– Added Skywrath Mage!

COMMUNITY
– Added stricter system implementing communication (voice and text) bans for abusive players
– Combined voice and text reports into a single ‘communication’ report
– Reduced reports per week to 4
– Removed ability for spectators to report players in-game.
– Reports now allow single selection of behavior type only

GAMEPLAY
– Beastmaster: Fixed Wild Axes losing vision after the second cast.
– Doom: Scorched Earth now shows its duration on the buff icon.
– Lich: Fixed Frost Armor auto-casting while Lich is channeling.
– Magnus: Fixed a rare crash involving Skewer.
– Slardar: Fixed Slithereen Crush not slowing attack speed.
– Spectre: Fixed Haunt illusions moving while out of the game.
– Timbersaw: Fixed Timberchain travelling too fast.
– Timbersaw: Fixed Timberchain not latching quite far enough.
– Tusk: Fixed Tusk not issuing an attack order on the snowballed unit after the snowball crashes.
– Enabled Drow and Tusk to Captain’s Mode (Tournament Version next week)
– Fixed Towers sometimes attacking slower when they have low hit points

UI
– Added tab to the Watch section showing downloaded replay files

VISUALS
– Riki: Added Smoke Screen and Blink Strike animations.
– Sniper: Added victory animations and more aggressive posing of idle, run and attack when enemy is in range.

BOTS
– Bots now know to avoid standing in Macropyre and Ice Path.

WORKSHOP
– Added a button to the preview that allows you to test your imported model in-game, in a local server.

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Dead Island Riptide is Now Available on Steam in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Please see the game page for the local release time in your territory.

They thought they had escaped Banoi, but can’t wake up from this nightmare. Thrown back into the midst of the Zombie outbreak, the fight for survival continues!

Dead Island Riptide takes players to the island of Palanai on the Banoi archipelago, infested with bloodthirsty Zombies and only a few remaining Survivors still fighting for their lives.
Introducing new terrifying enemies, deadly weapons, a new playable character and much more, Dead Island Riptide will draw players back into a world that has grown corrupt – with the last rays of hope vanishing in rising tides.

Pre-Purchase GRID 2 and get 10% off* and the Headstart Pack for free. Also by pre-purchasing you help unlock other special rewards. Possible rewards include the GRID 2 McLaren Racing Pack, a free copy of GRID, and the IndyCar and GTR Racing Packs. Check out the store page for more details.

Be fast, be first and be famous as the race returns in GRID 2, the sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, multi-million selling Race Driver: GRID. Experience aggressive racing against advanced AI and become immersed in the race with GRID 2’s new TrueFeel™ Handling system which powers edge of control exhilaration behind the wheel of every iconic car. The next generation of the EGO Game Technology Platform delivers genre-defining visuals and jaw-dropping damage as you prove yourself across three continents in a new, evolving world of motorsport. Earn fame, fans and fortune as you blaze your way to the top in intense, relentless races on licensed circuits, beautifully realised city streets and lethal mountain roads. GRID 2 will also set the new standard for multiplayer racing with innovative modes, an entirely separate progression system and deep integration with RaceNet, the free online extension for Codemasters Racing games.

Grid 2 Is Racing, Redefined.

*Offer ends May 27th at 4PM Pacific Time.

Three new DLC’s for Victoria II are now available on Steam!

Songs of the Civil War adds nine minutes of music to enhance the atmosphere of Victoria II.

German Unit Pack adds updated uniforms and units for German soldiers. This includes units and uniforms for the German Empire, North German Federation, South German Federation and Prussia.

Interwar Engineer Unit adds unique uniforms for armies using engineer divisions in the interwar period between WWI and WWII.

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FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition is Now Available on Steam!

Enter an online multiplayer RPG that challenges players to journey through the world of Vana’diel® — a world of fantasy, adventure, and exploration. Heed the call and join players from around the world to become the hero that Vana’diel needs. Discover new creatures, pioneer wild lands, and conquer quests on your daring journey! With all five installments included your world will be filled with endless possibilities!

Additionally, users who owned a previous version of Final Fantasy XI on Steam will receive a discount when upgrading to the Seekers Edition!

Eador: Masters of the Broken World is Now Available on Steam

The wait is over! Today, Eador: Masters of the Broken World moved from pre-purchase to release.
Eador: Masters of the Broken World is a turn-based fantasy strategy game, where the decisions you make affect the world even deeper than the battles you win.
Take the role of the mighty Master and shape the destiny of Eador! It is in your power to deliver the world from ultimate destruction – or to choke it with an iron fist of tyranny.

God Mode is Now Available on Steam!

Do you like running? How about gunning? What if special abilities are thrown into the mix? Upgradable weapons? Let’s say there’re dozens of on-screen enemies to unleash this firepower on, and as your reward for dispatching them you get experience and gold to collect that can be used for character customization and new equipment–all the while playing alongside friends in 4-player cooperative play! If you like the sound of all this, then you’ll love God Mode.