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#reminder The livestream for The International Dota 2 Championships is included in our roundup of feeds coming out of (or nearby) PAX 2012, but we're highlighting it here for you with a reminder that competition resumes at 12:30 p.m. EDT today with the semifinal rounds of the double-elimination tournament. More »

AirMech Version 11669



Updates:

- New Warthog Variant: Pirate

- Switched guns/armor passive abilities of the Striker and Warthog

- Striker now has Air-to-Air Homing Rockets Ability when in Air Mode (replaces the Air Shield Ability)

- Striker missile base damage set to 60

- New Collection UI that shows all the items in your inventory (under the Social tab)

- New Gameplay tips appear when waiting to respawn

- Stasis fields now affect grounded AirMechs

- Creep spawns from Level 0-2 now have Light Armor. Level 3 Creeps have Medium Armor

- New Guardian Ability icon

- Made self destruct blast damage not hurt allied team objects



Bug Fixes:

- Fixed the description numbers of the gun passive ability

- Fix for the respawn cooldown timer and gameplay tips displaying when spectating a game

- Fix for simultaneous respawning messing up respawn display counters

- Fixed a bug where the promo images would sometimes appear over the lobby ui

- Fixed a bug where Boomers would attempt to go after mines and CTF core units

- Fixed a bug where Boomers would stutter when team had map control

- Fixed a bug where AI would attempt to destroy mines and CTF cores

- Fixed a bug where the players AirMech would get stuck firing if they clicked on the power station/outpost icons

- Fixed a bug where the main weapon audio would sometimes play over the secondary ability audio

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1.0.22993.1
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Critical fixes:
+ Fixed an audio problem that was leading to framerate loss over time.
+ Fixed known intermittent combat crashes.


Other fixes:
+ Fixed battle riders getting lost in limbo during combat.
+ Fixed some issues relating to start positions in combat.
+ Addressed some accelerated combat issues.
+ Fixed muzzle sounds not playing.
+ Fixed some cases where inappropriate ship designs were unintentionally rolling for attributes.
+ Addressed the poroblem of players getting the same salvage project multiple times.
+ Fixed some government related consequences and actions.
+ Strategic AI now properly assigns battle riders to carriers.
+ Fixed an issue with the ionic thruster technology effect.
+ Fixed target avoidance while in the pursuit stance.
+ Trade view no longer hides icons under the star.
+ Fixed an issue that was preventing AI players from building stations in some cases, and allowing them to build too many in others.
+ Strategic AI now properly coordinates and escalates attacks.
+ Strategic AI now executes appropriate requests and demand diplomatic actions.
+ Fixed an issue where planets were firing missiles when they shouldn't.
+ Emitter COL now fully functional.


Other changes and additions:
+ Tuned point defense targeting in combat.
+ Tuned combat AI target prioritization.
+ Combat AI is now aware of ships without weapons.
+ Added small-scale fusion technology effects.
+ Hiver players now start with deployed gate ships instead of gate stations.
+ Psi potential is now hidden until a psi technology is researched.
+ The battle rider manager is now hidden until battle rider technology is researched.
+ Fixed detonating torpedoes not doing appropriate damage.
+ Adjustments to various weapons systems.

Home is now available on Steam and is 15% off until September 7th at 10AM Pacific Time!

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. Its a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens. Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house thats not yours. As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game unlike any other, and as you'll discover, its truths are entirely subjective.

The Sniper Kit, new content for Blacklight: Retribution, is now available on Steam and is 50% off until September 7th at 10AM Pacific time!

This loadout specialized for long range combat includes the following:

• Bolt-Action Rifle Primary Receiver
  
• Silverwood BRS Tactical Stock Mod
  
• Karane FP-G38 Modulated Scope Mod
  
• Allied R97 II Helmet
  
• Datalux R2 Skirmisher Leg Armor
  
• HRV Blackout MK.1 Tactical Equipment
  
• 7 Day GP Boost
  

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Gotham City Impostors is now Free to Play on Steam! Until September 7th at 10AM PDT all in game items are available at 20% off.

Gotham City has gone insane! Batman is up to his pointy ears in unwanted "helpers" determined to dish out their own bloodthirsty brand of vigilante justice in his name (and image). Meanwhile, a small army of self-appointed junior Jokerz has turned the streets of Gotham into a barmy battlefield of bullets, bodies, and bear traps.

The Basement Collection, a collection of 9 award winning indie games from the creator of Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, is now available on Steam!

The Basement Collection includes:

• Aether ( an exploration adventure game )
  
• Time Fcuk ( a dark puzzle game )
  
• Spewer ( a physics based platformer )
  
• Meat Boy ( the super meat boy prototype )
  
• Grey Matter ( an anti shooter )
  
• Coil (an experimental game )
  
• Triachnid (a physics based spider sim)
  

The collection also features 2 secret unlockable games and tons of unlockable comics, sketch books and even never before scene stock footage from Indie Game: The Movie.

Additionally, if you previously owned Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, or Gish on Steam, you'll receive 30% off for a limited time!

#steamgreenlight After one day of poking around Steam Greenlight, I feel like I have seen this all before. And then I realize: in a way, Steam's suddenly going all Kickstarter. It's a big new platform that the little guys—and not-so-little-guys—can use to get their project in front of millions. And it's a bit of a mess. More »

Torchlight II is coming to PCs on September 20, developer Runic Games announced. Runic president and Torchlight II designer Travis Baldree revealed the date on the game's official forum.

Torchlight II was originally intended to beat rival Diablo III to the punch by releasing last year, but after multiple delays it's now set to arrive in three weeks time. The action-RPG, which features the additions of online and local co-op, and four new character classes, is currently priced on Steam at $20. There remains no word beyond hope of a console release.

Italian horror Anna is coming to Steam September 21, available to download for PC and Mac. Developer Dreampainters originally released Anna on other portals in the summer, but German publisher Kalypso Media is now distributing the game onto Steam with a price tag of $10.

The point-and-click thriller is based on the myths of a northern Italian valley. The choices you make affect the protagonists' "mental health," leading to one of three different endings.

A free-to-play version of Gotham City Impostors apparently launched very quietly on Steam yesterday. Monolith Productions' multiplayer shooter, originally released for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC in February as a paid-for download, is now available to download onto PCs for free. What's curious is there seems to be zero official word from Monolith or publisher Warner Bros. Interactive on the matter. What's more, the game appeared as an unofficial listing on Steam's Open Steamworks database earlier this week.

There are downloadable content packs listed on impostors' Steam page too, although the price list looks oddly incomplete. It very much seems the game launched accidentally, but it's definitely there. We're downloading it right now, and people are playing it.

We've reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.

[Thanks, Ethan]

There are two versions of Garry’s Mod: the standard version that’s been in the same shape for a while now, and the beta. The beta, aka GMod 13, is a relatively recent arrival, built to allow Garry to overhaul the whole game without breaking the one everyone’s playing. It uncouples the development from the main fork, and that serves two purposes. Firstly, it gives Garry the opportunity to make big changes without constantly dealing with complaints that the game is broken, and secondly, it gives everyone a look at what’s being done to prepare for when the release arrives. The base game will be better, but other things will break.

I asked Garry to walk me through the most important future updates. (more…)

Snapshot is now available (surprisingly) on Steam. Retro Affect's 2D puzzle-platformer has been in development for several years and stars a robot named Pic, who can change the environment around him by taking pictures and placing them in the environment. The creative game is also coming to the PS Vita and PS3 later this year.

Snapshot is the second project from Retro Affect - the studio's first effort was Depict1, a freeware game that came out of Global Game Jam 2010. Kyle Pulver, one of the members of Retro Affect, also recently launched his solo project Offspring Fling, a fun-yet-evil game about throwing babies around.

I Am Alive is now available for Pre-Purchase on Steam! Act now and receive a copy of Bloody Good Time!

I Am Alive casts the player as a lone survivor in a believable, dark and insecure post-apocalyptic world as a man who struggles for survival in a desolate city and tries to reunite with his long lost wife and daughter.

War of the Immortals is now available on Steam and is Free to Play!

War of the Immortals boasts battles of epic scale and engrossing PvP with territory and resource control. The legions of Ragnarok have returned to Atlantis. In the aftermath of a great battle, with doom still hanging over the once sunken city, players must take up arms and fight, for within Atlantis lies the key to saving, or dominating, the entire world.

Snapshot is now available on Steam and is 10% off until September 6th at 10am Pacific time!

Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it photographs. Not only that, but it can also use its powers to paste the photos it took back into the environment!

Starvoid is now available on Steam! Purchase before September 6th at 10AM Pacific time and receive a free extra copy to send to a friend!

Starvoid is a multiplayer real time strategy game, wrapped in the easy-to-pick-up and easy-to-play structure of a first person shooter. Take the role of a mercenary commander in the outer rims of the galaxy, fighting for control over the rare spaceship fuel, Starvoid. Take control of an arsenal of combat droids, vehicles and ingenious abilities ranging from deployable machine gun turrets and minefields to repair nanoids and orbital rocket strikes.

Steam Greenlight, a community-based means of discussing and judging potential games for launch on Steam, is up and running with more than 30 games on the docket. Steam Greenlight, announced in July, is a hub for developers to post information about their games to collect fan feedback and get voted onto Steam's radar for future releases.

Greenlight currently hosts Mutant Mudds, The Intruder, Organ Trail, 8Bit MMO, Paper Monsters, DLC Quest, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land, But to Paint a Universe, EvilQuest and Cute Things Dying Violently, among other low- and high-profile indie titles.

"We've been working on this feature for the last few months with the input from a group of indie partners, and the response has been extremely positive," Valve's Anna Sweet says.

Discuss and rate the available games on Greenlight now.

Over 30 Titles Awaiting Community Feedback

August 30, 2012 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of Steam Greenlight, a new platform feature that enlists the communitys help in selecting some of the next games to be released on Steam.

Announced earlier this summer, Steam Greenlight allows developers and publishers to post information and media about their game in an effort to convince the Community that the game should be released on Steam. Greenlight piggybacks on Steam Workshops flexible system that organizes content and lets customers rate and leave feedback.

Weve been working on this feature for the last few months with the input from a group of indie partners, and the response has been extremely positive, said Valves Anna Sweet. With the additional help of beta testers, we are able to launch with a solid line-up of titles for the community to start viewing and rating. And, as weve done with all Steam features, we intend to continually grow and modify Greenlight as more and more developers and community members have a chance to get involved.

As well as serving as a clearing house for game submissions, Greenlight provides an incredible level of added exposure for new games and an opportunity to connect directly with potential customers and fans.

For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com/greenlight

Act now and save 50% on Endless Space during the Weekend Deal! Plus, it's Now Available for Mac! Buy it once, play it on both Mac & PC!

Guide one of eight civilizations as you strive for galactic dominion within hundreds of star systems. Play against up to seven opponents in quick match-ups or endless war. Generate an infinity of random galaxies where every start begins a new adventure and optimize each fleet for epic battles.

Steam Greenlight – the new system by which Valve will allow Steam users to vote for which indie games they want to see available on the service – has just gone live.

It’s launched with around 50 games available to choose from, including familiar names like Incredipede, The Intruder and Project Giana. There’s a bunch of info about each game, along with screenshots and videos, with the option to vote for those you’re interested in playing.

Act now and save 75% on The Darkness II during the Weekend Deal!

Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Players will be taken down the brutal and personal path of Jackie Estacado, head of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient and ruthless force of chaos and destruction known as The Darkness.

Today's Deal: Save 66% off the Vertex Dispenser!

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The Fire and Water Booster Pack, all new content for Orcs Must Die! 2, is now available on Steam!

Leap back into the action and battle fearsome new enemies with this booster pack for Orcs Must Die! 2. This pack adds in three new levels, three new traps, and two new Elemental enemies to the mix.

From now until September 5th at 10AM Pacific time, save 40% on Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 and 50% off on the Cthulhu Saves the World & Breath of Death VII Double Pack

Today's Deal: Save 75% off Homefront!

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Total War Battles: Shogun is Now Available on Steam for PC and Mac!

Lead your clan to battle through more than 10 hours of story-driven campaign. Total War Battles: Shogun delivers quick-fire, tactical combat balanced with strategic building and unit management. All set in a beautifully illustrated Medieval Japan.

Atmospheric pixel-art horror indie Home will be available on Steam starting this Friday, August 31, and will subsequently no longer be available directly from developer Benjamin Rivers, as was previously the case.

Home's $2.00 price tag will be bumped up to $2.99, but it will also now include a PDF manual similar to the real-life manual included with the Old-School Collector's Edition, with the possibility of this new digital version containing "something extra." Additionally, anyone who purchased the Old-School Collector's Edition will receive a free voucher for the Steam version of the game.

Players who purchased the non-Collector's Edition of Home can expect "updates and support for their purchase in parity with the Steam release (now and in the future)," according to Rivers.