Comments on: Steam Winter Update next week http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/ Comment and discussion on Valve Software's digital communications platform. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:36:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Steam -- So many games, so little discussion. Let's fix that. - The Something Awful Forums http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-3068 Steam -- So many games, so little discussion. Let's fix that. - The Something Awful Forums Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:35:35 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-3068 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] New User Interface Steam’s got a new coat of paint. We’ve stripped away all the non-essentials and created a new streamlined appearance, available in five different colors. Favorites Steam’s catalog of games has grown quite a bit over the past year or so. The new Favorites feature in the My Games tab of Steam allows for quick access to your favorite Steam games and additional functionality for personalizing your Steam library of content. Background Client Updates Since the Steam client was first released, it has always kept itself up to date — but now it’ll do so without making you wait during startup. Instead, it will acquire new updates in the background and then (once they’re downloaded) ask if you’d like to restart and apply them. Steam will also let you know what’s new whenever a new update is ready to apply. Guest Passes Guest Passes allow owners of certain Steam games (purchased either via Steam or at retail) to let their friends play games for free, for a limited time trial. The first game to take advantage of this new feature will be Day of Defeat: Source. More info at The Steam Review [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] New User Interface Steam’s got a new coat of paint. We’ve stripped away all the non-essentials and created a new streamlined appearance, available in five different colors. Favorites Steam’s catalog of games has grown quite a bit over the past year or so. The new Favorites feature in the My Games tab of Steam allows for quick access to your favorite Steam games and additional functionality for personalizing your Steam library of content. Background Client Updates Since the Steam client was first released, it has always kept itself up to date — but now it’ll do so without making you wait during startup. Instead, it will acquire new updates in the background and then (once they’re downloaded) ask if you’d like to restart and apply them. Steam will also let you know what’s new whenever a new update is ready to apply. Guest Passes Guest Passes allow owners of certain Steam games (purchased either via Steam or at retail) to let their friends play games for free, for a limited time trial. The first game to take advantage of this new feature will be Day of Defeat: Source. More info at The Steam Review [...]

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2502 Tom Edwards Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:06:18 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2502 Because it's already up to date? Because it’s already up to date?

]]> By: timmy http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2489 timmy Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:49:18 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2489 how come steam will not update when i wanna play counter strike. ?????? how come steam will not update when i wanna play counter strike. ??????

]]> By: hahnchen http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2418 hahnchen Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:20:44 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2418 I like the new UI, although I was hoping for more functionality. I mean, now we can have a favourites group, but where's the drag and drop? Steam has been screaming out for this for absolutely ages. Why not give users the ability to create their own groups? A "Manage Guest Passes" button next to the "Activate product" button on the bottom would have been a lot easier to find for newbs, even if its a bit redundant with them showing up on the main games list. I like the new UI, although I was hoping for more functionality.

I mean, now we can have a favourites group, but where’s the drag and drop? Steam has been screaming out for this for absolutely ages. Why not give users the ability to create their own groups?

A “Manage Guest Passes” button next to the “Activate product” button on the bottom would have been a lot easier to find for newbs, even if its a bit redundant with them showing up on the main games list.

]]> By: Kapitein iglo http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2415 Kapitein iglo Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:17:26 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2415 Update is released, restart your steam to get it (for the last time i presume)! :D Update is released, restart your steam to get it (for the last time i presume)! :D

]]> By: dyzlex!K http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2414 dyzlex!K Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:37:16 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/winterupdate/#comment-2414 As well, the servers icon is right from the default Photoshop shapes. Doesnt matter to me though. As well, the servers icon is right from the default Photoshop shapes. Doesnt matter to me though.

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