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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)

• Fixed an audio problem for Mac users
  
• Added a new ConVar sv_shutdown_timeout_minutes
  • Forces a server to shutdown if it has been requested to do so, even if the server is not empty

Team Fortress 2

• Added new promo items
  
• Fixed a crash in the class loadout panel for Mac users
  
• Fixed a dedicated server memory leak when running Mann vs. Machine mode
  
• Fixed tf_forced_holiday not properly forcing the holiday mode
  
• Fixed an Mann vs. Machine exploit that allowed permanent ubercharge/critboost effects on non-Mann-Up servers.
  
• Added missing style names for the Plutonidome, Sir Hootsalot, and the Bat Outta Hell
  
• Fixed column header labels being clipped in the scoreboard
  
• Fixed a dedicated server performance issue related to bots
  
• Fixed an incorrect texture for the Jumper's Jeepcap
  
• Fixed team colors for the Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return)
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated cp_gullywash_final1
  • Fixed the large curved railing in the Blu Base to mirror the railing in the Red Base
    
  • Fixed Red Capture Point 2 to prevent capping through a wall behind the point

Warlock - Master of the Arcane: Armageddon, all new content for Warlock - Master of the Arcane is Now Available on Steam


The ancient prophecy has come true. The End Times are near. The boundaries between worlds have fallen, and the Dremer have entered Ardania. The Great Mages are the only ones who can possibly defend the land, and now more than ever, they need a leader who can gather a force large enough to defeat the Dremer once and for all. Will it be you?


*Offer ends [DATE] at 10AM Pacific Time

Today's Deal: Save 75% off the Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark!

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Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire is now available on Steam and is 25% off*!

JA2 -Wildfire brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs. Subversion and fraudulence has infiltrated all levels of local government and the ever-present Mafia has his fingers in many pies. You are working undercover on behalf of the US government and your goal is to destroy the mighty drug cartel. You'll need a skilled hand to put together the right team of mercenaries and the negotiating skills of a diplomat to get the sceptical population on to your side. You'll also need the strategic genius of a general and the fighting tactics of a guerrilla.

*Offer ends November 23rd at 10am Pacific Time

Stardock is pleased to announce that the v1.02 for Elemental: Fallen Enchantress is now available. This update includes various fix, AI and Balance improvements, and more. Fallen Enchantress launched recently and has received some great reviews from sites like Game Informer, GamingOgre, the Escapist, and more!

Highlights:

-Added edge scrolling in tactical
-Reduced memory consumption
-Player created sovereigns get random traits based on their race when played by the AI
-Custom faction unit and building colors are now retained between games
-AI improvements
-Performance improvements
-Memory optimization

Patch Notes 1.17.5.14

Pets
Owl pet added
Badger pet added

Languages
Russian language now available
Polish language now available

General
Several spelling errors fixed
Dimensions fixed on one texture
A lot of internal fixes to support translations better, and copy-pasting of cyrillic characters and use of IME
Characters with certain special characters in their names won't fail to save
Attacks that deal weapon% no longer give bonus crit for values over 100%
Missiles with an AoE were not properly taking into account some untargetable states
Run speed bonuses were sometimes added twice
Fixed Trillbot achievement quest

Skills
Engineer
Rank 8 and 9 or Seismic Slam scale soak values properly on direct damage
Flame Hammer, Ember Hammer and Emberquake correctly list staves in requirements
Berserker
Storm hatchet now targets better on slopes
Storm hatchet should be less likely to collide with walls and more likely to collide with units
Ravage knockback/slow resistance fixed
Ravage falls back to autoattack when mana is low
Battle rage properly refreshes now
Shadowbind procs now level properly
Embermage
Rank 4 of Firestorm now has correct max damage
Issues w/ Prismatic Bolt duration effects resolved
Fixed mana cost for rank 10 of Infernal Collapse

Spells
Made requirement reduction spells work properly

Items
Rifle and Cannons now use weapon damage instead of DPS - fast weapons were stronger than intended, slow weapons were weaker than intended
A non functioning proc on the Tundra set was converted to a functioning Lifesteal
Tomes of Weapon Expertise (spells) now correctly state that they improve Claw use, amongst the other weapons
New ring for Emberweave set
New pants for Embercraft set
Legendary wand Earth Dies Screaming can no longer crash the game
Fixed some issues with item-based proximity effects getting doubled

Maps
Various pathing and collision fixes
Various new boss rooms added for maproom maps
Several new Phase Beast rooms added
Can't be knocked behind fence in Arena of Slaughter

Monsters
Exploding zombies now strike only once per explosion
King gels have champion resistances and minion gels cannot be charmed

Recipes
Transmutation recipe for sockets can't eat gems with no return.

Random Maps
Some random map affixes better tuned

Quest Related
You must talk to the guardian of mana before you can enter the dungeon from Act 4 hub
Some players stuck in a state where their quests will not advance, or the final quest will not complete, allowing access to the mapworks, should be resolved.

System
Fix for crash in certain circumstances when wearing gear that requires a requirement reduction spell
Fixed crash when quitting the game from the options menu while the shared stash is open.

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Version 1.0.6
- Increased stability
- Fixed small issue with wrong 'sector pass' message in back menu after gathering it

- Added Slark!
- Added a chatwheel for quick, localized communication with teammates!
- You can now reset your keys to a number of predefined keyboard templates!

ITEMS
- Tournament Drops are now enabled for all leagues

GAMEPLAY
- Zombies no longer spawn other zombies from a stolen Tombstone

UI
- Added a form for soliciting new chatwheel options.
- Added hotkeys for each of the chatwheel messages.
- Added world heatmap for seeing where players are located.
- Abilities and items bound to alt-combinations now display as such.
- Added option to smoothdrag when spectating or viewing replays
- Added option to invert middle-mouse camera grip

VISUALS
- Fixed Nightstalker losing his wings at night.

Magical Drop V is Now Available on Steam.


Magical Drop Is Back!!!

Yes, the cult-classic returns with all the fast-paced action you expect from the franchise, mixed with modern visuals and multi-player online experiences.

Celebrate the Spiral Knights Guild Hall Expansion with an exclusive Battle Stand furnishing item (to add to your Guild Hall), Honor Blade sword, and Honor Guard Shield. Log in before November 19th, 12pm pacific!

All current guild halls are being upgraded will all-new expandable features. You can now add new levels, rooms, and furniture to your Guild Hall. In the future, the newly expanded halls will also serve as fortifications against the coming darkness that lurks within the Clockworks.

• Customize and expand your guild hall using the Design Mode, accessed from your guild's Command Console
  
• Buy furniture to decorate your new rooms from the Birdsong Emporium
  
• Purchase vendor and service rooms for extra convenience
  
• A special training hall elusively for guild members
  
• Guild upgrades: member limit increases and guild storage
  
• Set your Guild Hall to 'open to the public' and meet prospective recruits or throw a party!

Awesomenauts is free this weekend on Steam, now through Sunday at 1 p.m. PT, and yes, that's pretty awesome. Anyone who plays for a while and ends up agreeing with this assessment, Awesomenauts will also be half off all weekend, through Monday, November 19.

Awesomenauts has kept up a steady stream of updates and new character additions since its launch on August 1, including the sniper Raelynn, the vomitous Gnaw and Skolldir, the overweight space viking. Check out all the characters Awesomenauts has to offer this weekend, for free, on Steam.

The Dark College and Celestial College are Now Available for Dungeonbowl on Steam!

Play the fantasy American Football inspired team sport from Blood Bowl, now in challenging dungeons!

Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion, all new content for Crusader Kings II is Now Available on Steam


Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion is the third DLC expansion for the critically praised strategy/RPG Crusader Kings II. This fantasy scenario marks Paradox Development Studios first departure from history. Hearing of Europe from travelling Northmen, the blood drenched Aztec Civilization has risen early and now spread like a virulent plague. Prepare to defend all you hold dear against the Sunset Invasion!

Today's Deal: Save 75% off the Sol Survivor!

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Play Awesomenauts for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup Awesomenauts at 50% off the regular price!

Conflict spans the stars as huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. As the Awesomenauts, you must tip the balance to gain an advantage. Head out to the battlefields with your friends in this 3-on-3 action platformer.

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

Tropico 4: Megalopolis DLC, all new content for Tropico 4: Steam Special Edition is Now Available on Steam!

Build the largest city in the Caribbean on an island with constant influx of immigrants. Deal with problems such as unemployment, over-population and food shortages. Use the Conventillo, a cheap residential building that houses many residents using little space. Wear an old-fashioned suit with a monocle, mayoral necklace and use the bureaucrat trait for cheaper residential buildings and more profits from the building permit edict.

Family Guy™: Back to the Multiverse is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off!

Everyones favorite foul-mouthed baby Stewie stars alongside his faithful booze hound Brian in the Family Guy event of the year - Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse!

Save Quahog from utter annihilation! Stewie and Brian team up in an original Multiverse-spanning adventure to stop the evil Bertram from destroying everything!

Wargame: European Escalation - ''Fatal Error'' (Free DLC), all new free content for Wargame: European Escalation is Now Available on Steam!

The "Fatal Error" DLC brings you a brand new 5-mission long Operation, as well as a new and finely tuned multi-touch gameplay for owners of Ultrabook™ with touch¹ display.

Hero Academy - Shaolin Team Pack, all new content for Hero Academy is Now Available on Steam

The mystical warriors of the Shaolin team have defeated countless enemies in their own land. Now they hope to test their skills at the Academy.

The Shaolin's heroes reduce the strength of their enemies, and can combine their attacks for additional damage.

Little Inferno is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam and is 10% off until launch day. Additionally, all pre-purchasers will receive immediate access to the Beta!

Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. Stay warm in there. It's getting cold outside!

Burn flaming logs, screaming robots, credit cards, batteries, exploding fish, unstable nuclear devices, and tiny galaxies. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall.

Today's Deal: Save 75% off the Nightsky!

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Port Royale 3: Dawn of Pirates DLC, all new content for Port Royale 3 is Now Available on Steam!

Dawn of Pirates offers you a whole new single player-campaign, in which you can make some trouble in the Caribbean as a pirate. You will start your raids from your own hideout but cities may be restricted to you. Your aim in Dawn of Pirates is to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean by raiding and plundering. Depending on how fast and successful you will complete this campaign you will gain a high score which you then can compare with other players using an online ranking list. Arrr, what are you waiting for? Set sail!

*Offer ends November 21st at 10AM Pacific Time

Patch Notes 1.4
• New Ancient and Teramorphing Spells. Overall 20 new spells, some of them can be found, not researched.
• The "pocket" worlds were generally redesigned, so they are more playable and valuable. Also added some super-monster lairs with super-loot inside.
The monster in such pocket worlds don't spawn until someone come inside, but after they do they actively seek the portals to come to Ardania and Rampage there a bit.
• New landscapes in game, including life, death, burnt, magicated, each having their effects on units, buildings and economy.
• A Bug fixed when a player could order his unit to move over an allied unit that was hidden in fog of war, leading to crash.
• A Bug fixed when loading early in the game could disable some random events.
• A Bug fixed when loading a multiplayer game all users except host could not see their quests.
• A Crash fixed when a player had his Hall of Lords full.
• A Bug fixed, when some units of earlier vanquished Great Mage could emerge later in the game.
• A Bug fixed in Multiplayer when a player casts Resurrect spell and every other player got a "select a unit" window pop-up.
• A Bug fixed when a player got incorrect News after he successfully casts a global spell.
• Monsters spawned together with their lairs now cannot go rampage on the same turn.
• Some spells and events make the world tremble. Literally.
• AI now understands the danger of damaging landscape and acts accordingly.
• AI now uses portals to/from pocket worlds more actively.
• AI cleans the landscape with appropriate spells when needed.
• AI now can use terramorphing spells offensively.
• A Bug fixed when AI tried to use totems like basic units (and failed).

Fixed
- Coop does not freeze when enemy reinforcements arrive.
- Shader on units
- Threat level on first few missions.
- Using certain mods and quick reload no longer displays negative damage in the HUD.
- Threat bonus in coop.
- List of units deployed by your friend in coop on the multiplayer menu.
- Superior Military Intelligence achievement (if you have already unlocked everything and it still shows 35/36 simply open the unlock popup and it should register the last unlock).
- General coop improvements.

Save 60% on the just launched Steam Starter Pack for Star Trek Online as part of this week's Midweek Madness!

Steam powered captains, we have the pack for you! This bundle contains all you need to start battling the Klingon Empire, including two Starfleet Steamrunner starships -- a Tier 1 ship for the start of your career, and a Tier 5 ship for when you reach Vice Admiral.

Additionally, Star Trek Online has just launched their latest expansion, Season 7: New Romulus with a new sector block, missions, events, and social experiences!

RIFT: Storm Legion is Now Available on Steam!

A Storm is Brewing …

As the ward protecting Telara falls, a cry for help echoes from a faraway land…

Crucia—Dragon of Air and the Queen of Storms—has waited patiently while her fellow dragons were slain by the Ascended. Now it is down to her and Regulos, the Devourer of Worlds, to divide the spoils of Telara.

Both dragons and their cults plan on activating the Infinity Gate, but Crucia is better prepared for the titanic battles that await. The Queen of Storms has kept her Legions power subdued until now, saving her cults strength for this final struggle to regain her power and conquer the cosmos.

Only the Ascended stand in opposition. The fate of Telara rests with you.

Chains of Eternity, an all new expansion for Everquest II, is now available on Steam!

The 9th expansion to the revolutionary franchise contains must-have features such as level increases, prestige abilities and new game items only available with this expansion, such as adornments that become more powerful with your character. Also, explore new content in two overlands in the spirit realm, and experience adventure with new dungeons and quests. Put right the imbalance in the Ethernere!

AirMech Soundtrack is now available on Steam!

This is the AirMech Original Soundtrack by Front Line Assembly! Released as a full studio album, it has been mastered and remixed with the same quality as any of their previous albums. Included with this purchase is a set of EXCLUSIVE AirMech content: all four band members as Pilots, and the "Frontline" Warthog Variant. These items are only available when purchased with this soundtrack and will be instantly added to your AirMech account when purchased through Steam.

Save 66% on Darksiders II during this week's Midweek Madness!

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his brothers name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation . . .

Offer ends Thursday, November 15th at 4pm Pacific Time.