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By: Joe Topolnisky Oct 24, 2007

Codemasters Gets Steamy With Valve

Shaking things up this afternoon, Codemasters and Valve Software have announced an agreement to bring a large collection of current and future games to Valve's popular Steam digital distribution service. The deal kicks off today with the North American release of Clive Barker's Jericho. What other titles are coming to Steam? Here's the official word:

October 23, 2007 - Valve and Codemasters, a leading developer and publisher of critically acclaimed video games, today announced an agreement that will see a collection of new and future PC titles being available via Steam, a leading platform for the delivery of PC games and digital content with over 13 million accounts around the world. Codemasters' debut Steam release, Clive Barker's Jericho, is available today, October 23, in North America and on Friday, October 26, in the rest of the world.

The following Codemasters titles will be available via Steam:

  • Clive Barker's Jericho - The supernatural horror FPS based on an original concept from the novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. Clive Barker's Jericho is rated "M" (Mature - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language - Content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older) by the ESRB. Steam Release: Today in North America; October 26 in rest of world.
  • Overlord - The twisted, fantasy action adventure game that's all about being ruthless, determined, and even a little despotic. Assisted by a loyal horde of mayhem-creating minions, players must pillage lands and conquer kingdoms in order to be proclaimed the new, all-powerful Overlord. Created by Dutch developer Triumph Studios, Overlord is rated "T" (Teen - Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence - content suitable for persons ages 13 and older) by the ESRB. Steam Release: October.
  • DiRT - The award winning off-road racer delivers an exhilarating thrill ride through a massive range of racing experiences on gravel, mud and dirt, right across the globe. Compete in 850bhp cars through high speed blind corners and perilous cliff edges of Hill Climb events, the multiple car Rally Raid competitions across grueling desert terrain and switch between dirt and road racing with Rally Cross event. Plus Crossover circuits and events from the CORR (Championship Off -Road Racing) series in the U.S. DiRT is rated "E" (Everyone - Alcohol Reference, Mild Language, Mild Violence) by the ESRB. Note: The game is titled "Colin McRae: DiRT" in Europe and other PAL territories. Steam Release: October.

"With major new content in the portfolio, Codemasters continues to expand its publishing and distribution reach," said Peter Chan, Director, Business Development, Codemasters. "As the industry's leading online platform for digital delivery of PC entertainment, Steam is a natural addition to the suite of leading platforms Codemasters is targeting with its leading new and recent releases."

Future titles from Codemasters, such as Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, will be made available day and date with their retail release.

"From DiRT to Clive Barker's Jericho Codemasters library of PC titles is one of the most diverse and innovative collections in the industry today," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. "These and future Codemasters' releases are a perfect match for the millions of PC gamers connecting to Steam each week to discover the latest games available from publishers and developers around the world."

Please visit www.steamgames.com for more information.

Glad to see more publishers hopping on the Steam bandwagon. It really is a great service. :)


 

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Unregistered 2007-10-24 #1
Well, that means we'll be getting a version of DiRT without StarForce.




Unregistered 2008-01-03 #2
"Glad to see more publishers hopping on the Steam bandwagon. It really is a great service. :)"
Your kidding right? I will NEVER buy any game from steam or any other download service mainly because you just cant beat having the actual install disc in your hands and not have to rely on what could be and has been in the past an unreliable pos service.Yeah i have half life 2 from release day (on disc) and the reason i just never played it after i finnished it the 1st time is because of steam and its constant interference with my own damn pc.




Babinnes 2008-01-03 #3
We aren't in 2004 anymore




DhinShin 2008-01-03 #4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
"Glad to see more publishers hopping on the Steam bandwagon. It really is a great service. :)"
Your kidding right? I will NEVER buy any game from steam or any other download service mainly because you just cant beat having the actual install disc in your hands and not have to rely on what could be and has been in the past an unreliable pos service.Yeah i have half life 2 from release day (on disc) and the reason i just never played it after i finnished it the 1st time is because of steam and its constant interference with my own damn pc.
That's really strange, I know a few people have problems with steam you should ask for help trouble shooting your issue either on this forum or on the Steam forums. But honestly, Steam has never destroyed my physical hardware, while Starforce has, nor have I been one of the unlucky few that have had real problems with it.




admiralFlameberg 2008-01-03 #5
Same Steam and star force never jacked up my computer. and I own lots of starforce protected games. Thats why I dont see a problem with games using it.

And steam, I never had a steam related problem.






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