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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 |
Crash Course Campaign Due in September
August 4, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the next major downloadable content (DLC) update for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead (L4D), the #1 new game title on Xbox 360 and PC in 2008
Entitled "Crash Course," the latest DLC delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay to both platforms. Targeted for release in September, "Crash Course" bridges the gap between the end of the "No Mercy" campaign and the beginning of "Death Toll" in the original game, expanding the game universe with new locations, new dialogue from the original cast, and an explosive finale
While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, the primary goal of "Crash" is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game's existing Versus campaigns. A recharge timer for infected teammates has also been added, and item spawn behavior has changed for more balanced gameplay.
"Since the release of Left 4 Dead last November, the design team has been excited about creating new experiences for this world and allowing players to do the same, by releasing much of our internal toolset, like the Survival Pack and Authoring Tools," said Gabe Newell. "We're working with the fans toward the ongoing entertainment value of the product."
Left 4 Dead is an action horror game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games. Released in November of 2008, L4D has earned over 50 industry awards from outlets around the world and sold almost 3 million copies worldwide.
Left 4 Dead: Crash Course is targeted for release in September and will be available free of charge on the PC and for 560 Gamer points on Xbox Live.
For more information, please visit www.l4d.com
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 |
Beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific time Thursday August 6th, we will be performing software maintenance on some Steam servers. We expect the resulting downtime to last three hours at most, putting the end of the window at 9:00 pm Pacific time.
Some Steam services will be offline during this time. Affected services will include the Steam Community, in-game matchmaking or lobbies, downloading games from Steam content servers, and making purchases from the Steam store. Games that do not rely on Steam matchmaking services should remain playable.
News updates and any further information will be posted in this space.
We will work to make this downtime as short as possible. Thank you for your patience!
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
New Steam partner 3000A.D. is making two of its newest games available for pre-purchase today. All Aspect Warfare and Angle of Attack. Play the demos today for free!
Save 10% on each or 20% if you get both in the All Aspect War Pack before August 10th.
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
For one week only, save 50% off Trackmania United Forever.
Drive at mind-blowing speed on over 250 spectacular tracks. Soaring jumps, loops, hairpin bends, turbo boosts, track-breakers, rails and ramps... every track delivers a new and intense experience, offering sensational gaming across single and multiplayer modes.
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
The official Order of War Demo is now available on Steam.
This real-time strategy game from Square Enix, Inc. is slated to release this September. Until then, be sure to check out the single-player demo, where you'll experience WWII warfare on an epic, cinematic stage that truly captures the intensity and scale of the battlefield.
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Friday, 31 July 2009 |
Play the Naval Strategy game East India Company today on Steam. Also available today - the Downloadable Content Pirate Bay.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II 50% off this weekend, including new free "There Is Only War" DLC. Plus: 50% Off all Company of Heroes and Dawn of War games.
Now thru this weekend, save 50% off all games from Relic, including the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II plus all the games in the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War franchises. Those who Dawn of War II also receive the "There is Only War" DLC which includes 8 new multiplayer maps, a new map editor, new Observer and Referee features, and much, much more.
Click here to see the full list of games that are on sale.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
Pre-purchase Hearts of Iron III - the latest in what is billed as the biggest, most detailed and complete strategic game series on World War 2 ever made - and get a free copy of Hearts of Iron II that you can play right away.
HOI3 releases on Steam August 7th.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
The BNSF Officially Licensed ES44AC & SD40-2 RailWorks Add-on is now available for purchase on Steam to customers who purchased the retail version of the base game. The BNSF DLC is already included with the Steam version of RailWorks.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
Pre-purchase either the Aion Standard Edition or, exclusive to Steam, the Aion Collector's Edition and play in this weekend's closed beta event.
Closed Beta Event #5
Starting time: July 31 (12:00 PM PST, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST)
Ending time: August 3 (12:00 PM PST, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST)
Focus: Elyos and Asmodian levels 1-30
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