Short and simple Steam news to start the morning: there's a brand new tiny Source Engine update, and a legendary Amiga classic gets a reworking with the new release of Speedball 2 - Tournament.

The first one fixes a bug in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, an issue with SourceTV, surround sound in Vista, and removes jittery demo playback; and the second brings the sports spectacle of the future to your PC via Steam!

Firstly, changelog:

Source Engine

* Fixed a crash in Half-Life 2: Episode Two when exiting This Vortal Coil

* Fixed surround sound not working properly when running Windows Vista

* SourceTV relay proxies can record demos now with tv_autorecord 1

* Fixed jittery demo playback

Speedball 2 - Tournament
Secondly, Speedball 2 - Tournament:

The year is 2326, and rival gangs have formed an ultra-violent streetsports league to settle their deadly disputes. This league is Speedball, where two teams face each other, nine-on-nine, in a all-out rushing bloody battle, trying to push the steel ball through the opponent's goal. This is all-out, almost any move is permitted - and the winner of the matches rules the city.

Sound familiar? This is the highly-anticipated revisiting of an old-school Amiga classic, transforming the beeps and bloops of yester-year with state-of-the-art technology into a high-speed online sports spectacle.


The original Amiga game

The new game features international leagues, a worldwide ranking system and comes with an intuitive matchmaking function, meaning everyone can have a go. The characters - male, female and cyborg - are all fully customisable, the spors battles are dynamic, and the online community platform (featuring player and clan profiles) is set to please sports sim fans, action heroes and e-sports experts alike.

Features:

* Unique future sports action for the PC platform
* Four gigantic arenas with animated audiences
* High-Polygon 3D models
* Fully customisable player characters
* Freely configurable team line-up
* Classic mode: intuitive one-button control for retro aficionados
* Advanced mode: automatic passing-system, eight different camera views, advanced control system for new special moves like powerful jump shots
* Single-Player mode: knock out, league and tournament matches
* Multiplayer mode: 1on1 and 2on2 on one computer or via LAN and Internet
* Dedicated server solution for dynamic online battles
* Game-Center online community platform: matchmaking, leagues, ladder, news, replays, player and clan profiles, chat and blog tools

This has only just been made available via Steam for US$26.95 - which, it's worth noting, is the same price as the Americans are currently paying.