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EvilQuest is Now Available on Steam!

Why save the world when you can conquer it? In EvilQuest, take on the role of Galvis — a dark knight obsessed with ultimate power. Set out on a quest of revenge,destruction and conquest in this exciting retro Action RPG title. Along the way youll unlock ancient mysteries, discover legendary weapons, relics and magic…and of course kill thousands of those foolish enough to stand in your way!

The Ubisoft Publisher Weekend starts today with great deals on Ubisoft titles! From now through Monday* pick up hundreds of titles up to 75% off!

Today's Daily Deal features the Might & Magic Franchise up to 75% off!

As a bonus to start the sale, fans can also find discounts on Anno 2070, Rocksmith 2014 and Trials Evolution: Gold Edition!

*All discounts end Monday, February 24th at 10AM Pacific Time.

Save 40% on Arma 3 as part of this week's Weekend Deal*!

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, the PCs premier military game series is back. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

If for some reason you were wanting to play Hexcells, because it’s the best new puzzle game this decade, but you couldn’t bring yourself to do it without its being on Steam, all is now resolved. Matthew Brown’s sublime puzzlers are on the big grey store for £2 each, or the pair for £3.50.

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Today's Deal: Save 75% on Worms Clan Wars!*


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!

*Offer ends Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time

Play Call of Duty: Ghosts for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup Call of Duty: Ghosts at 50% off the regular price!*

If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Call of Duty: Ghosts. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.

Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty franchise features a new dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to survive.

Fueling this all new Call of Duty experience, the franchise's new next-gen engine delivers stunning levels of immersion and performance, all while maintaining the speed and fluidity of 60 frames-per-second across all platforms.

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

Plague Inc: Evolved is Now Available on Steam Early Access!

Can you infect the world?

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead is Now Available on Steam and is 50% off*!

Following the success of the RPG-Parody Grotesque Tactics franchise, comes a spin-off nestled in the heart of a tropical zombie bevvy of beauties against the greatest hero of them all, conveniently titled: Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead

As the story goes...
...after the last great battle, our hero Holy Avatar decides to grab a little R&R with his Guild of Maidens on a Caribbean island he recently purchased and renamed Holy Island.
Upon arrival on the beach, he makes a gruesome discovery; numerous dead maidens, horribly mutilated, are scattered all over the island and whats worse, theyre not staying dead! Holy Avatar must put down his mai tai and investigate this strange and unsettling turn of events. New adventures, new hazards and, did we mention the zombies… await our hero and his companions inside the dense woods and caves of this once idyllic island.

*Offer ends February 27th at 10AM Pacific

MorphVOX - Voice Expansion Pack, all new content for MorphVOX Pro - Voice Changer is Now Available on Steam!

This pack includes 5 of the most popular voice packs, which total 36 more voices, in one convenient DLC!

Last year we reported on Super Chibi Knight, an adorable-looking adventure in the Zelda 2 mold that's being developed by Abobo's Big Adventure creator Nick Pasto and his 8-year-old daughter Bella. Nick's on task for the programming nitty-gritty, while Bella provides the voice of the Chibi hero, sketches for character and weapon designs, and she's a valuable playtester - not least because she names the excellent Spelunky, Super Meat Boy, and Castle Crashers in her list of gaming favorites.

Some eight months on, Super Chibi Knight is halfway along in development, and while it's stayed stuck on Steam Greenlight since then, Pasto (senior) tweeted this morning that it's currently ranked #2 in the queue. Everything's looking good for a summer 2014 release for this father-and-daughter game, except for the last bit of funding to get it past the finish line. So, Pasto's turned to Kickstarter with the relatively modest goal of $6,000 to get Super Chibi Knight funded.

The fundraising campaign's already notched a third of that goal at the time of writing, with a healthy 32 days left on the clock. Also, if you want to pledge just a single dollar, Pasto says that if he ever has the pleasure of meeting you in person, you're guaranteed a high five there and then. More guaranteed high fives in the world can only be a good thing. [Image: Nick Pasto]

The infernal Greenlight machine rolls on, devastating the environment and breaking hearts without missing a beat. It doesn’t care what gets in its way. It knows only one pursuit: middling-to-popular indie games. Its main fuel source? People. Well, their votes, anyway. And also some arcane fusion of press reviews, crowdfunding successes, sales on other platforms, angel dust, kitten tears, and a signed copy of The Who’s greatest hits album. But hey, I can’t fault the system’s invisible, probably mutant hand for selecting the likes of Galactic Princess, Ultimate General: Gettysburg, Hover: Revolt of Gamer, and Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries. The full 50-strong batch is below.

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The Titanfall hype has reached the Team Fortress community too, causing YouTuber The Winglet to create this top notch giant mech animation using Souce Filmmaker.Read more...

Developers Treasure are masters of the shoot ‘em up though and Ikaruga is among their greatest works. That would be reason enough to recommend it – a superb entry in a genre under-represented on PC – but there’s more than mastery at work here. Applying the sort of twist that could snap a neck, Radiant Silvergun had already shown Treasure’s willingness to reinvent and subvert the traditional shoot ‘em up without cracking the mould completely. Even though a decade has passed since its original release, Ikaruga may still be the ultimate expression of the developer’s refined risk and reward mechanics. Here’s wot I think.

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Humanity Asset is Now Available on Steam and is 25% off*!

Humanity Asset is a Metroid-style 3D platformer that pays homage to the traditional retro classic shoot em up genre.

Aliens have invaded Earth to strip the planet of its resources, to save their own dying planet. As in all classic shoot 'em ups, only you can save the day - now theres a surprise!
With 16 levels, over 400 stages and a multitude of awesome weapons, you must hack, slash and shoot your way to survival and victory.

*Offer ends February 27th at 10AM Pacific

Antisquad is Now Available on Steam Early Access!

Widely known in small circles as AntiSquad, they are a military tactical response unit. These hardened military professionals, tired of bureaucracy, politics and serving the armed forces, have established a private paramilitary formation located in south United States. Being true military professionals, they periodically execute contracts for jobs that may not be considered clean.

The Team consists of many complex individuals with their own back story, but they do not shun mercenary applicants. Members of the team are idealists; they dwell on moral issues, as well as question blind nationalism, etc. AntiSquad strongly differ from military units. They truly are a bunch of contradictions put together - heartfelt cynics, gregarious egoists, aggressive pacifists, and phlegmatic rebels all under one banner.

Free to Play, Valve's feature-length documentary following three top players competing for $1 million in the first Dota 2 championships, premieres online on March 19, directly on Steam. It's categorized as a "free to play" item, but a Free to Play Competitor's Pack for Dota 2 launches on the same day, and 25 percent of the proceeds from that bundle benefit the contributors and players in the film.

Free to Play follows Dota 2 players Dendi, HYHY and Fear as they prepare for and compete in the first installment of The International championships held in 2011. If you don't want to know who won, do not click this link. Valve announced the documentary in August 2012.

For those in San Francisco, Valve is holding a public screening of Free To Play at The Castro Theatre on March 18 at 8PM PT, followed by a Q&A with the creators and "special guests." Tickets run $25 apiece and are available here. [Image: Valve]

Dejobaan Games' bullet-hell first-person shooter Drunken Robot Pornography has officially launched on Steam. As promised, the game is available at a reduced $12 until next week, February 28, at which point it'll revert to its full $15 price.

Drunken Robot Pornography is a jetpack-fueled shooter where players take on massive, 30 foot-tall robots hell-bent on destroying the city of Boston. Drunken Robot Pornography is also a phrase you probably shouldn't Google at work. Like, ever.

Indie developer Dejobaan Games calls Massachusetts home and has produced a slew of oddly-named games such as AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!, a game about base jumping off buildings in Boston, and Drop that Beat like an Ugly Baby, a game that turns your MP3 files into explorable cityscapes. Aside from Drunken Robot Pornography, the studio is currently collaborating with Girls Like Robots developer Ziba Scott on Elegy for a Dead World - a game where players must explore the ruins of alien civilizations and share their histories with others through Steam Workshop. [Image: Dejobaan Games]

Descent 2 is Now Available on Steam!
You're going down... again.

If you thought Descent™ went to the edge of 360° 3D power-blasting sensory insanity, then prepare yourself. You're about to plunge over the edge, and into the depths of Descent II™.

Suddenly warped into the outer reaches of the Zeta Aquilae System, your new mission sends you into the black depths of treacherous alien mines. You blast through enemy robots with powerful new tools, leaving their flaming hulks in your exhaust. Your ultimate goal: to exterminate the alien robot stronghold from the enemy Alien Base and claim total control -- it's 30 new levels of outrageous destruction.

But this time, you're not alone.

Joining you on your deadly new assignment is your loyal Guide-bot. This faithful companion rushes with you through the twists and turns of the menacing darkness, often scouting ahead to hunt down the orbs, powerups and tools you desperately need to complete your job. But beware -- raging enemies are still determined to destroy you, including the menacing Thief-bot who's set on stealing your weapons of destruction and precious powerups. Get ready -- Descent II™ is about to take you on a whole new synapse-smashing ride.

99 Levels To Hell is Now Available on Steam!

99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. It's is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.

Hidden in the darkness of the dungeons are shops, casinos and elevators. And if you search the dungeons carefully, you might find secret rooms that unlock more of the story, and free new adventurers, you can play as in your next game.

The Soundtrack is also available.

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!

Today, seven brand-new tables are released, each featuring world-famous soccer teams:

• AC Milan
• Real Madrid CF
• AS Roma
• Liverpool FC
• Juventus
• Arsenal FC
• FC Barcelona

Plus the Zen Studios FC Table!

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Darkout!*


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*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

Experience the first International through the eyes of players who lived it. Free to Play is a documentary detailing the efforts of three Dota 2 players as they battle to win the first million dollar grand prize in the history of competitive video games. Head over to the Free to Play website to watch the trailer and learn more about the film.

After the film is released, youll be able to show your support for the featured players by purchasing the Free to Play Competitor Pack, which will be available through the Dota 2 store and Steam. Buy the Competitor Pack and youll receive several in-game rewards including pro player item sets for Pudge, Doom, and Sven. Youll also obtain a Free to Play courier, a special ward, and a custom HUD skin. Plus a portion of each purchase will go toward the players featured in the film.

Free to Play releases on March 19.

Drunken Robot Pornography is Now Available on Steam and is 20% off to celebrate!

30-story tall giant robots. Jetpacks. Guns. It all started so innocently. You're Reuben Matsumoto, you used to own a bar.Your robot bartender, Tim, used to make the best drinks at your nightclub. But you gave him sentience so that he could better empathize with the customers. Struck by the world's problems, he went crazy, burned your club to the ground, and fled with your twelve exotic robot dancers.

Weeks later, giant robots started attacking the City of Boston -- not a coincidence! Drunken Robot Pornography (DRP) is a bullet-hell first-person shooter for Windows. Battle giant robots -- called Titans -- as they try to slice you apart with their lasers. Pick off their missile launchers, fry away their carbon fiber armor, and tear off their claws, leaving them writhing.

STRIDER™ is Now Available on Steam!
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!

The ultimate ninja returns Strider Hiryu, the original assassin that inspired many third person action titles returns in a completely new game for a new generation of gamers as he takes on the Grand Master Meio.

Lightning fast combat Use an arsenal of moves and weapons against your enemies whilst slicing your way through a massive interconnected game world.

Plasma Cyphers From scorching enemies to freezing them in their tracks or deflecting a host of bullets, the indestructible plasma charged cypher offers a range of action tactics for players to use against their foes.

Seamless Traversal Jump, climb and run through the expansive game world with the speed and agility of a ninja whilst climbing surfaces to gain that extra height and engaging the enemy from virtually any direction.

Varied enemy design From cybernetic soldiers to immense bio-mechanical creatures the enemy types in Strider guarantee engaging and unique combat challenges.

Spaceforce Homeworld is Now Available on Steam and is 20% off to celebrate!

Spaceforce HOMEWORLD is a game in which the player combats a large number of alien forces, by shooting at them while dodging their fire. Both on land and in space it is a classic struggle filled with droves of aliens and weapon power-ups.

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded. The specific changes are listed below.

General

• Fixed "App already running" error when re-launching app in some cases
  
• Fixed some cases where the Uninstall progress dialog could stick around forever
  
• Added more UI feedback to the login dialog if Steam needs to download account data
  
• Added a Show Password option in Big Picture mode to simplify password entry when using a controller
  
• Added IP tracking to game server favorites. Favorites will automatically update to new server IP addresses if the game server is using a persistent account
  
• Disabled Family Sharing in Offline mode
  

Windows

• Fixed bug forcing Japanese text input to hiragana mode on focus change
  
• Fixed repeated crashing in GameOverlayUI.exe when running as Administrator
  

Linux / SteamOS

• Added an auto-detect step for audio outputs when booting SteamOS for the first time. You can change the selected output device using the Audio option under settings
  
• Added under/overscan and brightness settings to the initial SteamOS startup UI
  
• Added support for selecting your sound input device on SteamOS (for voice chats)
  
• Fixed device volume not being reset to 100% when changing audio device outputs
  
• Improved the error messages when Steam is unable to adjust system Audio settings from within Big Picture mode
  
• Updated the Steam Runtime libraries
  

Mac OS X

• Fixed launch issues for certain games using non-standard memory allocation routines
  

Hexcells and Hexcells Plus are Now Available on Steam!

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux. Hexcells Plus, a standalone expansion to Hexcells, contains 36 new and more challenging puzzles.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Not even in Europa Universalis IV. Among the weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and a completely glitched cavalry. A popular mod for the game, called "MEIOU & Taxes" causes this, so use it carefully.Read more...

Long-revered shoot-em-up Ikaruga is available now on Windows PC for the first time, after Treasure brought it to Steam this week. The newly tweaked PC version is based on the 2008 Xbox Live Arcade port, so Xbox 360 controller support and screen rotating between vertical and horizontal play are included. The fee for entry to Treasure's bullet hell is $10 in North America, and £7/9 euros across the ocean.

The arcade classic, which debuted back in 2001, is centered around its polarity-shifting mechanic. Players use light and dark weapons to take down ships of the opposite color, but they can also absorb same-colored bullets to power homing lasers. Ikaruga is also famed for its difficulty, and as if to drive that home, the Steam version features a new Double Play mode that tasks you with beating the two-player game with just one controller.

Good luck with that. [Image: Treasure]

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