Those cards you like are going to come back in style
In a somewhat bizarre move, Valve has announced a newtrading cards initiative, appropriately called “Steam Trading Cards.” Basically you can earn virtual cards by playing games on Steam, which can earn you badges and Steam items.
All you have to do is playone of the participating games, and you may earn cards, which in turn can be exchanged for badges. This is directly related tothe secretive updateValve made last night, which gave community members “XP levels” for their accounts. It turns out thesenewbadges will earn you items like emoticons, profile backgrounds, and even coupons. So basically it’s a full-blown meta-game.
Well, this is just another harmless reason to dick around on Steam. Like I needed more of those!
