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Valve to Rule the FPS Empire!
Techtree News Staff, Mar 18, 2008 1713 hrs ISTIn a significant development yesterday, Valve and Epic Games have entered an agreement to bring Epic Games on Steam.
The world of first person shooter gamers just got a whole lot steamier...
In a significant development yesterday, Valve and Epic Games have entered an agreement to bring Epic Games on Steam. With id Software and now Epic Games, Valve looks set to play the biggest role in the future of the first person shooter (FPS) genre.
In turn, Epic is bringing its Unreal series to Valve's Steam -- the online distribution network that not only boasts more than 15 million accounts worldwide, but also a way to play one's games from anywhere thus helping keep piracy at bay.
With this, Valve's Steam will now have Epic's single-player titles -- "Unreal Gold" and "Unreal II: The Awakening" as well as its multi-player titles -- "Unreal Tournament", "UT2004", and "Unreal Tournament III". Oddly missing in the line-up is "Unreal Tournament 2003".
A company press release quoted Gabe Newell, president of Valve, saying, "Epic is a leading developer of game engine technology and has produced some of my favorite games of all time. It's an honor to be working with them and offering their current and classic titles to the millions of Steam gamers around the world."
Adding to it, Jay Wilbur, vice president of Epic, said, "Steam is a revolutionary technology that opens up an entirely new way to put our games into the hands of millions of PC gamers around the world. Valve has changed the face of digital distribution for game developers, publishers, and consumers, and we are thrilled to be a part of the Steam community."
In a significant development yesterday, Valve and Epic Games have entered an agreement to bring Epic Games on Steam. With id Software and now Epic Games, Valve looks set to play the biggest role in the future of the first person shooter (FPS) genre.
In turn, Epic is bringing its Unreal series to Valve's Steam -- the online distribution network that not only boasts more than 15 million accounts worldwide, but also a way to play one's games from anywhere thus helping keep piracy at bay.
With this, Valve's Steam will now have Epic's single-player titles -- "Unreal Gold" and "Unreal II: The Awakening" as well as its multi-player titles -- "Unreal Tournament", "UT2004", and "Unreal Tournament III". Oddly missing in the line-up is "Unreal Tournament 2003".
A company press release quoted Gabe Newell, president of Valve, saying, "Epic is a leading developer of game engine technology and has produced some of my favorite games of all time. It's an honor to be working with them and offering their current and classic titles to the millions of Steam gamers around the world."
Adding to it, Jay Wilbur, vice president of Epic, said, "Steam is a revolutionary technology that opens up an entirely new way to put our games into the hands of millions of PC gamers around the world. Valve has changed the face of digital distribution for game developers, publishers, and consumers, and we are thrilled to be a part of the Steam community."
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