diff --git a/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest b/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
index 1d0ff08a4..5086841aa 100644
--- a/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
+++ b/games-util/steam-launcher/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 DIST steam_1.0.0.47.tar.gz 2326735 SHA256 1de4e1abe5bb3eecbde66d66c238ff79d083d31897f0c008f5e345889d9deac3 SHA512 482c2fd5291e83b08d8a8d2559e82bd9cedd5018c6e7c4b4c9718e4e1b5a51217699f59a8ccfd8ca3b9a8a743a4ab4c81a7a9ec49e0796c7c4b170b68dd2911a WHIRLPOOL 491c71de0fd80b6986992ad5011738f39cd5d7782d453a8e12d1abacf919819a69465a8de9ade52f5c5cd1bcc73b53005ab46a2be83342200c777be1b00461f4
 DIST steam_1.0.0.48.tar.gz 3117646 SHA256 a22c90411279bdf03dda2baa177994efe85f58f85e6cff9575646a5d8ec3c523 SHA512 f443aee75bf729f382ca76bab65d04da2bd03be0c1a71382110ce85ed4f8438b3b642bac839f5afb7bc70210f15d332e63f945c01a161ea9d75d0aae4315a97f WHIRLPOOL 69cbe126a442f9f19a69c451d00840537a4633f5fd8851f2ab157869938844c9b3acafc7fb95f0e161678c389d5f21525b34566ac430334d4e14fd5bb1ac2282
+DIST steam_1.0.0.49.tar.gz 2179436 SHA256 fd893b5c2f5585be1cd8a83f4a6c7d523a2bd985a91587adb5afaccd6fa12fb0 SHA512 52a26bee229dfaf5bb0974340edaa4e07a7a8aa908b6e5187b61933ffbb9848cf6ea4803890334d976126c3a20b91d040a49782163000421beff0e9a036d144a WHIRLPOOL 8350e6f45f74cdfa310b94214ae367006fa824a4509d33ecad9f5f5f852990cb62af7be00c007de1a926172aa2a83b3658de809ab8f23f3496ea537f6c0bf623
diff --git a/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.49.ebuild b/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.49.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdd2dd6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-util/steam-launcher/steam-launcher-1.0.0.49.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI=5
+
+# Please report bugs/suggestions on: https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay
+# or come to #gentoo-gamerlay in freenode IRC
+
+inherit eutils gnome2-utils fdo-mime
+
+DESCRIPTION="Installer, launcher and supplementary files for Valve's Steam client"
+HOMEPAGE="http://steampowered.com"
+SRC_URI="http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/pool/steam/s/steam/steam_${PV}.tar.gz"
+
+KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
+LICENSE="ValveSteamLicense"
+
+RESTRICT="bindist mirror"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="+steamruntime"
+
+RDEPEND="
+		app-arch/xz-utils
+		app-shells/bash
+		net-misc/curl
+		|| (
+			>=gnome-extra/zenity-3
+			x11-terms/xterm
+			)
+
+		amd64? (
+			steamruntime? (
+				>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20121028
+				|| (
+					>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20121028
+					(
+						x11-libs/libX11[abi_x86_32]
+						x11-libs/libXau[abi_x86_32]
+						x11-libs/libxcb[abi_x86_32]
+						x11-libs/libXdmcp[abi_x86_32]
+					)
+				)
+			)
+			>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6.0[multilib]
+			>=sys-libs/glibc-2.15[multilib]
+			)
+		x86? (
+			>=sys-devel/gcc-4.6.0
+			>=sys-libs/glibc-2.15
+			>=x11-libs/libX11-1.5
+			x11-libs/libXau
+			x11-libs/libxcb
+			x11-libs/libXdmcp
+			)"
+
+S=${WORKDIR}/steam/
+
+src_prepare() {
+	if ! use steamruntime; then
+		# use system libraries if user has not set the variable otherwise
+		sed -i -r "s/(export TEXTDOMAIN=steam)/\1\nif \[ -z \"\$STEAM_RUNTIME\" \]; then export STEAM_RUNTIME=0; fi/" steam || die
+		# use violent force to load the system's SDL library
+		sed -i '/export STEAM_RUNTIME=0; fi/a if \[ \"$STEAM_RUNTIME\" == "0" \]; then export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib32/libSDL2-2.0.so.0"; fi' steam || die
+	fi
+
+	# we use our ebuild functions to install the files
+	rm Makefile
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	dobin steam
+
+	insinto /usr/lib/steam/
+	doins bootstraplinux_ubuntu12_32.tar.xz
+
+	local udevrulesdir="$($(tc-getPKG_CONFIG) --variable=udevdir udev)/rules.d"
+	dodir ${udevrulesdir}
+	insinto ${udevrulesdir}
+	doins lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules
+
+	dodoc debian/changelog steam_install_agreement.txt
+	doman steam.6
+
+	domenu steam.desktop
+
+	cd icons/
+	for s in * ; do
+		doicon -s ${s} ${s}/steam.png
+	done
+
+	# tgz archive contains no separate pixmap, see #38
+	insinto /usr/share/pixmaps/
+	newins 48/steam_tray_mono.png steam_tray_mono.png
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	gnome2_icon_savelist
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+
+	elog "Execute /usr/bin/steam to download and install the actual"
+	elog "client into your home folder. After installation, the script"
+	elog "also starts the client from your home folder."
+	elog ""
+
+	if use steamruntime; then
+		ewarn "You enabled the steam runtime environment. Steam will use bundled"
+		ewarn "libraries instead of Gentoo's system libraries."
+		ewarn ""
+	else
+		elog "We disable STEAM_RUNTIME in order to ignore bundled libraries"
+		elog "and use installed system libraries instead. If you have problems,"
+		elog "try starting steam with: STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam"
+		ewarn ""
+		ewarn "Notice: Valve only supports Steam with the runtime enabled!"
+		ewarn ""
+	fi
+
+	if ! has_version "gnome-extra/zenity"; then
+		ewarn "Valve does not provide a xterm fallback for all calls of zenity."
+		ewarn "Please install gnome-extra/zenity for full support."
+		ewarn ""
+	fi
+
+	ewarn "The steam client and the games are _not_ controlled by portage."
+	ewarn "Updates are handled by the client itself."
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
+	gnome2_icon_cache_update
+}