Games

16800 readers

892 users here now

Video game news oriented community. No NanoUFO is not a bot :)

Posts.

News oriented content (general reviews, previews or retrospectives allowed).
Broad discussion posts (preferably not only about a specific game).
No humor/memes etc..
No affiliate links
No advertising.
No clickbait, editorialized, sensational titles. State the game in question in the title. No all caps.
No self promotion.
No duplicate posts, newer post will be deleted unless there is more discussion in one of the posts.
No politics.

Comments.

No personal attacks.
Obey instance rules.
No low effort comments(one or two words, emoji etc..)
Please use spoiler tags for spoilers.

My goal is just to have a community where people can go and see what new game news is out for the day and comment on it.

Other communities:

Beehaw.org gaming

Lemmy.ml gaming

lemmy.ca pcgaming

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works

443

Steam's Oldest User Accounts Turn 20, Valve Celebrates With Special Digital Badges - IGN (www.ign.com)

submitted 1 year ago by geosoco@kbin.social to c/games@sh.itjust.works

156 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Some of Steam’s oldest user accounts are turning 20-years old this week, and Valve is celebrating the anniversary by handing out special digital badges featuring the original Steam colour scheme to the gaming veterans.

Steam first opened its figurative doors all the way back in September 2003, and has since grown into the largest digital PC gaming storefront in the world, which is actively used by tens of millions of players each day.

“In case anyone's curious about the odd colours, that's the colour scheme for the original Steam UI when it first launched,” commented Redditor Penndrachen, referring to the badge's army green colour scheme, which prompted a mixed reaction from players who remembered the platform's earliest days. “I joined in the first six months,” lamented Affectionate-Memory4. “I feel ancient rn.”

(page 3) 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] Copythis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine is 18, do I get a cookie?

[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

🥠Here you go! :P Look, you're two off, be glad you got anything 😅

Wait, mine's 19 and I didn't even get that D: WE DEMAND SNACKS! ✊

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Up here, you can drink alcohol at 18 y.o.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm primarily a console peasant, but my Steam account goes back to 2007. I don't remember the specifics, but I know I opened it after getting a physical copy of The Ship from Target. Never played it much, though.

[–] stagen@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

Still have 5 more years to go for my 20th.

Still makes me feel old though.

[–] Aganim@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Damn, getting old. 19 years of service, hitting 20 at the start of February. 😄

load more comments