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EIDOS AND STEAM
TIE PUBLISHING KNOT
Copyright 2007 www.steampowered.com
[ March 16th 2007 ]
Eidos
Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers
and developers of entertainment software, and
Valve today announce an agreement to deliver dozens
of new and best-selling PC titles via Steam.
This
first agreement includes complete franchise sets
of classics such as Tomb
Raider, Commandos,
and many of the Hitman
titles. In addition, Eidos is bringing some of
this year's most highly anticipated releases to
Steam, including Tomb
Raider Anniversary, Championship
Manager 2007, and more.
"For
over 10 years, Eidos has been a leading publisher
on every major gaming platform," said Gabe Newell,
co-founder and president of Valve. "Offering legendary
action franchises in complete sets and working
with Eidos to deliver new releases is a great
step forward in our efforts to expand Steam's
offerings, and to do so in ways that provide highest
value to customers."
Arriving
today, the first wave of Eidos titles available
to Steam gamers around the world includes many
of the Hitman titles, Battlestations: Midway,
Just Cause, and the entire Commandos series. Pricing
information is available at Steamgames.com, and
news of additional Eidos games heading to Steam
will be announced in the coming weeks.
"Eidos
is delighted to add Steam to our extensive digital
distribution network. Steam represents an opportunity
to distribute our games electronically to millions
of gamers around the world," said Tom Marx, Senior
Business Development Manager: New Media at Eidos.
"It also
provides us a direct connection to these extremely
active PC influencers who frequent Steam as a
source for new content and information. As a result
of being a spotlight feature on Steam this year,
we expect to see sales of Tomb Raider: Anniversary
benefit across all channels."
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