Top-line EA roster hits Steam
Following a pretty conclusive rumour that Spore was about to go live on Steam earlier this week, Valve's just confirmed that Wright's latest, the Creepy & Cute add-on, WAR, Mass Effect, NfS Undercover and FIFA Manager 2009 are now all available on the download service.
Mirror's Edge, Red Alert 3 and Dead Space are all to be added in the "coming weeks".
"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 this year's top PC titles."
Press release after the drop.
STEAM LAUNCHES HIT PC GAMES FROM EA
Spore, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 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 2009 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 Alert(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 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
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