Valve's Steam Community Beta Opens... a Bit
50,000 players who earned the 'Pillar of the Steam Community' badge get in...
The Steam Community Beta is now open to the first 50,000 players who earned the 'Pillar of the Steam Community' badge and includes another invite to share. Beta access will increase incrementally until the public launch. Them's the facts.
Valve, realising that competition from EA and to an extent Ubisoft and the platform holders themselves is hotting up, is really playing up the community features in Valve. This is because there is a theory that if you get someone to sign up for a virtual 'community' online, they will buy more stuff. It's a good theory. The new Steam community features include:
"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 Favourites 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."
More info over here.
Valve, realising that competition from EA and to an extent Ubisoft and the platform holders themselves is hotting up, is really playing up the community features in Valve. This is because there is a theory that if you get someone to sign up for a virtual 'community' online, they will buy more stuff. It's a good theory. The new Steam community features include:
"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 Favourites 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."
More info over here.
Companies:
Valve
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