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Steam client update released
January 8, 2007, 2:07 pm - Jason Ruymen
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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