Steam is Unreal
The latest publisher to join Steam is Epic Games which is bringing along the Unreal games including Unreal Tournament 3. There is a starting offer with all of Epic’s games available on Steam receiving a 10% discount. You can also purchase the Unreal Deal Pack for $59.95. This Unreal Deal Pack includes all of the Unreal games available on Steam ranging from Unreal II to Unreal Tournament 3.
“Epic is a leading developer of game engine technology and has produced some of my favorite games of all time,” said Gabe Newell, president of Valve. “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.”
“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,” said Jay Wilbur, vice president of Epic. “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.”
Head over to Steamgames for all the latest on how to get these unreal games.
Further evidence (if we needed it) that Epic don’t know what they want regarding the PC. One minute they have several key members rubbishing the PC as being worthless and that they are focusing on the consoles, next thing we know they are moving onto Steam and setting up shop.
Well, Steam has certainly expanded greatly this past week, firstly with Atari and now with Epic in an unreal move. I apologise for the puns. This is surely a great way for these two companies to boost their performance, and hopefully it will show Epic that the PC is still a great platform to work on and develop for.