Bitmob Steam Group Announcement

It's time for a history lesson, kids!

Valve introduced Steam in late 2003 with two aims in mind: content delivery and community cohesion. Six years later, Dan Hsu and Demian Linn soft-launched Bitmob with equally lofty goals. Although the two have no formal connection, both the website and the service are incredibly powerful tools in their own realms. When used together, Bitmob and Steam could create a compelling, community-driven illegitimate child. With that in mind, I'd like to encourage more activity within the Bitmob Steam group. Sorties in Star Trek Online, skirmishes in Modern Warfare 2, and questing in Borderlands will be more satisfying once you're surrounded by the mature, intelligent community members of Bitmob.

Click here to join the quickly expanding ranks of PC-gaming Bitmobbers. If you're already a member, feel free to visit the chat room, invite community members and staffers into games, or simply leave a comment.

Whether you're a lifelong role-playing fan or a casual first-person shooter, I'm certain you'll find other like-minded members. So head over to Steam, launch Modern Warfare 2, and invite Demian Linn to your Team Domination game -- he makes a great human shield!

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Derek Greenwood

February 12, 2010

The link doesn't seem to be working.

Mike Minotti

I can see my gamer picture! It's the one of Link dressed in a Star Trek Voyager-style science uniform!

Omar Yusuf

No one ever recognizes my Steam profile image.

But then again, most people don't read Star Wars Expanded Universe comic books...

Jeffrey Sandlin

I joined, i figure why not? I'm rarely on to play TF2 anymore though. It doesn't seem like the comments and chat on it are particularly bumping either. Is their any place to talk to other bitmobbers in a more dynamic environment? All i ever hear about bitmob members talking to each other in a non comment context is twitter and google wave.

@Jeffrey

Well, since we don't use forums here on the website, there aren't many places where the community can gather and just shoot the breeze. That's why I wanted to encourage others to hop into the Steam group, join the chat, and play together.

You're right in saying that the chat isn't "bumping," but we're trying to change that!

Okee, makes sense. I'll try to keep an eye on it and join in.

Aaron Betts

I didn't know we had a steam group! man I feel stupid.

Alex Martin

What's up with this "Player if the Week" stuff? Although "purple promiscuous panda" deserves it for his name alone.

@Alex I normally just promote members with high Steam ratings, awesome names, or those of you who participate during Game Nights.

It doesn't mean much, to be perfectly honest. It's hardly an honor!

Evan Campbell

man the only thing that makes me wish I had a pc instead of a mac - is this bitmob steam group.

Steve LeBlanc-Brown

Woot! My awesome Panda avatar is visible! Fun group of guys to play with. We should have game nights more often!

Aaron Guernsey

I'm in a couple steam groups, including Bitmob's (my avatar is the sexy paul bunyan with his blue ox). However, I never seem to look at the group pages when I'm on steam. Maybe this will change when Bad Company 2 comes out. Anyone else in the beta?

Jason Wilson

@Steve You guys should organize some on your own, too! The Steam group is perfect for that!

@Aaron I've been playing the BC2 Beta with quite a few Bitmobbers recently. You should join up -- nothing is more fun than piloting an Apache while three friends occupy the gunner seats!

February 13, 2010

@Omar Sounds like I'll have to do that, but something seems to be amiss with my internet at the moment.

Chris Arens

February 14, 2010

Next PC game I'm picking up is bad company 2. Until then it's 360 only for me while I finish Darksiders.

Jordan Keller

Haha, awesome! My icon is up there! I'm the fourth from the right in the first row of members! ;D