Steam get's a makeover

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Steam Gets A Makeover With All-New UI, New Open Beta Starts Now

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.)
A Brand New Steam [Steam]
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looks good. about time too

http://kotaku.com/5478673/steam-gets-a-makeover-with-all+new-ui-new-open-beta-starts-now
 
well finally got going...

damn my connection is slow today

anyhow. the games library screen :P

mine is pretty empty currently interms of installed games...

would have taken more screenies but this being a beta means it still crashes abit...
 

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What id really like is for it to give better support for non steam games. Like being able to check for updates of say Fallout 3 or something.
 
That looks much better. It reminds me a bit of the Zune interface...especially the navigation links at the top of the screen.

I never understood what possessed them when designing the previous layout. Sis.
 
You should know about now that you always backup steam files before attempting anything with it.

I like the new look now if only we could get color schemes, I like having different or almost the same themes for all my windows and what not.
 
Love the new look. It detected most of my Installed game, Missed Fallout 3 for some reason :confused: but the rest are all there, busy downloading something for MW2 MP. Did notice a bit more of a drain on the system resources but nothing major.
 
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