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Version 1.07 (May 14th)

A new update is now available for download. Here are the 1.0.7 patch notes:

— Added a button at the center of the quarter wheel in the city screen. When pressed, itll position the camera on general city view.

Fixed:
— A bug that caused essential for progressing provinces appear on shards with standard conditions.
— Archmages inability to use two spells in his first turn.
— Parry and Forced March skills werent working properly in the first turn.
— Games freeze after diplomatic capture of a province.
— Event spam after hiring gargoyles.
— Wrong color of information display when a province is 100% explored.
— Unrest icon will no longer be shown on the map if inhabitants attitude to players reign is positive.
— An exploit involving an exchange between heroes and hiring units in besieged enemy capitals garrison.
— A bug that allowed learning spells during enemy capitals siege.
— A bug that allowed learning spells from scrolls if the Library isn't constructed.
— Health indicator display at 1 HP for dragon and hydra units.
— A bug that allowed summoning creatures from eggs and keeping the eggs at the same time.
— Ability to summon creatures from eggs outside the garrison.
— Icons of guards unavailable for hire werent displayed correctly.
— A bug that allowed constructing planned buildings at the start of a turn during enemy capitals siege.
— Mistiming in multiplayer caused by use of summoning skills or spells.
— Found ritual scrolls, guard pacts and building blueprints now wont be displayed if heros inventory is full.
— Players portrait incorrect display on the statistics screen during the tutorial.
— A bug that caused wrong camera positioning in the city screen when a building from Foreign Quarter was selected.
— A bug that caused recurring uprising in a captured province.
— Inability to place units in a hot-seat or multiplayer battle after starting and leaving the tutorial.
— Upgrades for units werent displaying on the strategic map after using auto-battle or Illusionary Battle ritual.
— A bug that caused the game to freeze after an enemy slug used Necrophagy skill.
— Battle continuation after victory based on morale is achieved.
— Games freeze caused by using Double Shot skill and enemy unit dying by the first shot arrow.
— Missing screen for choosing the second specialization for a hero when he was leveled up exploring a province.
— Games freeze caused by fighting in two battles in a row with different armies with auto-battle set to On.
— Games freeze caused by fighting in a battle and refusing to fight in the next one with auto-battle set to On.
— A nearby province was highlighted as impassable when Forced March skill was used.

Sanctum 2 is Now Available on Steam

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the worlds first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence. Outfit your character exactly the way you want through the new and extensive customization system. Choose your own loadout of towers, weapons and perks, but choose wisely because you are humanitys last defense against the unrelenting hordes set out to destroy it.

Anomaly 2 is Now Available on Steam and to celebrate, it is 10% off for the first week!

Anomaly Warzone Earth owners also receive a additional 10% off when they purchase before May 31st.

As the sequel to Anomaly Warzone Earth, Anomaly 2 adds new features to the single-player campaign and finally puts your skills to a test in a completely unique experience: the dynamic tower defense vs. tower offense multiplayer mode!

In the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. Since the war, the roles have been reversed: now our species seems to be the Anomaly on a machine-controlled planet. Your convoy, Commander, is called Yukon.

*Offer ends May 22nd at 10AM Pacific Time.

Thunder Wolves is Now Available on Steam!

Put yourself in the pilots seat of a combat helicopter and become a member of the most experienced and dangerous helicopter team in the world, the Thunder Wolves! Support the Thunder Wolves in their global battle against terrorism. Take part in varied operations and do whatever it takes to thwart the diabolical plans of your enemies! Defeat them once and for all, and save the world!

Today's Deal: Save 75% on LEGO Batman and LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes™ !

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X3: Albion Prelude 3.0 - Shady Business is available as a FREE update to everybody who owns X3: Albion Prelude and includes support for LINUX as STEAMPLAY.

To celebrate the update X3: Albion Prelude, X3: Terran War Pack Bundle, X3: GoldBox, and the X Superbox will be 33% until May 22nd.

X3: Albion Prelude 3.0 - Shady Business brings three unique new plot lines and for the first time can be completely controlled with gamepads!

A plethora of new ships, new sectors, new gamestarts and new generic missions rounds of this big update to the X3 universe.

New Features and Improvements:

- New plots: Shady Business, Corporation Troubles, Breaking Grounds
- New generic mission: Repair Station, a service to repair damaged player stations (below 95% hull)
- New generic mission: Multiple Transport, to transport multiple passengers with different collection/delivery points
- New generic mission: Tour of a Lifetime, to take a group of tourists on a tour to various sectors to see the sights
- New generic mission: Escort Dual Convoy, to aid two convoys on different routes which need protecting
- Added controller support
- New ships: Lotan, Acinonyx, Pteranodon
- Changed the 'close to target' warning during the Follow Ship Mission from a popup message to a help text
- New special sector, including new soundtrack
- New special UFJD sector
- Unlockable Gamestarts: Aldran Adventurer, Lost Lar, Goner Witness
- Added ability for missions to enable/disable war behaviour
- More Terran factories available in shipyards

Fixes:

- Fixed Generic Patrol by removing extra 'missions accepted' increment statistic on acceptance
- Fixed Deliver Matching Ship increment statistic on acceptance for war mission
- Fixed Super Shipyard dock which caused M6 ships to collide while undocking
- Fixed Boron Equipment Dock orbiting objects being in the wrong position
- Fixed Argon Stock Exchange billboard which was located below some docking clamps
- Fixed messages sent to player in Transport Passenger Missions when there is insufficient cargo space or no Life Support
- Fixed Yaki Stock Exchange unlock requirements
- Fixed Escort Convoy Mission being offered by enemy race
- Fixed Escort Convoy Mission not ending if you attack an escort ship
- Fixed cleanup for the NPC contact in the Assassination Mission once the mission is finished
- Fixed issue of captured ships being destroyed by war manager
- Fixed bug with MD command
- Fixed loading of ware templates
- Fixed Ice miner Job so it no longer stays docked when it has nothing to mine
- Fixed default values for ship hue/saturation
- Added cleanup for escorts created for the Escort Convoy Mission
- Added checks to avoid Xenon Invasion Missions continuing when Xenon leave the sector
- Added checks during the Build Station Mission for when the Beacon is moved to avoid problems completing the mission
- Changed Tyr cargospace to 8800

Just in case the thing that prevented you from buying Rocksmith on Steam was the lack of Maroon 5 songs, we'll just remove that musical obstacle for you right here and now. Valve reports that "Misery," "She Will Be Loved," and "Harder to Breathe" have all been added to the game.

You can buy each song for $2.99, or pick them all up together for $7.99. Once purchased, you can play through the songs with a standard electric or bass guitar, and each song also adds a new authentic tone to play with on the game's Amp mode. Sweet Maroon 5-style haircuts are, unfortunately, sold separately.

Play "Misery", "She Will Be Loved", and "Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5 on any electric guitar or bass. Each song includes a new authentic tone accessible in AMP mode.

General
• Job priorities import/export with professions

Fixed
• Crash when building a mechanism that connects a mechanical wall to power that the gnome builder is standing on (killing the gnome)
• Gemmed rings and necklaces sometimes adding or subtracting incorrect values when trading
• Job priority list disappearing for custom professions
• Rain lasting for years
• Deconstructing a powered mechanical wall leaving the top of the wall in the above floor
• Water not always moving through an open hatch
• Items not falling when a hatch opens
• Hatches and mechanical walls not properly blocking line of sight
• Hatches not updating inside/outside status of covered cells

An update to Left 4 Dead 2 Beta has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Left 4 Dead 2 Beta. The major changes include:

- Fixed inverted direction in script trace lines
- If a found game is using a Mutation add-on from the workshop, the "Download Add-on" button will open the workshop page
- Update some mutations to remove instances of invalid weapons or enemies

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- Restore freezer door in co-op mode
- Restore crane lowering sound

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- Break some barricaded doors so survivors can reach supplies
- Restore missing fire particle system
- Restore color correction for both Crash Course maps

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- Fixed survivors facing the wrong direction after intro
- Restore alarm clock in downstairs bedroom for co-op mode

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- Restore missing rain particle systems

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- Restore some missing chopper pilot lines
- Move survivors out of view during the escape sequence

Origin Crisis, all new content for DC Universe™ Online is Now Available on Steam!

Wage war through time and alternate realities with Future Batman or Future Lex Luthor across two Raids, two Hero Operations, two Villain Operations and the new solo Iconic Anomaly Challenges. Devastate enemies and manipulate time and space with the new controller Power, Quantum!

Dishonored - Void Walker Arsenal, all new content for Dishonored is Now Available on Steam.

The gifts of the Outsider are bestowed unto those who walk the Void.

With the Void Walkers Arsenal add-on pack, gain immediate access to four content bundles previously available only through pre-ordering Dishonored. The Acrobatic Killer Pack, Arcane Assassin Pack, Backstreet Butcher Pack and Shadow Rat Pack offer unique character bonuses, additional bone charm slots, unhidden books and bonus coins that will aid you in your pursuit of revenge. Found in the Hound Pits Pub, use these items to enhance your playthrough of Corvos main campaign in the original game.

*Offer ends May 16th at 4PM Pacific Time

Save 66% on Terraria during this week's Midweek Madness*!

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint.

*Offer ends Thursday at 4PM Pacific Time.

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Proteus!

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Save 50% on Ace Combat Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition during this week's Midweek Madness*!

Developed by the Project Aces team, ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON intensifies the franchise, escalating combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky. Players will engage in combat across the globe, dodging skyscrapers, and turning their enemies into fiery supersonic debris in both single player and online multiplayer. Never before has combat been so fast in-your-face.

*Offer ends Thursday at 4PM Pacific Time.

Nancy Drew: the Ghost of Thornton Hall is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off

Jessalyn Thorntons fateful sleepover at the abandoned Thornton estate was supposed to be a pre-wedding celebration, but the fun ended when she disappeared. While her family searches for clues, others refuse to speak about the estates dark past. Did something supernatural happen to Jessalyn, or is someone in Thornton Hall holding something besides family secrets?

*Offer ends May 21st at 10AM Pacific Time

Prime World: Defenders 0.99.1969
Patch Notes

Changelog:
• Screen resolution fixes. Everything is nice and smooth now, full screen mode should work on Windows 8 devices and Macbook with Retina display.
• Drop rate changes. Tweaked drop chances for rare and unique cards, you should get them more often now.
• 50% increase in silver awards for random missions.
• Difficulty increase for random missions. Difficulty increased from 5% to 27% based on level.
• Some price changes in store.
• Hotkeys for camera movement and rotation.
• Right-click to cancel tower placement.
• Tweaked voices a bit. We will make game voices event-dependent later, right now we've just made them less often.
• Minor interface changes.
• AOE Mortar bug fixed.
Please, note, game is still in beta and that's why it connects to our servers - we need your gameplay stats to tweak balance. Release version will not require online connection.

Bonus stats:
Beta is out for two weeks already, here are some stats to celebrate:
• 1,22 million of game sessions
• 10 million towers built
• 1 billion creeps killed (estimated)
• 2,2 million spells used
• 100 thousand boosters bought
• 85 thousand talents bought
• 115 thousand towers evolved
• 200 thousand towers fused
• 300 thousand achievements unlocked

This week on Steam, Agent 47 takes more than a few lives - he knocks 50 percent off the price of Hitman: Absolution, bringing it down to $12.50. Also on sale for up to 75 percent off on Steam is the moody, 16-bit adventure Anodyne, Dark Energy Digital's Hydrophobia: Prophecy, 2002 strategy game Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, adventure game The Book of Unwritten Tales, Postal 2 Complete (again) and puzzler Critical Mass.

The sale ends on May 20 at 10 a.m. PT, even though Valve's weekly news post still says "May 6th." Shh - nobody tell Valve and let's see how long before someone on the team notices.

- East and West Qualifier predictions are now visibly locked when the timer expires.
- The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops.
- Team members may now edit team data.
- Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections could fail with several thousand spectators.

Save up to 75% on new Week Long Deals on Steam, available now until May 6th at 10AM Pacific time!

Last week, we got our first taste of The Forest, an upcoming first-person survival-horror game for PC and Oculus Rift, set in a mysterious forest where players must scavenge supplies, build and prepare to defend against a nocturnal indigenous society of cannibals. If you read that last sentence aloud in one dizzying breath, then you have a good idea how excited we are for The Forest.

But here's the thing: there isn't much information out there. So we contacted developer Ben Falcone for a tour of The Forest.

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Magicka!

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Luxor 2 HD is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!

Luxor 2 HD takes you on a beautiful voyage through the land of ancient Egypt. Play 88, gorgeously rendered levels in brilliant, widescreen HD graphics set amongst the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot and destroy the approaching magical spheres before they reach the pyramids at the end of their path. And to help you shoot down those enemy spheres, Luxor 2 HD features more explosive power-ups than ever before.

*Offer ends May 20th at 10AM Pacific Time

It's dangerous to pay full price, read this. We're experimenting today with a sort of "best of" from this week in deals. We'll be pulling from all the Moneysaver roundups and One-shots from the past seven days, as well as Dealzmodo and Deals.Kinja. What did you buy this week? What were your favorite deals? Tech • Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones ($102) | Amazon from Tuesday's One-shot • Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 ($150) | Amazon from Monday's One-shot • Razer Naga Special Edition MMO Gaming Mouse ($59) | Amazon from Friday's One-shot • Logitech G105 Gaming Keyboard [COD-branding] ($27) | Amazon from May 3rd's Moneysaver • Logitech Z130 Speakers ($16) | Amazon from Friday's Moneysaver Blu-rays • Drive [Blu-ray/UltraViolet] ($10) | Amazon• Terminator 2: Judgment Day Skynet Edition ($4.75) | Amazon• Watchmen Steelbook ($13) | Amazon• Batman Steelbook ($13) | Amazon• Gladiator Steelbook ($13) | Amazon• Django Unchained [Blu-ray/DVD/Digital/UltraViolet] ($18) | Amazon• Drive Angry ($5) | Amazon• Snakes on a Plane ($5) | Amazon Games The Humble Double Fine Bundle [PC/Mac/Linux] | from Tuesday's Moneysaver• Pay anything to get Costume Quest, Stacking, Psychonauts• Pay ($1+) for [Steam] keys• Beat the average ($8.09+) to get Brutal Legend• Pay ($35) to pre-order Broken Age (and get everything else) • Bundle Bit.Trip Beat/Runner/Core/Void + 4 soundtracks ($12) | Steam• Bit.Trip Runner2 ($11) | Steam Gamefly |Use GFDMay15• Crysis 1+2 Maximum Edition+Wars+Warhead [Origin] ($12.74)• Dead Space 1+2 [Securom and Origin] (8.50)• Kingdoms of Amalur Complete [Origin] ($6.79)• Bulletstorm + Syndicate [Origin] ($6.79)• Dragon Age 1+2+Awakening ($8.50) • Tomb Raider Survival Edition [Steam] ($29) | GetGames• System Shock 2 ($7) | Steam• DLC Quest [Steam] ($1.50) | Green Man Gaming• Hitman: Absolution [Steam] ($5) | Amazon• Hitman: Absolution Professional Edition [Steam] ($9) | Amazon• Sleeping Dogs [Steam] ($10) | Amazon• Tomb Raider Survival Edition [Steam] ($29) | GetGames• Dishonored [Steam] ($15) | GamersGate• Skyrim [Steam] ($15) | GamersGate• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate [Steam] ($10) | GamersGate • Need For Speed Most Wanted [360] ($30) | Microsoft from Friday's Moneysaver • Bastion [iPhone] ($1) | iTunes from Tuesday's Moneysaver Bonus New Deals • Bethesda Weekend at GamersGate • Bourne Trilogy [Blu-ray] ($25) | Amazon • Star Trek Original Series All Six Movies [Blu-ray] ($39) | Amazon • Watchmen [Kindle Edition] ($4) | Amazon Keep up with Shane Roberts on Kinja and Twitter. Check out Dealzmodo for more great tech deals, and Deals.Kinja.com for even more discounts. Join us every weekday at 2:15pm ET for the full Moneysaver roundup, brought to you by the Commerce Team. We're here to bring Kotaku readers the best gaming deals available, and to be clear, we also make money if you buy. We want your feedback.

Today's Deal: Save 66% on XCOM: Enemy Unknown!

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Today's Deal: Save 66% on Torchlight II!

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Pinball FX2 is Now Available on Steam!

Pinball FX2 is an ever-growing collection of original pinball table simulations built by Zen Studios, the world's premier virtual pinball developer.

Pinball FX2 pairs classic pinball gameplay with themes from Star Wars, Marvel and more. Pick and choose the tables you like from a selection of dozens - there's something for everyone!

Pre-load Metro: Last Light now and be ready to play when it releases!

It Is the Year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above. But rather than stand united, the station-cities of the Metro are locked in a struggle for the ultimate power, a doomsday device from the military vaults of D6. A civil war is stirring that could wipe humanity from the face of the earth forever.

As Artyom, burdened by guilt but driven by hope, you hold the key to our survival the last light in our darkest hour…

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Castle Crashers!

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