DIPRIP

A new drive-and-shoot-em-up mod has been released for HL2
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Distant Hope mod

A new mod started by the SteamFriends team.
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Empires 2.0 Review

While the rest of the Empires community was waiting for it's release, Steamfriends had been invited for a testplay. Read more »

Unreal Tournament 3

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Other: The Leet World EP14: Death Comes Home
Get ready cause New challengers have arrived to face the show’s contestants! How will the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists respond to this new threat? Read More »
Other: The Leet World EP13: The Brothers Cardinal
A bit late but we have 2 episodes coming up for you today from the nr.1 online show: The Leet World. In Episode 13 Cortez has been captured by the Counter-Terrorists! What will the end result of his interrogation with Westheimer be? Read More »
Other: Google launches Lively 3D World
Though not directly Steam related we couldn't wait to share this one with you. It seems Google has started a new program under the name of Lively which is basically a 3D World where people can setup their virtual space and chat and interact with your friends (ala Second Life). Read More »
Steam: Team Fortress 2 update
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. Server owners should update as soon as possible, read on for more info. Read More »
Steam: Tilted Mill now on Steam
July 8, 2008: Tilted Mill Entertainment -- independent developers of strategy, simulation and role-playing games -- and Valve today announced the launch of Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition via Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games with over 15 million accounts worldwide. Read More »
Steam: Garry's Mod update and Spellforce2 on Steam
Updates to Garry's Mod have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. Spellforce 2 - Shadow Wars and the expansion Spellforce 2 - Dragon Storm are now available on Steam. Read More »
Other: New Battle coming!
It is time to get ready for a new battle on the Final Battleground next sunday the 13th of july. The new battle will start in Europe. Make sure you donate your plinks once again so SF can battle against other clans trying to get ground in Europe. Read More »
Other: EventScripts Orange Box beta released
EventScripts for TF2 (and OrangeBox) has been released. Feature-wise the build for Orange Box is essentially the same as EventScripts 2.0. OB has a few special changes in it that will affect scripts you write, though. It also opens a few new doors. Read More »
Steam: DODS - Free Weekend On Now
The free weekend for Day Of Defeat Source has just begun - which means anyone with a steam account can play the game from the 4th July to July 6th at 1:00PM PDT. Read More »
Steam: Rainbox Six Vegas 2 Update Released
An update for Rainbox Six Vegas 2 has been released via steam, the update addressed a number of outstanding bugs and introduces some new nifty features. Read More »
Action: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
A Team Fortress 2 update has been released, and will be downloaded automatically when the steam client is restarted.

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Other: DODS is done, CSS is next
As we all know Day of Defeat Source is now over to the new Orange box Source engine which features better graphics, network improvements and a lot more. According to a conversation we had with Valve a few weeks ago Counter-Strike: Source will be the next game that will go over to Orange. Read More »
Action: DOD:S Update and Free Weekend
Leveraging the recently released set of free services available in Steamworks, the Palermo Update adds 51 achievements to Day of Defeat: Source, player avatar displays in the scoreboard and win panel, and detailed player statistics that are integrated with the Steam Community features (www.steamcommunity.com). Read More »
Action: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
An update has been released for Team Fortress 2, adressing a number of prominent bugs. Click "Read More" for a full changelog list. Read More »
Steam: Gamecock Titles Come To Steam
Cockpit, Austin, TX - July 1, 2008 - Gamecock Media Group and Valve Corporation today announced an agreement to launch Gamecock titles on Steam, a leading digital distribution platform for the delivery and management of PC games and entertainment content with over 15 million accounts around the world. Read More »
Steam: Beware: New Steam scam
It happens a lot but today we got a bunch of reports from people saying someone is messaging them on the Steam 'Friends' system saying things like: "Valve giving all games in steam for free for 2 days , just login ". Remember, this is 100% fake so do not click on this link and do NOT fill in your account details! Read More »
Steam: Planet Buster's Now On Steam
Planet Buster's, the singe player puzzle game developed by Slam is now available for purchase on steam. The game features Steam Achievements. Read More »
Other: EA confirms Nov 7 UK L4D release date
EA has confirmed to VideoGamer.com that upcoming PC and Xbox 360 zombie thrill-fest Left 4 Dead will be out in the UK on November 7, 2008, three days after it's out in the US. Read More »
Other: Valve hacker arrested
A 20 year old hacker was arrested on Tuesday evening in the Dutch town of Maastricht, after the youngster had previously hacked himself into game developers Activision and Valve. Read More »
Steam: Valve Team Up With Novint Technologies
(Albuquerque, NM – June 25, 2008)– Novint Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NVNT), the pioneer of 3D touch for consumer computing, and Valve Corporation, one of the video game industry’s leading entertainment software and technology companies, announced today that they have entered a strategic agreement to add Falcon support to a number of Valve’s games. Read More »
Mods: Insurgency Beta 2.1 RC coming
Some news from the Insurgency team. The objective of the upcoming release is to test it with your help during a few weeks, collecting feedback and suggestions. After those few weeks, the team will tweak the final version with your suggestions and release Insurgency Beta 2.1. Read More »
Other: SourceMod 1.0.3 Released
SourceMod is a Half-Life 2 modification which focuses on server modification, server administration, and plugin writing. Plugins are scripted in the SourcePawn language, and they allow you to script actions on your server and access the Half-Life 2 (Source) engine with ease. Read More »
While the rest of the Empires community was waiting in anticipation for that countdown to reach zero, Steamfriends had been invited for a testplay. So what do we think? Read More »
Back when the original Call of Duty was released, it was met with overwhelming acclaim by players and critics alike but unfortunately this streak of genius was knocked back by the sorely average Call of Duty 3. Do Infinity Ward have what it takes to put the series back on track, or has the Call of Duty series been KIA? Read More »
DIPRIP (or ‘Die in Pain Rest in Peace’) will soon bring its drive-and-shoot-em-up Steam-wards. Steamfriends were invited to take a look and now bring you all the details. Read More »
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the next title in the popular first-person shooter war series by Infinity Ward. It is not only the first Call of Duty game to be rated 17+, but also the first not set at some point during World War II – ‘Modern Warfare’ is set in the near future, hence the subtitle ‘Modern Warfare’. Steamfriends.com now brings to you the low-down on Infinity Ward’s latest instalment. Read More »
Team Fortress 2 is finally upon us, but how long exactly have people been waiting? For some it has been over a year, but for others it has been nearly a whole decade i.e. WAY too long. Steamfriends.com decided it was time to delve into the metaphorical filing cabinet labelled ‘Everything Team Fortress 2’ and found it has quite a history. Read More »
SteamOn 6th August, The ‘Steam Community’ Beta was launched.
Steam users are now given the opportunity to create their own SteamID page over at www.SteamCommunity.com, which shows which games they play, their friends, and other assorted details about their lives on Steam. Read More »
Game Servers
Game Server IP Status
CS:S 1 84.243.216.50:27015 Online
CS:S 2 84.243.216.51:27015 Online
DOD:S 66.150.214.121:27015 Online
TF2 84.243.216.60:27015 Online
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03/XX/08 Stalker: Clear Sky Proprietary
08/XX/08 Left4Dead Source
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Deathmatch38.5%
GunGame34.6%
Zombiemod26.9%
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