This won’t be too surprising to anyone, but Steam is now going to be carrying a ton of EA titles. Given that EA has handled Valve’s game on console for years now, it’s only a logical move to have Valve work EA’s digital angle.
STEAM LAUNCHES HIT PC GAMES FROM EA
Spore, Warhammer Online: Age of Recoking and More Available Now
December 19, 2008 — Valve today announced Spore(tm), Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, Warhammer (r) Online: Age of Reckoning(tm), Mass Effect (r), Need for Speed(tm) Undercover and EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 2008 are available now to gamers in the United States and Canada via Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world.
In the coming weeks, Mirror’s Edge(tm), Command & Conquer(tm) Red Alet(tm) 3, and Dead Space(tm), will be added to the catalog of EA’s titles available via Steam.
“EA is one of the industry’s largest publishers,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. “The EA titles coming to steam this holiday include some of this year’s top PC titles.”
“We are pleased to extend our holiday titles to gamers worldwide via Steam — a revolutionary technology that is one of the game industry’s most successful digital distribution services,” said John Pleasants, President, Global Publishing & Chief Operating Officer.
For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com
