We've praised AudioSurf in the past for it's ability to take (just about) any music file on your computer and turn it into a game. The next time you log into Steam a free update for the game will be downloaded that's going to add a decent amount of functionality to the already incredible game.

Most interesting is probably the last.fm audioscrubbing and a new "freeride" which looks to be essentially a visualizer. It takes an already "must-play" game and makes it even better!

Seriously, buy this game. Full list of new features after the break!

New features:

--last.fm audioscrobbling

--Comments tab on every song's scoreboard

--Customized player news on the song loading screen (when friends last played, songs you're champion of, etc...)

--Command interface for 3rd party mod apps (extensions)

--New hover vehicle for Eraser Elite

--Added Vegas ability: generate a random powerup every 60 seconds

--You can play freeride as a music visualizer on your desktop while other applications are running, and it will automatically advance to the next song in your current folder or current m3u playlist

--Improved Strategy Guide look

--Eraser Elite now has 8 rows of tiles (like Pusher Elite)

--Score browser now refreshes popular songs when you first open it

--Added blending to top and bottom black frame in gameplay

--Add a graphic to display your chain reaction multiplier at the bottom of the screen

--Longer-lasting fireworks on enhanced detail

--Maximum song length extended to 60 minutes

--Made additional texture mods possible (tiles, tileflyups, cliff)

--If you put a traffic.png file in the textures folder it will be used for traffic instead of blocks

--Going back in song browser remembers mousewheel scroll position

--Sound effect theme is saved between play sessions

--Checkbox added to stop being shown character videos

--Added OK button to the loading/news page. Gives you more time to read the news on the loading page if you want it

--No longer automatically goes fullscreen when maximizing

--X360 controller can now pause/resume play with the Start button

Comments (3)

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written by Jim Squires, May 06, 2008

Gahh.. When will this bloddy thing come to the Mac/Live Arcade?? I don't keep music on my Windows machine, dammit!

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written by Ryan Hewson, May 06, 2008

For some reason the way the blocks look really bugs me. Like you are running into walls. It upsets my Wipeout vibe.

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written by Dan Zuccarelli, May 06, 2008

ahem:

"–If you put a traffic.png file in the textures folder it will be used for traffic instead of blocks"

there ya go playboy...

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