SteamFriends.com Mixed RSS Feed http://www.steamfriends.com en SteamFriends.com - Steam inspired, Community powered. http://www.steamfriends.com SteamFriends.com http://www.steamfriends.com/images/rss-logo.gif 49 42 SteamFriends.com Bioshock 2 available, TF2 and GMod updates http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4890/bioshock-2-available-tf2-and-gmod-updates Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girl... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:39:04 GMT Viper news Two Tribes on Steam http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4889/two-tribes-steam The Dutch game development studio and digital publisher Two Tribes proudly announces that WiiWare/App Store hit Toki Tori has been released for PC on the 29th of January. Harderwijk, the Netherlands &... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:49:11 GMT Viper news Steam updates http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4888/steam-updates A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:Steam Clien... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:32:54 GMT Viper news TF2/DODS update available http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4887/tf2dods-update-available Updates to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat Source have been released. This one includes a new Highlander mode in TF2 where each team has 1 of each class to play with. The updates will be applied aut... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:50:56 GMT Viper news Nuclear Dawn - Base Basics Part 1 http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4886/nuclear-dawn-base-basics-part-1 The developers at Interwave Studios have been working hard on their first commercial game, based of course on the Source engine, and Nuclear Dawn's next blog post talks about the basics of bases in th... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:47:28 GMT Viper news GameME HLX stats gets updates http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4885/gameme-hlx-stats-gets-updates New updates were applied to gameME Stats. This update introduces the "gameME Plugin" for AMX Mod X which replaces the current "HLstatsX Ingame Plugin". This plugin can be used for... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:07:09 GMT Viper news Steam Planned Downtime on Thursday, February 4th http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4884/steam-planned-downtime-thursday-february-4th Beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific time Thursday February 4th, Valve will be performing software maintenance on some Steam servers. They expect the resulting downtime to last three hours at most, putting th... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:29:03 GMT Viper news Mani Admin Plugin 1.2T Update http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4883/mani-admin-plugin-12t-update Server administrators of Source engine based games and mods make use of MetaMod/SourceMod or the big Mani Admin Plugin (which is an all in one solution). The team behind MAP has just released a new up... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:33:52 GMT Viper news Counter-Strike: Source engine update http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4882/counter-strike-source-engine-update Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:EngineSMX, GCF, and SYS files cannot be d... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:20:52 GMT Viper news Steam weekly sales chart http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4881/steam-weekly-sales-chart Last week we saw a Bad Company 2 coming in hard on the weekly sales chart toplist of Steam and this week it has gone up from nr.2 to the first place, and it will probably stay that way for a couple of... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:21:55 GMT Viper news HLstatsX Premium becomes GameME http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4880/hlstatsx-premium-becomes-gameme Today, the new gameME website was launched and replaces the HLstatsX Webpage from now on. Also, HLstatsX Premium will be replaced by gameME Stats which can be seen as the next level of Realtime Statis... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:51:22 GMT Viper news Steam grows stronger http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4879/steam-grows-stronger January 29, 2010 - Valve today announced extraordinary 2009 growth data for Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital entertainment, with major increases in accounts, concurrent players, unit... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:20:08 GMT Viper news Bad Company 2 and Steam overlay problems http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4878/bad-company-2-and-steam-overlay-problems Battlefield Bad Company 2 is one of the first few Direct3D 11 games on Steam and Valve is aware of an issue with it's use of D3D11 and the current public Steam client/overlay that is causing crashes f... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:36:56 GMT Viper news Bad Company 2 demo now on Steam! http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4877/bad-company-2-demo-now-steam Ladies and gentlemen, and people that bought BFBC2 on Steam...... restart your steam client and look under NOT INSTALLED. Then dont look at the pre-order at the top but scroll down a little bit f... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:33:36 GMT Viper news No servers or LAN support for Bioshock 2 http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4876/no-servers-or-lan-support-bioshock-2 In a blog post of 2K Games the developers talk about Bioshock 2 Multiplayer that will not support dedicated servers and will not be playable over LAN. Main reasons seem to be lack of time in developme... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:04:43 GMT Viper news Bad Company 2 MP Demo now on Xbox Live! http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4875/bad-company-2-mp-demo-now-xbox-live For all of you X360 fans out there, DICE has just launched the Multiplayer demo of Battlefield Bad Company 2 on the Xbox live Marketplace for free, so go grab it now! Battlefield Bad Company™ 2... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:30:31 GMT Viper news Copy Protection for Bad Company 2 on the PC http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4874/copy-protection-bad-company-2-pc  BFBC2 PC uses SecuROM as its copy protection mechanism. SecuROM comes in many shapes and forms. DICE has described the specific version that is being used in BFBC2 PC and down below you can find... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:50:34 GMT Viper news Team Fortress 2 update http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4873/team-fortress-2-update A required update for Team Fortress 2 is now available for both clients and source servers.  Server admins should run hldsupdatetool to receive the update. The specific changes include:Added 3 ne... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:32:08 GMT Viper news Bad Company 2 beta start time http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4872/bad-company-2-beta-start-time For people not aware, the PC Beta of Battlefield Bad Company 2 begins this Thursday, January 28th at approximately 6pm CET, 12pm EST, and 9am PST time according to the latest... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:35:43 GMT Viper news Steam weekly sales chart http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4871/steam-weekly-sales-chart For the past 7 days things have shifted on the Steam top seller list, when Battlefield Bad Company 2 hit the Steam store last friday. With Mass Effect 2 and Bad Company 2 fighting for the number one s... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:35:51 GMT Viper news Counter-Strike 2 petition hits the web http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4870/counter-strike-2-petition-hits-web Seems some gamers cant get enough of Counter-Strike and have started a huge web petition to let Valve know that gamers still want a new version of one of the most played games still today, Counter-Str... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:19:28 GMT Viper news Bad Company 2 pricedraw winners! http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4869/bad-company-2-pricedraw-winners The three Steam keys for Battlefield Bad Company 2: Limited Edition have been given out this morning to three lucky winners that were randomly selected on our Facebook group, including: - Eddie... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:24:24 GMT Viper news Battlefield Bad Company 2 Squad Rush Gamemode http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4868/battlefield-bad-company-2-squad-rush-gamemode A brand new gamemode has been introduced by DICE for Battlefield Bad Company 2. Squad Rush puts a squad of four players versus another squad of four players for a max of eight player matches in t... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:35 GMT Viper news Bad Company until the Dawn - Pricedraw http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4867/bad-company-until-dawn-pricedraw Gamers of the world, The Nuclear Dawn launch date is still a way away, and you need something to sink your teeth into, until that cataclysmic time. What better way to spend your spring and summer... Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:09:31 GMT Viper news Battlefield Bad Company 2 Limited edition now on Steam! http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4866/battlefield-bad-company-2-limited-edition-now-steam Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition is now available for pre-purchase. Get early access to the beta and receive six in-game multiplayer items when you pre-purchase on Steam now! Battlefield: Ba... Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:54:53 GMT Viper news Mass Effect 2 launch trailer http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4865/mass-effect-2-launch-trailer Commander Shepard and his elite team fight for the lost in Mass Effect 2. The fate of mankind hangs in the balance as Shepard launches a desperate suicide mission against the greatest threat mankind h... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:59:37 GMT Viper news Goldeneye: Source beta 4 trailer http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4853/goldeneye-source-beta-4-trailer Remember GoldenEye: Source? No? Well, GoldenEye: Source is a free modification of Half-Life 2, with only one goal in mind; to bring the memories and experiences from the original Golden... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:43:16 GMT Viper news Battlefield Bad Company 2 single player reveal trailer http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4852/battlefield-bad-company-2-single-player-reveal-trailer GameTrailers TV had the official first look at the single player mode of Bad Company 2, which  will be released on March 2.  We are also still waiting for official confirmation on the S... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:34:56 GMT Viper news Bioshock 2 coming to Steam http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4851/bioshock-2-coming-steam Bioshock 2, the epic sequel from 2K Games, is coming to Steam and is now available for pre-purchase. Those who pre-purchase the game via Steam will save 10% off the regular price and receive a free... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:09:56 GMT Viper news Steam Client Updated http://www.steamfriends.com/news/4842/steam-client-updated A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:Steam Clien... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:23:43 GMT Viper news