Category Archives: Steam Powered

Pirates of the Burning Sea Week Sale!

Pirates of the Burning Sea from Sony Online Entertainment is available for 75% off until December 11th!

Pirates of the Burning Sea is an MMORPG featuring high-seas action and adventure in a bold world of pirates and plunder. Set against the backdrop of the New World of the 18th century, players can choose one of three nations – England, France or Spain – or choose the role of a Pirate and battle it out for glory and power.
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Empire: Total War? – Elite Units of America DLC Now Available

The Empire: Total War™ – Elite Units of America Downloadable Content is now available on Steam. Those who’ve pre-purchased these elite units can simply launch Steam to automatically download the new content for use in Empire: Total War.

The Elite Units of America DLC adds 15 new elite units to the American, British and French factions of Empire: Total War. Pick up this DLC to unlock all 15 new Elite Units of America while playing the single player campaign. The Elite Units of America are also available in multiplayer and single player battle modes, when playing with the appropriate faction.
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EVE Online: Dominion Expansion Now on Steam!

EVE Online: Dominion the 12th free expansion for the highly successful sci-fi MMO, EVE Online is now available via Steam.

The battlefields of the universe will be gorged with wrecks as the player alliances of EVE, some over five thousand pilots strong, adapt to the new way in which territory is conquered and held. EVE Online: Dominion is designed to catalyze player relationships, whether brief and antagonistic, protracted and mutually beneficial or anywhere along the spectrum—bringing the greatest opponents ever created, other players, into closer conflict.
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Shattered Horizon Dedicated Server & Update Released!

Shattered Horizon has released a dedicated server that can now be accessed from the Tools tab in the Steam. The dedicated server contains the following features:

  • GUI for creating custom level rotations, game settings and player limits.
  • Custom server name, graphic and information URL.
  • Optional password protection for private matches.
  • Remote admin console accessible within Shattered Horizon game client.
  • Configurable auto-team balancing.
  • Configurable auto-kick / ban for team-killers and high-ping connections.
  • Built-in anti-cheat detection with configurable auto-kick / ban.
  • Admin manual kick / ban.
  • Support for VAC.
  • Registered servers can submit player stats and achievements to the official leaderboards (registration is optional and free).
  • LAN game support.
  • Supported operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Note, DirectX 10 is not required for running a Shattered Horizon server.

Updates to Shattered Horizon have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The changes include:

  • HUD: Ammo count is no longer shown in scoped mode when running silent.
  • HUD: When a player tries to capture a control point that is blocked by an enemy player the word “Blocked” will appear on the HUD.
  • HUD: Chat is now enabled during silent running or while EMPed.
  • Network protocol updated to support new server features.
  • Added console for remote server control.
  • Added “rules” section to in-game server browser, so players can choose servers with or without friendly fire or team auto-balancing for example.
  • Server disconnect messages now include more information about the reason for disconnection for example, kicked for cheating, team-killing or high ping.
  • Bug fix: Improved error handling during start-up logo videos.

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Gothic 3 Now Available!

Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers. Chaos reigns without: rebels are offering resistance, and the Hashishin of the south are openly collaborating with the orcs. Gothic 3 is now available on Steam from JoWooD Entertainment & DreamCatcher!
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