Steam Updates and Releases 27 May 2011
Some big updates this time round including Brink, Call of Duty: Black Ops and some new releases including Winter Voice Ep. 4 and of course the daily and weekly deals.
Posted: 27 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT
Updates:
Fix for “OpenGL driver has lost connection with the display driver” errors
Increased dedicated server timeout period to 30 seconds – prevents the shutdowns that have been reported
Fix for “OpenGL driver has lost connection with the display driver” errors
Increased dedicated server timeout period to 30 seconds – prevents the shutdowns that have been reported
New Release - Winter Voices Episode 4: Amethyst Rivers
Posted: 27 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT
The fifth chapter of Winter Voices is now available on Steam.
As you descend the mountain on the road to the capital, your vision clears little by little. For the first time, you are able to face your past, as well as your future. What do they have in store for you?
As you descend the mountain on the road to the capital, your vision clears little by little. For the first time, you are able to face your past, as well as your future. What do they have in store for you?
Posted: 27 May 2011 10:12 AM PDT
Sims Medieval is now available on Steam!
For the first time, players can create heroes, venture on quests, and build up a kingdom. In an ancient land of adventure, drama and romance, players will be able to get medieval like never before.
For the first time, players can create heroes, venture on quests, and build up a kingdom. In an ancient land of adventure, drama and romance, players will be able to get medieval like never before.
Ubisoft Week - Brothers in Arms
Posted: 27 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT
Enjoy huge saving during Ubisoft Week! Be sure to check back every day for more great deals.
Save 75% on all Brothers in Arms titles!
Offer ends on Saturday at 10am PST.
All week long save 33% on Ubisoft titles! Offer excludes Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.
Save 75% on all Brothers in Arms titles!
Offer ends on Saturday at 10am PST.
All week long save 33% on Ubisoft titles! Offer excludes Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.
Daily Deal - Star Trek Online: Deluxe Edition 75% off!
Posted: 27 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT
Today’s Deal: Save 75% off Star Trek Online: Deluxe Edition!
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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!
Posted: 27 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT
An update to DETOUR has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
- Trucks no longer act strangely in multiplayer games. This is a very large fix and should smooth over the entire multiplayer experience.
- Random/Rare crashes some users were experiencing should no longer happen.
- Numpad keys should now work in text chat.
- Choose Team button now shows up properly in lobby when host has selected a team gametype.
- Sound should no longer default to 0, and sound preferences should maintain properly.
- Truck bubble cooldown increased from 18 seconds to 30 seconds.
- Nail cooldown increased from 15 seconds to 26 seconds.
- Holding backspace key now properly deletes characters in text chat.
- Rare error where player would be in the wrong factory on a Singleplayer Challenge.
- Graphics option added for "Use Hardware Mouse", for players experiencing sluggish mouse cursor movement in the menus and game.
- Forest now has the proper item description in map editor.
- Player is now returned to Challenges menu after a challenge is completed.
- Certain challenge descriptions no longer pour over the edges of the menu.
- Lots of fixes involving different resolutions. This includes the hovering ’tell-tales’ above trucks (pulled over, popped tire, EMP icons) now show up properly over the truck they are marking.
- Pressing T and Y in game no longer clears announcements and text chat already on screen.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Update Released
Posted: 26 May 2011 05:34 PM PDT
Updates to Call of Duty: Black Ops have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Added support for mods in preparation for the upcoming tools release.
- Addressed various MP & Zombie exploits.
- Improved memory utilization in MP.
- Improved DLC filter in server browser – you can now hide any servers running content you do not own.
- Corrected issue which sometimes required repurchase of emblems or clan tags on weapons.
- Address some cases in which player could not receive Zombie invites.
- Replaced RPG with Grim Reaper in Gun Game Wager Match.
- Fine-tuned napalm and bombing-run damage indoors.
- Prevented rare invulnerability issue.
- Demolition bombs can no longer explode and be defused at the same time.
- Spy plane now activates in One in the Chamber in all cases.
- The “Sprint Kills” challenge for Steady Aim perk now rewards the player with the correct number of kills.
- Addressed a rare issue where a hacked camera spike would not function properly if the hacker also had a camera spike that was destroyed.
- Recording a clip with the speed mode for 2 cameras set to .1 will no longer increase in speed when switching perspectives back and forth.
- Improvements to Zipline functionality when viewed in Theater mode.
- Settings from custom games are all cleared and no longer carry over from one custom match to another.
- Nova gas will now affect players that are standing over their tactical insertion.
- Hardcore players who kill another teammate in Second Chance now lose the proper amount of points.
- Calling in a Chopper Gunner immediately after getting shot down in a Gunship will no longer end the Chopper Gunner run prematurely.
