Xfire, the popular utility that allows you to quickly find where your friends are gaming, has recently reached
version 1.43. In addition to the usual increase in supported games and bug fixes, there is also a voice chat feature that is in a beta stage.
- Added a new *BETA* voice chat feature, for one to one voice conversations. Please test it out, and read the FAQ if you have problems.
- New Continuous mode in Xfire In-Game shows you all messages you receive on screen at all times. Enable it inside games by pressing scroll lock + x, then F2 for the main menu, then select In-Game Options and then Enable Continuous Mode.
- Group Chats are now accessible in Xfire In-Game.
- You can drag and drop friends into custom groups to more easily organize them.
- Major enhancements to the interface in the files tab.
- You can put links to add an Xfire friend on web sites. The format is xfire:add_friend?user=yyy . Change yyy to your username, all lower case, of course!
- We now save the size of the infoview in the main window and chat windows, so if you don't like the extra wide infoview you can shrink it.
- Adjusted the infoview game skins to waste less space, and added an infoview game skin for CoD: UO.
- Added support for the arrow keys in the infoview.
- Fixed extra character when chatting in Xfire In-Game.
Get the full change list over at
CS Nation
