New Steam Community Update Beta Begins Today

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  • Shawn Zipay
    Managing Communities 24/7
    • Apr 2003
    • 69279

    #1

    New Steam Community Update Beta Begins Today

    Valve announced that the first 50,000 players who earned their "Pillar of the Steam Community" badge will be invited to the beta for the new Steam Community update.


    The new Steam Community update includes:
    Game Hubs - Every game on Steam now has a Game Hub, which provides a quick way for users to browse the best of a variety of content as rated by the community at large. Each Game Hub also includes a game-specific discussion area where players can talk about their favorite Steam games.

    Group Updates - Player-created groups have been redesigned so it's now easier to see what a group is all about and who is participating in it. Groups now also include public and private discussion areas where they can remain in touch with their own communities.

    My Content Updates - The content you've created now lives in one central place with new viewing options including an "image wall" layout that showcases your top-rated content. Also new is the ability to mark screenshots, videos, and workshop items as Favorites to save or share with friends.

    Friend Activity - The new feed makes it easy to view, rate, and comment on the content and activities of your friends in a visually-rich and interactive presentation. Players can also broadcast game-specific status updates to start a conversation with their friends, directly in the activity feed.


    Each of those 50,000 players will also receive an extra invite to bring a friends or relative in to the beta. If you aren't in yet, you can always check out a public example of the beta at the Team Fortress 2 Game Hub page or an example with the New Steam Community Beta group page.
  • Stev0esque
    5t3v0 (I miss leetspeech)
    • Feb 2008
    • 6786

    #2
    Re: New Steam Community Update Beta Begins Today

    So, Steambook?

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    • Shawn Zipay
      Managing Communities 24/7
      • Apr 2003
      • 69279

      #3
      Re: New Steam Community Update Beta Begins Today

      The only thing it really adds that isn't a cosmetic change, is that status stuff. It's no big deal really, and once the initial rush wears off, it probably won't be used that often.

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      • dvereb
        n00b!!!11!!
        • Sep 2026
        • 211

        #4
        NICKNAMES. Finally. I have people on my friends list who change their name all the time and I can't keep up. A place to put "Jeff" instead of "LOLYOURMOM" with recent aliases of "LOLY0U|2MOM" and "LOLUMADBRO?" would be tremendous.

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