Link: http://techgage.com/article/a_look_at_valves_mac_steam_client/ Quote: With the release of Valve’s Steam client for the Mac last week, Apple gamers all over found themselves with renewed hope that their gaming lives were about to get a lot better. We’ve been using the client since launch and have lots to say about it, so join us [...]

Oct 15, 2009 – Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced details and timing for the demo of its upcoming zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead 2.
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo will feature gameplay taken from "The Parish" campaign, set in [...]

Crash Course delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay and bridges the storyline between the No Mercy and Death Toll campaigns in the original game. To celebrate, we are offering Left 4 Dead at 50% off for 3 days. Or share the fun – get the Left 4 Dead Four Pack and give the game [...]

Now available on Steam, Ashes Cricket 2009 brings you the most authentic Ashes experience possible without having to don your whites.

This weekend only, save 50% off GRID, the hit racing game from Codemasters.
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Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Left 4 Dead

Removed the "Are you ready to play Versus?" confirmation
Fixed a crash when using mouse wheel or keyboard to select Campaign chapters
Fixed sv_steamgroup_exclusive servers advertising [...]

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: Client

Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs
The team swapping issue in Versus has been fixed

Add-on Campaign Support

Players download third party campaigns as single .VPK file
Players can manage and select [...]

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: Linux Dedicated Server

Improved connection logic to help servers that aren’t automatically reconnecting to Steam, and added extra logging to track it
Added extra data gathering to help us understand and [...]

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates…". The specific changes include: Steam Client

Improved Steam startup performance
Fixed a crash when clicking on very long URLs in friends chat
Fixed the in-game overlay not [...]

Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: Engine

Fixed Day of Defeat: Source server crash when loading dod_jagd.

Team Fortress 2

Added a "Discard" button to the item pickup panel.
Added a backstab custom death animation to the Heavy.
Changed default [...]

Sequel to Best-Selling Co-op Thriller Coming This Holiday

June 1, 2009 – Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer thriller.
Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 [...]

Prototype, the shape-shifting action adventure game from Activision is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay.
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Most of the players were disappointed by the new weapon unlock system implemented by Valve in Team Fortress 2 with the deployment of the Spy/Sniper update. Here is what Valve has to say in their blog post
Why did we build a new system?

With our first four class updates we were tying the new weapons for [...]

Valve today released the update many gamers have been awaiting. This update adds many new abilities to the Spy and Sniper classes. Here is a complete list of what’s new.
Don’t forget to enjoy a free weekend of Team Fortress 2.
Maps

Added new map, Pipeline. Pipeline is the first map in a new game mode [...]

Remember this “Meet the Spy” video leaked last weekend from Valve’s Youtube channel

Well, it seems Valve are pretty serious about the leak and they have started firing people over it. Or maybe NOT, it may just be another Valve joke. But Robin Walker, head designer of Team Fortress 2 is having fun playing the firing [...]