Steam launches trading cards
Steam has just launched a new reward for its users: Steam Trading Cards, trading cards for their most important games. The initial series is in beta and includes Valve titles like Counter-Strike, DOTA 2, Portal 2, Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, plus Do not Starve, developed by Klei.
Half the number of cards may be obtained at random within the games, the other can only be achieved by exchange with community members. The letters badges can become, which unlocks random rewards as emoticons, backgrounds for the user profile, discounts or experience (XP). To raise the level of the badges will have to gather more collections of cards, which in turn will give more XP and elevate the level on Steam. This will have more friends, extra places in the list of favorite games, space for screenshots and other benefits.
Steam Trading Cards is the latest release in the successful accessories, trophies, achievements and collectibles Valve. Everything seems to indicate that the new cards will also be a success.