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Updates to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

For more information, go to http://www.counter-strike.net

Per Community Feedback:
- Reduced recoil on all weapons
- Raised default sv_friction to 7 (Thanks, RegnaM)

- Changed quickmatch to de_inferno

Today's Deal: Save 75% off Wolfenstein!

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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 a client crash related to dynamic model loading
  
• Fixed dedicated server not receiving restart requests when updates are released
  

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed playing incorrect sounds for The Overdose
  
• Fixed a broken Engineer animation for The Pomson 6000
  
• Fixed Steam inventory/trading not showing the correct item level for some items
  
• Fixed Steam inventory/trading sort order not matching the in-game backpack
  
• Fixed the new styles for The Brown Bomber not using team colors
  
• Fixed some clipping issues with the Warrior's Spirit
  
• Updated pl_hoodoo_final
  • Removed door frame collision to resolve bots getting stuck in the cave during stage 2

Brawl Busters is Now Free to Play on Steam!

Brawl Busters is an online action combat that features innovative gameplay and a signature offbeat style like no other. Players can duke it out online using one of five incredibly unique classes: Boxer, Firefighter, Rocker, Slugger, and Blitzer. With a variety of single-player, multi-player, and co-op modes available, Brawl Busters has something for everyone!

Jump in before February 23rd and you'll also receive the Aviator Sunglasses for Free!

Starpoint Gemini is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until Thursday February 23rd 10AM PST.

Starpoint Gemini is an RPG tactical simulator focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels. In SPG ship captains and their skills make the greatest difference in large-scale battles. The games is set in a science-fiction universe where various thriving technological directions exist side by side.

Alliance of Valiant Arms, the popular Free-to-Play game on Steam, is having a special Weekend Deal to commemorate their latest update which includes Steam achievements!

Now through Monday at 10AM Pacific Time, all in-game purchases will net you double the G Coins in A.V.A.! Additionally, a new A.V.A. themed item, the "Black Rose", has been added into Team Fortress 2. Complete the AVA achievement, "1st One Down", to unlock the TF2 item later on today and you'll also receive the TF2-inspired "Holy Mackerel" for your A.V.A. character!

Click Here to download and start playing. Must have Steam installed.

Did you know the weekend technically starts now? According to Steam it does, anyway. Don't even bother showing up to work tomorrow.

Steam users will have access to Modern Warfare 3's full multiplayer suite of modes starting right now. All you have to do is install the game and you can play as much multiplayer as you want until Monday -- unless you want to buy the game, of course.

INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS :
- Displaying Steam HD avatar instead of low definition one.
- Max number of words allowed in a single chat sentence extended.
- Ingame chat display modified.

FIXES:
- Fixing game crashes occurring with DX11 mode.
- Fixing a bug where some users would get disconnected from server shortly after loging in

GAMEPLAY :
- Stress damages inflicted by the anti-aircraft autocannons are decrease, as well as their range of fire against ground targets.
- Number of max units per deck limited to 25.
- Name of the Mi-24P & Mi-24VPs autocannon changed to GSh-30K (stats were correct, only the name wasnt)
- HE damages of ZSU-57-2 decrease from 2 to 1.
- Availability of ZSU-57-2 decrease from 20 à 16.
- HE damages of Motostrelci decrease from 2 to 1.
- Number of soldiers per squad of Motostrelci decrease from 10 to 5.
- Availability of AML 60 decrease from 20 to 16.
- Availability of AML 90 decrease from 16 to 12.
- Accuracy of ASU-85 decrease from 6 to 4.
- Price of ASU-85 increase of 5$.
- Accuracy of the SAS Blowpipe missile increase from 4 to 6.
- Accuracy of the Bastion (T-55AMV-1, T-62M & BMP-3) ATGM decrease from 10 to 6.
- Price of BMP-3 decrease of 5$.
- Speed of Marder 1A2 increase from 70 km/h to 75 km/h.
- Accuracy of Marder 1A2 increase from 3 to 4.
- Accuracy of Marder 1A3 increase from 3 to 4.
- Speed of TPz Fuchs increase from 80 km/h to 105 km/h.
- Accuracy of MT-LB Strela-10 increase from 2 to 4.
- Price of M201 MILAN decrease of 5$.
- Price of M901 ITW decrease of 5$.
- Price of Jaguar 2 increase of 5$.
- MG-3 ammos of Jaguar 2 decrease from 3.200 to 2.000 rounds.
- Price of MT-LB Shturm increase of 5$.
- Price of TOS-1 Buratino increase of 15$.
- Availability of Strop 1 decrease from 20 to 16.
- Availability of Strop 2 decrease from 16 to 8.

Kick off the weekend by playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time.

Additionally, pickup Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this weekend only at 33% off the regular price! Sale ends Monday, February 20th at 10AM Pacific Time.

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

Lonely Island Cruise, a new DLC for Magicka, is now available on Steam!

This new map for the Player vs Player game mode puts you aboard a pirate ship while the onboard swimming pool offers a new environmental hazard.

Additionally, Magicka is today's Daily Deal on Steam! Save 75% off on the base game, 4-pack, and the Magicka Collection!

Last year Indie Fund voted to support Dear Esther, a rebuild of the popular Half-Life 2 mod, and it gave developer thechineseroom $55,000 in one lump sum. Indie Fund had its reservations: In an email to thechineseroom's Dan Pinchbeck before handing over the money, Indie Fund said the Steam audience may not understand Dear Esther and it proposed a release on PSN instead. This didn't happen, and thankfully so.

Dear Esther recouped Indie Fund's $55,000 investment yesterday in just 5 hours and 30 minutes, selling 16,000 copies and becoming the top-selling title on Steam for the entire day. This means all the sales now are going directly to thechineseroom, whether to fund another game, add to this one or take a team-building sky-diving trip, we'll have to wait and see.

Today's Deal: Save 50% off Bunch of Heroes!

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How does one celebrate a milestone nowadays? It's been a while since we've had time to celebrate anything, constantly minding our posts in the trenches of hard-nosed games journalism and all. Do you eat a nice meal? Partake in a round of putt-putt?

For Tripwire Interactive, the only way to celebrate is by slashing prices. The studio's co-op survival horror game, Killing Floor, is on sale for $2.99 as a result of recently selling its one millionth copy. Over the last few years, Killing Floor players have racked up 45 million hours of playtime and killed over 500 million enemies. Man, that floor must be getting stickier than a neglected cinema aisle.

You have until Thursday to take advantage of the sale.

Moving away from de rigueur violence, we're excited to hear about the re-release of Dear Esther, a moody game and former mod that is -- last we checked -- in no way about explosions and wars.

Dear Esther is available for $9.99 right now on Steam. It's an adventure game for the Windows PC where, as a lost man, you explore a massive and beautiful island. Go ahead and thank Valve's Source engine, which powered Portal 2, for the "beautiful" part.

Updates to PixelJunk Eden have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- This patch should fix crashes some people are seeing at startup, specifically problems with active triple buffering on ATI drivers and errors relating to Data Execution Prevention.

Updates to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Game Design Issues:
- Changed QUICKMATCH default to competitive de_dust2.
- Added new maps to local match options: de_inferno, de_train, and de_nuke.
- Added new weapons: Nova shotgun, Bizon and MP7 SMGs.
- Created a CT-specific version of the Molotov: the incendiary grenade.
- Reworked starting cash and bonuses in Casual mode.
- Made kill cash awards weapon-specific: AWP pays out $50/kill ($25 in Casual Mode). CQB weapons pay out $900 ($450). The rest pay out the usual $300 ($150).
- Limited total number of grenades that can be carried at one time to three, each of a different type.
- Adjusted stamina penalties for jumping. It should be easier now to jump up to multiple objects in a row without getting exhausted.
- Changed weapon recoil cycle to be controlled by a recoil index which is incremented on each shot.
- Reduced movement penalty greatly when players are hit by friendly fire in casual mode.
- Implemented skill-based matchmaking system.

Map Issues:
- Reduced dust particle effects on de_dust and de_dust2. Initial dust fades out after about 20 seconds.
- Updated the nav mesh on de_Dust to improve bot pathing.
- Corrected the problem with the bomb being plantable below the ledge on bombsite B in de_dust.
- Fixed multiple issues with players being able to get to positions that should be inaccessable or non-visible in de_dust and de_dust2.
- Fixed problem with black lines appearing around helicopter in de_dust when helicopter is shot.
- Fixed several aesthetic issues and reported exploits on de_dust2.

Stat/Achievement Issues:
- Fixed a problem with the fun facts that could cause a claim of more than 100% accuracy for players.
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to earn the 'Lost and F0wned' medal while controlling a bot.
- Added FCVAR_CHEAT flag to the bot_kill command so it can't be used to earn medals
- Updated some medal icons and descriptions to reflect criteria for getting them better.
- Made players who controlled bots during a round ineligible for fun facts.

UI Issues:
- Fixed classic crosshair not showing up in first-person spectator mode.
- Fixed a bug that could cause chat spam when a player changes his/her name.
- Redesigned and repositioned the win panel to allow greater visibility of the game.
- Hid voice status and weapon panel when HUD is hidden.
- Added option in game settings that, when active, closes the buy menu upon purchase of an item.
- Redesigned the buy menu.
- Moved player team ID from crosshair to player.
- Expanded the chat window, making it easier to keep track of chat history.
- Changed the UI font for greater legibility.
- Made the chat lines behave like a Windows edit control.
- Added a scoreboard icon that indicates when a player is in the process of switching teams.
- Made music respond to volume slider.
- Made chat box disappear after ENTER is pressed.
- Fixed the 'pop' visible when the main menu appears when playing in 4:3 or 16:10 aspect ratios.
- Added COUCH and DESKTOP play distance options that control hud_scaling and viewmodel_fov convars.
- Fixed problem with not being able to switch from windowed to full screen mode.
- Removed crosshair spreading behavior when wielding the knife, grenades, or bomb.
- Made scoreboard title display correctly above scoreboard in standard def.
- Redesigned front-end screens, layouts, and scoreboard to reflect new look for CS:GO.
- Improved the messaging for when money is awarded or subtracted. HUD now shows additions and subtractions more clearly, and money events are also reported in chat.
- Fixed menus to render correctly in resolutions greater than 1920x1200.
- Fixed a bug in which the scoreboard could occasionally disappear.
- Added player avatars to the choose team screen.
- Fixed problem with UI tint resetting after the choose team screen was opened via the pause menu during a game.
- Fixed EDIT and CLEAR buttons on the settings screen sometimes not appearing correctly.
- Fixed bug in settings with the acceleration amount slider not resetting correctly when defaults are restored.
- Fixed incorrect audio feedback when mousing over empty rows in the settings screens.
- Fixed bug that could occur when binding keys in the settings screens, making it impossible to navigate away from the currently active field.
- Made the EDIT MIC option in the settings snap to the correct area of the controls screen.
- Fixed a case in which throwing a grenade or dropping a weapon and picking up another failed to display the new weapon on the inventory section of the HUD.
- Disabled left and right toggles on spectator UI when there's no one left to spectate.
- Added a separate icon for the CT-specific knife in the weapon select and death notification text.
- Fixed a bug in which remote players controlling a bot were showing up alive again on the mini-scoreboard instead of showing the bot as alive.
- Restricted team chat to team members only.
- Fixed some problems with the REBUY command that could result in purchasing items other than what you had purchased in the previous round.

Other issues:
- Fixed problem with two different pieces of music playing at the same time over the choose team screen after completion of a match.
- Added three new mixgroups to handle different weapon sound types.
- Restricted the round end warning music cue to playing only when a bomb has not yet been planted. If it's currently playing, it will stop once the bomb has been planted.
- Added new music cues for domination and revenge.
- Fixed series of bugs in which the wrong weapon was seen during a reload or weapon switch, resulting in odd-looking weapon poses.
- Fixed problem with camera stopping inside of players' heads during freeze cam.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the spectator camera to be placed halfway through the floor occasionally.
- Fixed excessive console spew.
- Fixed a crash that could happen when selecting a team without Steam running.
- Fixed hang on black screen when players attempt to connect to servers that forbid connection.
- Fixed crash that could happen while changing the video settings.
- Fixed blurry shadows on players who are walking or running.
- Fixed blood so it doesn't show brightly through the fog.
- Fixed the visors showing through smoke.
- Reduced issues with smoke grenade and fire volumes being visible through thin floors.
- Fixed some of the problems with weapons penetrating character geometry in third person.
- Addressed an issue which caused bots to shoot over players' heads often. The bots will likely feel more difficult now.
- Fixed aliasing artifacts caused by not using centroid sampling when MSAA is enabled. Some players may need to update their video card drivers in order to see the change.
- Fixed a bug that caused a player to show as alive briefly after being killed while controlling a bot.

Activision will be hosting a Free Weekend for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3! Pre-load the game now and be ready to play when the free weekend starts on Thursday, February 16th at 10am Pacific Time.

Click here to start pre-loading, or visit www.steamgames.com/about to install Steam.

The Free Weekend of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will let you play the entire multiplayer portion of the base game.

Free for a limited time! Dungeon Defenders: Etherian Festival of Love is Now Available on Steam!

Celebrate Valentines Day in Etheria with the Etherian Festival of Love holiday event!

Grab your date and team up to play the Sky O Love Challenge Mission! Become matchmaker by pairing Boy mobs with their same-species, significant, Girl mob others! But watch out… Mega Cupid isnt too happy about you doing his work for him.

Rusty Hearts, the popular Free-to-Play game on Steam, is having a special Midweek Madness promotion to commemorate the launch of the Requiem update!

To celebrate Requiem, a Weapon Booster Kit will be given out to all users who play during the Midweek Madness period*. Additionally, all Zen purchases before Thursday at 4PM Pacific time, will receive a 15% bonus!

Weapon Booster Kit includes
- 1x +5 Weapon Enchant Kit Automatically enchants any weapon to +5
- 10x Wiseman's Stones Stones used to upgrade weapons.
- 10x Augment Stones - Stones used to augment the special abilities of weapons.

*Weapon Booster Kit will be added to your Rusty Hearts account on Friday morning

In celebration of passing several milestones like selling 1 million copies, having over 45 million hours of playtime and destroying over 500 million Zeds , save 85% on Killing Floor during this week's Midweek Madness!

Today's Deal: Save 50% off Dinner Date!

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With the new Saints Row: The Third Money Shot Pack DLC, you can transform yourself into one of Ultors elite femme fatales. Don your high-heeled tactical catsuit and take to the skies on a custom Ultor jet bike. Then take out your target with your fully automatic sniper rifle.

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the Steam menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:

- Fixed double clicking on items in a web page not registering properly
- Fixed crash when launching TF2 on Mac OS X
- Fixed crash on library page when viewing community images
- Fixed being unable to install free store hosted 3rd party mods for some games
- Fixed crash on shutdown for Mac OS X
- Fixed sending multiplayer invites for lobby based games through the Steam client UI
- Fixed bad localization of some web loading errors

Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are now available on Mac! Celebrate the arrival on Mac by taking 25% off these titles through February 20th.

Offer ends at 10am Pacific Time.

Today's Deal: Save 75% off A Game of Thrones - Genesis!

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Sunday's Steam Daily Deal makes perfect sense to us -- at the end of the weekend, we often find ourselves wishing for the power to control time, to perhaps make the day a little longer, or start it all over again, or to reverse it to that one wonderful spring afternoon in 1995. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is therefore the ideal game to get lost in right now, especially since it's 66 percent off (just $1.69) on Steam for the rest of the day, however long you decide that is.

Update 3:06 p.m. EST] An 80-minute outage of Valve's principal web presences, valvesoftware.com and steampowered.com, appears to be over. The Steam client's community and multiplayer features still seem to be knocked out. We'll update as warranted. We've asked Valve for a comment on what happened. More »

Today's Deal: Save 66% off The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom!

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Today's Deal: Save 66% off Call of Juarez: The Cartel!

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Beat Hazard Ultra, the procedurally generated twin-stick shooter by 1-man indie powerhouse Cold Beam Games, is now available as a Universal App for iOS devices. As with the PSN, XBLA and Steam versions, Beat Hazard Ultra uses music stored on your device to generate its levels. The game can also use streaming radio apps as its musical muse, a feature which is unique to this version.

Beat Hazard Ultra supports Game Center leader boards and achievements, although the PSN version's online multiplayer fails to make the jump to iOS. Between Survival, Boss Rush and Chill Out modes, though, it certainly sounds like you'll get your dollar's worth out of the title, which happens to be the app's limited introductory price.