Valve launches Steam Trading Cards in Beta Form

Valve has launched a new service today in beta form called Steam Trading Cards.

Here are some details on what users can expect from Steam Trading Cards:

1 – Earn experience points, level up in Steam and obtain extra friend-slots, profile showcases and more

2 – Steam trading cards are earned by playing games that support the service

3 – You can turn sets of cards into badges and trade-able community items.

This service will “allows customers to earn Steam rewards for playing the games they love,” explains Valve.

“Those who participate will receive game-specific trading cards that can be collected to earn rewards such as game badges, profile backgrounds, emoticons, coupons, and more.”

However, the service is only available to a small selection of games including: Defense of the Ancients 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, Half-Life 2 and Don’t Starve.

Valve says that the service will start to support more games “over the coming months”.

Let us know what you think of this brand new steam service in the comments below.

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