Steam Updates and Releases 30 April 2011
Some good updates and new releases today including the new Yar’s Revenge, Universe Sandbox, Capsized and Mount and Blade with Fire and Sword! Also, a Portal 2 update.
Portal 2 Update Released
Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT
Updates to Portal 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Portal 2
- Fixed: Occasional crash after Alt-Tab/minimizing or running in a window on certain graphics hardware.
- Fixed: Crashes and/or graphical glitches after changing video settings without exiting game
- Fixed: Player stuck at the beginning of Chapter 6
- Fixed: Crash attempting to use other weapons (e.g. mods) with Portal 2
- Fixed: Mouse cursor doesn’t highlight UI elements in game on Mac OSX
- Fixed: Numerous localization bugs and improvements (also added Czech and Turkish localized text)
- Fixed: Overflow bug in keyvalues
- Fixed: Voice functionality regression (voice again enabled by default)
- Fixed: Joystick now defaults to off in order to avoid issues with non-joystick hardware that registers itself as a joystick
- Fixed: French sentences are not wrapping correctly in subtitles and commentary
- Improved: Handling of Mac OSX crashes
- Improved: Updates and bug fixes to Robot Enrichment
- Improved: Reliability on unsupported Intel Mobile Series 4 Express chipsets
- Removed: Unsupported console commands (“retry”, “switch_teams”) that caused problems if used
Now Available - Universe Sandbox
Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT
Universe Sandbox, the ultimate space simulator, is now available on Steam and is 10% off until May 6th at 10AM Pacific Time.
Create and destroy on a scale you’ve never imagined! Spawn a massive moon to tear apart Saturn’s rings or launch a rogue star to rip the planets from their orbits around our sun!
New Release - Capsized
Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT
Capsized is now available on Steam and is 10% off through May 5th!
Your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. Using your jetpack, and tools such as the Gravity Hook, navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Weeklong Sale - Sol Survivor 50% Off
Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:04 AM PDT
Sol Survivor is now available for 50% off until May 6th at 10AM Pacific Time!
Jump in to intense turret defense action! Build turrets to defend your colony and the innocent colonists within. Smash enemies with volleys of actively-controlled orbital support.
Additionally, grab the Four pack at 50% off and get some friends in on the action!
Sol Survivor Update Released
Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:06 PM PDT
Updates to Sol Survivor have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Sol Survivor
- Added campaign levels to Survival Co-op.
- Fixed multiplayer survival times not being recorded or displayed.
- Fixed rare crash when selecting a turret that cannot be upgraded.
- Fixed custom officer victories not counting towards achievement progress.
Now Available - Mount & Blade With Fire & Sword
Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:11 PM PDT
Mount & Blade With Fire & Sword is now available for pre-purchase on Steam! Buy it now and get 10% off the purchase price in addition to two in game TF2 hats.
Never played Mount & Blade? The Mount & Blade Complete Pack is on sale for 60% off during our Weekend Deal!
New Release - Yar’s Revenge
Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT
Yar’s Revenge is now available on Steam!
Take flight as you explore exotic alien worlds and seek to avenge your fallen race. But remember to take care in the choices you make – as the fate of your species and home world hangs in the balance.
