by Playfuls Staff |
17th March 2007
Eidos and Valve 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, [more] 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."
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."
