Steam Client Beta Available

[jasonr]

There's a new Steam Beta client available. To access the Beta, go to File -> Settings. On the Account tab press the Change... button to open the Beta Participation dialog. Then Select Beta Update, and allow Steam to restart itself. Here are the specific changes:

10/15/2010

- Adding a system to allow users to recommend and discuss games with their friends. For more details, click here
- Adding 'Recommended For You' page in the Steam Store.
- Updating store pages to show stats and launch options for games you own.
- updated Speex and JPEG libraries

10/18/2010

- Fix a memory leak when toggling the game viewed in the details view
- Fix a crash when receiving and merging updated data for stats/achievements in some situations
- Fix sometimes failing to fully recognize a game as exited for certain launcher app setups

10/19/2010

- Fixed navigating to game guides in the store
- Fix Steam Cloud bug where users who converted from the demo to the full version of Everyday Genius: SquareLogic, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, or Jolly Rover would have their progress reverted to the progress they made in the demo while opted into the beta
- Fixed community chat bug

10/21/2010

- Fixed displaying Steam Service dialog under OSX

10/25/2010

- Fixed a couple rare crashes and added more instrumentation around potential memory corruption

10/28/2010

- Fixed a few rare crashes observed in the beta

10/29/2010

- Fixed Steam API logging

11/01/2010

- Fixed not being able to right-click on OSX

11/02/2010

- OSX: improve tooltips support
- OSX: add installer support for an upcoming game release

11/03/2010

- In preparation for the client release, we've temporarily disabled recommendations. They'll be back soon, along with some improvements to the recommendation algorithms based on the feedback we've gathered