According to ComputerAndVideoGames.com, a Steam themed phishing scam is finding its way into people’s inboxes. The scam offers a free version of “CounterStrike : Pro” in exchange for your account details. The instructions (foul lies to burn into your memory) contained in the email are as follows: Visit the Steam homepage http://www.steampowered.com/. Log yourself in […]
The past two days have brought two updates from Valve: one for Team Fortress 2 and the other for the Steam Client. One point of note in the list of changes for the TF2 update is that the health bonus that previously came packaged with the unlockable backburner has been removed. Also, from now on […]
And lo, Valve didst update the Steam client, and the change log was good. And they left instructions to click on “Check for Steam client updates…” in the file menu to recieve the update. And so we all did. SteamImproved cache defragmenter to both defragment at the OS level and internal files Improved defrag progress […]
It’s a busy night for Valve games with updates being released for Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the Steam client itself. The changes are as follows: Portal & Half-Life 2: Episode 2Added a new advanced video option that allows the user to easily change the field of view to any value […]
A new Steam BETA offering is available. This BETA introduces a better defrag utility for Steam games, one that will actually defrag within the GCF files. Improved cache defragmenter to both defragment at the OS level and internal files Fixed apps getting stuck when downloading Added audio recording device selection for voice chat Added push-to-talk […]
It may be small, but it’s new! A small bug fix for Steam has been released. The update is as follows: Steam ClientFixed games failing to launch on Windows Vista from a fresh game installAs always, open your Steam’s file menu and select “Check for Steam Client Updates…”
It’s also worth mentioning that, for this […]
GRID, the latest racer to hit Steam, was recently update. When viewing in spectator mode wheels should now turn correctly Session searching now functions correctly when there are lots of full sessions Track and route options no longer change when host gets back to lobby in private/LAN Race results are now correct if a host […]
An update is available in Beta form for the Steam client. The changes are as includes: Steam ClientFixed case where Steam could use 100% of a CPU if your Friend was playing a game your client did not know about Fixed games reporting 0% downloaded Fixed rare case where the client could not establish a […]
The first episode in the Penny Arcade Adventures, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, is now available on Steam!Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is an RPG-Adventure game set in the comic-book-meets-pulp-horror-meets-H.P. Lovecraft deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivered to gamers via accessible episodic releases. Players join Gabe and […]
Two other updates hit the Steam servers tonight. The first was to address a small issue in the Steam client itself. The second was for Frontlines: Fuel of War.Steam Client Fixed games failing to launch on Windows Vista from a fresh game install
Frontlines: Fuel of War PunkBuster anti-cheat has been added Added Spawn Protection. To […]