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	Team Fortress 2 Updated Posted @ 3:02 PM, January 7 2008, By: Evo In Team Fortress 2 Yet again Team Fortress 2 has received an update from the ever generous Valve! As every load up your Steam client and let the update download. The changes are as follows. * Added an option in the Options->Multiplayer dialog to filter custom game files being downloaded from servers * Fixed cases where ragdolls were falling through the world * Graphics optimizations for mid and low end hardware * Fixed players blocking doors in Well * Fixed engineer building in exploit areas on final caps in Well * Increased starting round timer to 10 minutes in Well Source.


	Rockstar comes to Steam Posted @ 3:24 PM, January 4 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In News, Steam Games Starting today, gamers may purchase Rockstar Games' titles, including the complete Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne series plus Manhunt and Midnight Club II. To celebrate the launch, Rockstar is offering all its Steam games for a 10% discount during launch week. And what games will we see? Ok I'll tell you... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto II Grand Theft Auto Midnight Club II Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Max Payne Manhunt Wild Metal Country "We were immediately excited by the opportunity to offer our PC catalog via Steam because it allows us to reach out to gamers around the world in exciting new ways. We are continually looking for ways to give back to our fans and this collaboration will give people a chance to easily revisit some of our greatest titles." said Rowan Hajaj, Head of Finance and Corporate Development of Rockstar Games. Great news I'm sure you'd agree, and well done to Joule for catching this story early on by chance! [URL]http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=136288[/URL]


	Meet the Heavy – German and French versions released Posted @ 3:08 PM, January 4 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In News, Team Fortress 2 Although it might not seem that appealing watching these videos actually made me laugh a bit, and in fact a German suits the Heavy quite well! I've got them up on youtube for you guys - click for embedded videos


	Team Fortress 2 – Medic Achievements Revealed and More! Posted @ 8:17 PM, January 3 2008, By: Evo In Team Fortress 2 The German Team Fortress 2 fansite, Team Fortress 2 (a good name choice I think!) has revealed the 36 new Medic Achievements! The full list of these new Medic Achievements is as follows (taken from Team Fortress 2.de) * Assist Capturer- Helping while capturing * Top Score Board - Leading the Score Board at the end of the game * Syringe Scoot - Killing a Scout with the Syringe Gun * Switch to Medic - Switching from another class to the Medic * Simul Charge - (?) * Setup Charge - Charging the Uber during Setup-Time * Save Teammate - (?) * Falling Teammate - Healing a falling teammate and securing him from death * Rapide Charge - (?) * Kill While Charged - Killing an enemy while Uber's ready * Kill Healed Spy - Kill an enemy Spy, who just stole Heal from your team * Invite Join Charge - (?) * Heal Under Fire - Healing while burning * Heal Large - Healing for a long time (how long?) * Heal Huge - Heal for an even longer time (?) * Heal Grind - Being an MegaUberSuper-Medic (when?) * Heal Ingé - Healing an Engineer * Heal Callers - Healing teammates, who called for a Medic * Heal Achiever - (?) * Freeze Cam Ragdoll - (?) * Extinguish Teammate - (how to extinguish?) * Medic Counter Charge - (?) * Charge Juggle - Giving Uber to different teammates * Charge Friends - Ubering a Friend * Charge Blocker - (?) * Bonesaw Spy Caller - Killing an enemy Spy with the Bonesaw * Bonesaw Nomisses - Killing an enemy with the Bonesaw without missing the target * Bonesaw Medic - Killing some enemies with the Bonesaw (how many?) * Assist vs Nemeses - Getting a Assist-Kill against a Nemesis * Assist Soldier - Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Soldier * Assist Scout - Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Scout * Assist Pyro - Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Pyro * Assist Medic - Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Medic * Assist Heavy Long - Assisting a Heavy for some time (how long?) * Assist Heavy- Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Heavy * Assist Demoman - Getting a Assist-Kill while assisting a Demoman We shall have to wait for these Achievements to go live before we are able to 100 per cent confirm what everything does. In further news (again from Team Fortress 2.de) Doug Lombardi has confirmed that the Team Fortress 2 "Meet the XXX" videos are going to be released in German and that a new video is on its way soon! Valve: Doug Lombardi We're hoping to have German language versions of some of the Meet the XXXX videos in the next week or so. The next new movie and the achievements are in the works, but we haven't issued a release date just yet. Find all the information originally here.


	Valve taking Orange Box PS3 suggestions Posted @ 7:42 PM, January 2 2008, By: Evo In Steam Games While we may not have brought much attention on this issue, I would like to take a moment to spread this news regarding Valve, the Orange Box, the PS3 and errors. In this thread on the Steampowered Forums Valve is asking for users to submit their thoughts for changes and tweaks to be made to the PS3 version of the Orange Box. If you are a PS3 owner and you have the Orange Box then please go to this thread to get your suggestions heard on how to improve your gaming experience.


	Team Fortress 2 Invades Germany Posted @ 6:56 PM, January 2 2008, By: Evo In Team Fortress 2 The smash-hit mulitplayer First Person Shooter, Team Fortress 2 is due to travel up the banks of the Rhine and hit the German gaming public with a FREE weekend of play-time. From January 4th to January 6th any German Steam members will be able to play Team Fortress 2 for absolutely free. For those who want to and are able to take part pre-loading has already begun to maximize your gaming potential. The message from Doug Lombardi follows in English and in German. Team Fortress 2: Free Weekend in Germany All gamers in Germany may experience what many are calling the best multiplayer game of 2007 during the Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend, offered exclusively to German gamers via Steam January 4th through 6th. The Free Weekend is open to all gamers in Germany during the event. To participate, simply visit steamgames.com and install the free client. To maximize the free play time, Team Fortress 2 is available now for pre-loading, so players can have everything installed and ready to play the moment the Free Weekend begins on Friday, January 4. The Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend in Germany will conclude on Sunday, January 6 and no purchase is required to participate in the free weekend. Team Fortress 2 is one of three new games introduced in The Orange Box, a unique collection of new critically acclaimed games from Valve available for the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 that is winning Game of the Year awards across the world. For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Fortress 2: Gratis-Wochenende in Deutschland Exklusiv und nur für die deutsche Community: Team Fortress 2 - von vielen Spielern als bestes Mehrspielergame aller Zeiten gefeiert - gibt es vom 4. bis zum 6. Januar für ein Wochenende gratis! Dieses Gratis-Wochenende gibt es nur für deutsche Spieler. Zur Teilnahme laden und installieren Sie bitte Steam kostenlos von www.steamgames.com und folgen den Installationshinweisen. Sie können Team Fortress 2 umgehend im vorraus herunterladen und am Freitag, dem 4. Januar, sofort loslegen und das gesamte Wochenende voll ausnutzen. Das freie Wochenende endet am Sonntag, dem 6. Januar, und verplichtet Sie nicht zum Kauf. Team Fortress 2 ist eines von drei neuen Spielen der Orange Box, einer einzigartigen und von Kritikern gefeierten Kollektion brandneuer Valve-Spiele für PC, Playstation 3, und Xbox 360 und die Orange Box gewinnt momentan mehrere Auszeichnungen als bestes Spiel 2007 weltweit. Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte www.steamgames.com.


	Empires 2.1 Released Posted @ 10:46 PM, January 1 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Mods The Empires 2.1 client is now available as both a patch and full install. This new version mostly fixes old bugs but they also include new features like the heavily requested infantry research which is now available to upgrade Grenadier RPGs. Added: new wall models for both teams Added: walls now crumble when destroyed (the debris lasts for 15 seconds) Added: vehicles automatically drive out of the vehicle factory when built Added: "Upgraded Grenadier RPG" and "Advanced Grenadier RPG" research items within the Chemistry->Improved Warhead Compounds research tree branch which upgrade the grenadier class' RPG damage (+15 and +25) Added: when both teams reach 1 reinforcement on commander maps, a CV sudden death timer (default is 5 minutes; "emp_sv_stalemate_countdown" cvar controls the time with 0 turning it off) starts and counts down to 0, and upon reaching 0, both CVs become permanently spotted and will die in one hit; this is to prevent prolonged stand offs when there are no reinforcements You can read the full change list here and for the download links you can look below. Download Links: Empires Version 2.1 Client Full Install (754 MB) Empires Version 2.0 -> 2.1 Client Patch (41 MB)


	New Medic Feature Being Worked On Posted @ 9:52 AM, January 1 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Team Fortress 2 It looks like that Valve are working on more than just new achievements for Team Fortress 2. a member from Steam's Official Forums, received a reply from Robin Walker saying that Valve are working on a new feature for medics, "that'll add a set of interesting choices". We're working on a large new feature that'll add a set of interesting choices for Medics to make about their tactics, so in the future we expect the Medic role to broaden over time. You can view the forum post here.


	CVG Interviews Jonathan Coulton Posted @ 2:22 AM, January 1 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Portal Jonathan Coulton the guy behind *"Still Alive"the ending theme to Portal. Coulton talks about how he get involved with Portal. How did you get involved with Portal?* Coulton: I was playing a show in Seattle, and a couple of the game designers came up to me after to introduce themselves. They asked if I'd ever be interested in writing music for Valve - I've always been a huge fan of Half-Life, so I said yes immediately. Read the whole interview here.


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