKECON Bundle, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles for one low price!

Today's Deal: Save 50% off Hack, Slash, Loot!

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!

In celebration of the mega gaming event QUAKECON, save big on different games from id Software and Bethesda each day, now through August 6th at 10am Pacific Time.

Today only, save 66% on the Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas!

Or, pick up the massive QUAKECON Bundle, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles for one low price!

To celebrate the festivities of QuakeCon 2012, Valve is slashing prices on select games from id's stable until August 6. Today's deal is Rage at 50% off - down to $9.99.

Aside from the daily deals, Steam is also selling a special $100 QuakeCon bundle that includes pretty much everything in Bethesda and id Software's current library. Pre-purchasing Dishonored on Steam will net users an additional discount on the bundle, which features over thirty games, DLC for included titles, and a few special QuakeCon-inspired Team Fortress 2 items.

Remedy Entertainment has finally launched the PC version of its Death Rally remake on Steam, available at a 15% discount until next Friday, bringing the price down to $8.49. Death Rally first debuted on PC in 1996 before being reborn for iOS devices in 2011 and on Android earlier this year.

There's also a new trailer, which we've posted above. We wouldn't take the closing tag line "This is no Sunday drive" to heart, though. We've played the mobile version of Death Rally on Sunday plenty of times and everything seemed to work out fine.

The devious developers behind Awesomenauts seem to have hidden an adorable mini-game within the files of its recent Steam release, tipsters discovered. Deep within the folders of the PC release is ROFLnauts, a retro, Smash Bros.-style brawler from Super Crate Box designer Jan Willem Nijman and artist Paul Veer.

Accessing the bonus is simple: go to the "SteamApps" directory within the Steam folder on your hard drive. Click through the folder labeled "Common" to find the Awesomenauts directory. ROFLnauts can be found within the Data folder. A few clicks later and you've got your hands on a cute, combative bonus game.

[Thanks, Patrick]

Battle vs. Chess is Now Available on Steam and 25% off!*

Commanders, assemble your armies! BATTLE VS. CHESS calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multi-media world.

Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command! As a Commander, execute skillful maneuvers on the game board and catapult yourself directly into the battle with devastating attacks, chessman vs. chessman.

*Offer ends August 10th at 10AM Pacific Time.

Today's Deal: Save 75% off Titan Quest!

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!

In celebration of the mega gaming event QUAKECON, save big on different games from id Software and Bethesda each day, now through August 6th at 10am Pacific Time.

Today only, save 50% on Rage!

Or, pick up the massive QUAKECON Bundle, a collection of all released id and Bethesda titles for one low price!

Dishonored is being shown off this weekend at QuakeCon 2012, and if you can't make it down to Texas, here's the next best thing: Load up the gallery below, and flick through the pictures really quickly. All right, that won't work, but at least you'll get to see some brand-new (and creepy) screens from the much-anticipated game.

QuakeCon's also brought a pre-order bonus for Arkane Studios' latest - if you pre-purchase the game on Steam between now and the end of QuakeCon on August 5, you'll get access to Arkane's previous first-person RPG, Arx Fatalis, for no extra charge. Just take your time with that one: Dishonored won't be out until October 8.

The AirMech Closed Beta is Now Available on Steam!

You can gain access to the Beta by purchasing the AirMech Beta Bundle which includes the Exclusive 'Beta' Bomber, all AirMech Classes, Skins, Units and more.

GAMEPLAY
- Alchemist: Fixed Acid Spray negative armor not affecting Siege units.
- Dazzle: Fixed Shadow Wave not healing siege units.
- Keeper of the Light: Fixed Chakra Magic mana regen not transfering over Tether.
- Keeper of the Light: Fixed Illuminate dealing maximum damage instantly when killed by Nether Ward on cast attempt.
- Rubick: Fixed duration of spellsteal not refreshing when stealing an ability you already have.
- Nyx Assassin: Fixed Spiked Carapace triggering on HP removal.
- Spectre: Fixed being unable to Reality to a sleeping Haunt illusion.
- Templar Assassin: Fixed Meld if the target dies while the attack projectile is airborn.
- Templar Assassin: Fixed HP Removal spells (like Heartstopper Aura & Urn) draining Refraction.
- Templar Assassin: Fixed Meld debuff not disappearing properly when the attack is disjointed.
- Undying: Fixed Tombstone not spawning zombies near sleeping enemy units.
- Undying: Fixed a bug with Flesh Golem dropping the damage amplification too low outside of maximum distance.
- Visage: Fixed Soul Assumption gaining charges from enemy self inflicted damage.
- Visage: Fixed Familiars being counted considered as basic creeps for the purposes of extra duration spells (like Paralyzing Casks).
- Fixed Neutral's Ensnare getting dispelled when the enemy becomes Magic Immune.
- Fixed Hand of Midas triggering Last Will on Necronomicons and hurting you.

UI:
- Enabled new hero selection UI when spectating.
- Added time penalty options in the private lobby for Captain's Mode (deducts 20/50/90 seconds from the bonus buffer time).
- Illusions can now be remembered in control groups after respawning.
- Broadcasters can join shared channels in the lobby.
- Fixed a rare crash involving a stuck dragged inventory item across a level change.
- Tournament panel will show which games you have previously watched.
- Matches can now be rated by users via the new vote UI.

DOTA 2 BOTS
- Fixed a bug where a completely wiped/absent enemy team would cause a low desire to push.
- Fixed Kunkka being a dirty cheater when using Torrent.
- Improved bot courier usage. They will no longer try to use the courier when someone else's stuff is on it, and will recover if someone else messes with the courier when it's bringing them their stuff.
- Pinging towers now sets the overall bot desire to a flat value (modified by individual bot health and distance).
- When creating a cheats-enabled bot game, you no longer can control the bots.

VISUALS:
- Keeper effects got some polish and bug fixes.
- Windrunner polished textures and updated hero selection portrait.

SOUND:
- Fixed Open Microphone Threshold value being incorrectly calculated. Broadcasters: Make sure you return to this and tweak this before casting your next game.
- Fixed bug that was causing the automatic gain adjuster to clip, resulting in poor quality voice audio.

Updates to Team Fortress 2, 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:


Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM)

• Marked mem_force_flush as a cheat to prevent client exploits
  
• Fixed %n console crash in the client
  

Team Fortress 2

• Added new items:
  • The Red-Tape Recorder
    
  • The Huo Long Heatmaker
    
  • The Flying Guillotine
    
  • The Neon Annihilator
    
  • The Triad Trinket
    
  • The Champ Stamp
    
  • The Marxman
    
  • The Human Cannonball
• Added new promo items
  
• Fixed sappers attaching incorrectly to teleporters that are still building
  
• Improved reliability for finding a coach
  
• Fixed Engineer training shotgun and pistol images being swapped
  
• Fixed GetPlayerItems web APIs not respecting inventory privacy settings
  
• Quickplay beta: Fixed bug causing game servers to sometimes stop receiving traffic upon victory condition
  
• Quickplay beta: Added more status information while in the matchmaking queue
  

During QuakeCon, Bethesda announced the release date for the PC version of the Skyrim "Dawnguard" DLC, which lets you fight and/or become a vampire. Said release date is ... today!

The DLC will be available on Steam today in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, for $19.99, Bethesday says. And wouldn't you know it - Skyrim itself is on sale today, for $29.99! It's also available as part of a massive "QuakeCon bundle."

The PS3 version is not out today. "We are not satisfied yet with Dawnguard's performance on the PS3," a representative wrote in an update on the Bethesda blog today. The rep did not offer an estimated time frame on the release, expressing the company's disappointment at not being able to provide all Skyrim content to all platforms at the same time.

#steam This year's QuakeCon Bundle Steam sale is crazy. It'll save you over $200 and get you the following games for just $100... More »