December 15, 200619 yr steam is Down since Late wednesday night and still is down as of 5PM eastern time
December 15, 200619 yr I just tried connecting, havent been on steam in the last few days, and couldn't connect either. Either they are doing a major update...or things when a little screwey in their systems.
December 16, 200619 yr Author Steam silenced by blizzard Online game service knocked offline as storm buffets Steam's home town, Seattle. By Staff, GameSpot Posted Dec 15, 2006 1:23 pm PT Blizzard 1. Steam nada. But no, not that blizzard. A real-life storm currently buffeting the Pacific Northwest has put the Steam servers temporarily out of commission, rendering gameplay and access to the forums impossible. While Steam has yet to reply to GameSpot News e-mails confirming the situation, reports of the outtage from readers as well as futile attempts to connect to Steam servers from the newsroom at GameSpot provide evidence the servers are down. Steam is the Valve-built download service that excels in selling games in digital format to gamers worldwide, as well as offering a playground for gamers intent on playing titles such as CounterStrike and other Half-Life mods. Current games being touted on the service include Half Life: Episode One, Sid Meier's Pirates!, and Medieval II: Total War, among others. Valve is located in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, a region which is experiencing a major winter storm today--one that has already left four dead in its wake, according to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
December 16, 200619 yr Author SEATTLE - Residents of the Pacific Northwest struggled to stay warm Saturday after the worst windstorm in more than a decade knocked out power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses and killed at least six people. ADVERTISEMENT More than 600,000 customers in Washington and Oregon still had no power Saturday, and utilities said some might have to wait into next week for their lights to go back on. Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency, and with temperatures expected to drop over the weekend, officials warned people not to use outdoor grills, propane heaters or other carbon monoxide-producing equipment indoors. Firefighters in Kent found 33 people from four families suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night, fire Capt. Kyle Ohashi said. They had taken their barbecues inside to cook or heat their apartments as temperatures dipped into the 30s. All were expected to survive after treatment, Ohashi said. In Oregon, a family of six was sickened by carbon monoxide from a generator set up in a garage in Gresham, police said. Three children were hospitalized in critical condition late Friday, while one child and both parents were listed in good condition. Wind gusted to a record 69 mph early Friday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, breaking the old mark of 65 mph set in 1993. Wind was clocked at 113 mph near Mount Rainier. Power was knocked out at one of the airport's concourses, canceling dozens of flights. Flights were also canceled at Portland International Airport in Oregon, and Amtrak canceled service between Seattle and Portland because downed trees and mudslides blocked the tracks. Two people were killed in Washington in traffic accidents involving windblown trees, while one died after getting trapped in her flooded basement. A fourth person was killed in his sleep by a tree that fell on his home. On the Oregon coast, an elderly couple died in a fire caused by candles they were using for light. Puget Sound Energy, Washington's largest private utility, had restored power to about 200,000 customers overnight but 500,000 were still without power Saturday, company spokeswoman Dorothy Bracken said.
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