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8 Jan 2006
Topic: Steam client update released
Valve has released updates to Steam. Details follow.
Updates to the Steam Client have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
The specific changes include:
Steam Client
Added Guest Passes functionality - allows owners of certain Steam games to let their friends play games for free, for a limited
time trial
Changed Steam client auto-update mechanism to first acquire updates in the background and then ask user whether to restart &
apply
Added Favorites area and collapsable status categories to 'My Games' list
Added 5 new colored skins (Default, Ice, Sand, Obsidian, and Grey), selectable in "Settings"
Added 'next' button to Steam news window, allowing multiple messages to be viewed in a single session
Fixed client attempting to update some games which user does not own; was occuring when user had played game during a Free
Weekend
Fixed games purchased via PayPal not working in offline mode
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