Steam client update released

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

• Updating store pages to show stats and launch options for games you own.
• Updated Speex and JPEG libraries
• Fix a memory leak when toggling the game viewed in the details view
• Fix a crash when receiving and merging updated data for stats/achievements in some situations
• Fix sometimes failing to fully recognize a game as exited for certain launcher app setups
• Fixed navigating to game guides in the store
• Fix Steam Cloud bug where users who converted from the demo to the full version of Everyday Genius: SquareLogic, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, or Jolly Rover would have their progress reverted to the progress they made in the demo while opted into the beta
• Fixed community chat bug
• Fixed displaying Steam Service dialog under OSX
• Fixed a couple rare crashes and added more instrumentation around potential memory corruption
• Fixed Steam API logging
• Improve tooltips support under OSX
• Added installer support under OSX for an upcoming game release

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4611/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM Update Released

The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Fixed a dedicated server crash when HLTV disconnects
• Fixed a crash in the materialsystem

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4577/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM Update Released

The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Removed the rate limit for the "status" command when entered into the server console
• Fixed an exploit that allowed people to send fake server messages to clients
• Significantly improved engine vertex compression (large reduction in per-model memory usage)

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4566/

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TF2, CS:S and DoD:S Updates Released

Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Shared Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• ServerBrowser now sorts by ping by default once again.
• Fixed Mac crash on launch when running Mac OSX 10.5.8.
• Fixed spectator bug where spectating a Sniper looking through scope didn't zoom fov

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4442/

Steam client update released

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

• Steam will now use the language selected in the retail installer instead of the current UI language when installing from disc
• Fixed a Steam overlay crash on OSX
• Removed redundant names and improved displaying a large number of tabs in tabbed chat windows
• Fixed web browser layout
• Fixed tab chat dropdown menu flashing for new message in hidden chat page
• Mac Overlay crashes fixed when trying to render to a screen with no game objects being drawn
• Mac Retail install support for install in non-english languages
• Mac support for detecting 10.6.4 with the Apple Snow Leopard Graphics Update (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4286) installed

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4431/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM / Engine Update Released

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

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2, HL2:DM)

• Added sv_alltalk to the list of convars that are checked for the sv_tags list.
• Fixed a model instance crash.
• Removed engine ConVar "r_ForceRestore"

Other Games

• Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 
• Updated to run on the Orange Box engine with CS:S, DoD:S, and TF2

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4411/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2 Updates Released

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• Optimizations to multi-core rendering
• Removed -heapsize command line argument. Some detail: This command made sense in Half-Life 1’s memory manager. The current engine manages memory in a way that doesn’t need it specified. Under some circumstances, specifying a non-optimal heapsize causes crashes and/or reduced performance
• Fixed an exploit that allowed people to send fake VAC messages to clients

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4371/

Steam client update released

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

• Added support to update AMD/ATI video drivers
• Bug fixes in JPEG decoding of images with embedded EXIF profiles
• Crash fix in voice chat
• SteamService uninstall improvements
• Improved in-game overlay compatibility with some third-party software
• Improved in-game overlay browser forward/back navigation

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4355/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2 / Engine Update Released

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

Engine (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• Fixed clients locking up while attempting to load the game and re-enabled signature checking

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4340/

CS:S, DoD:S, TF2 Updates Released

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• Disabled signature checking to determine if it's the source of some reported launch issues

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4328/

TF2, CS:S and DoD:S Updates Released

Updates to Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Source Engine Changes (CS:S, DoD:S, TF2)

• Disabled clients loading server plug-ins unless the plug-ins are signed by Steam or the client is running in insecure mode.
• Added a checkbox to the Options->Audio dialog to control muting the audio when the game window is in the background.

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4319/

Steam client update released

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

• Fix selection highlighting of hyperlink text in chat
• Compatibility fix for Steam Service and MS KB2264107 with 0xFFFFFFFF registry setting
• Fixed issue with Steam Cloud that occurs when a game is launched outside of Steam
• Compatibility fix for in-game overlay and MS KB2264107 with 0xFFFFFFFF registry setting
• Steamworks fix for matchmaking

• http://store.steampowered.com/news/4306/