Steam
Article published 24th February 2010, 02:20 by DY357LX and last updated 24th February 2010, 02:20
Steam Beta Open (New UI Etc)
Whayhey! Copy and paste from KOTAKU time!
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Valve has revealed its plans for a brand new version of Steam, its digital distribution and social networking service. And it's letting Steam users test its long list of new features out, starting today.
The visual and functional update to Steam includes an expanded Friends List, letting players keep closer tabs on what their Steam buddies are playing, and an aggregated news feed, helping PC gamers stay informed without having to visit fancy web sites or RSS readers for their video game news fix. There are also sharp looking UI improvements, both for the Steam client and the game overlays, plus some great "Library Wrangling." The custom categories one can apply to one's Steam game library does sound nice, Valve. Thanks. There's a longer list of everything that's new at the official announcement. If you want to opt-in to the public beta (which may be experiencing some birthing pains right now) you can do so from within your current version of Steam. Hit up Valve's official Steam site to learn more and see the new UI in pretty pictures. (Oh, and if you've somehow found your Steam friends list has been deleted, you're not the only one. That may be tied to the changes Valve is making, but we'll check in.) |
SOURCE: http://kotaku.com/5478673/steam-gets-a-makeover-with-all+new-ui-new-open-beta-starts-now
VALVE PAGE: http://store.steampowered.com/uiupdate/
Comments
24th February 2010, 21:06
Chez
Just a word of warning, I tried this out earlier and found that a few games suddenly had to be re-downloaded on my list (not a major problem on this connection, but could be a major pain on slow or limited I-net). Also all fonts disappeared, meaning I had to 'guess' my way around to restoring the old version!
On the other hand it did look pretty swish, especially with the new faster browsing enabled by Webkit. There've also been some reports of some OS X related files in the new UI folder, but whether that really hints at Valve planning a surprise official port, who can say?
On the other hand it did look pretty swish, especially with the new faster browsing enabled by Webkit. There've also been some reports of some OS X related files in the new UI folder, but whether that really hints at Valve planning a surprise official port, who can say?
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