Valve continues to dominate (monopolize?) the PC digital download market, announcing today that Epic Games has signed on to provide content for Steam.
Epic has dumped a bunch of Unreal games onto the service, including the classic Unreal Gold, Unreal II: The Awakening, and all of the Unreal Tournament games, including Unreal Tournament III. All of Epic’s titles are available as a bundle in the “Unreal Deal Pack,” which is available for a ludicrously low price of $59.95. As per the tradition, the partnership is being celebrated by offering 10% off all of Epic’s games for a limited time only.
The full press release — complete with quotes from Valve and Epic where they make kissy-faces at each other — can be found after the jump.
EPIC GAMES NOW ON STEAM
Award-Winning Library Available Via Leading Online Platform for PC Games
March 17, 2008 – Epic Games, Inc. and Valve, two of the PC industry’s leading technology and content development studios, have inked an agreement to bring Epic’s award-winning titles to Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world.
The Epic hits now available on Steam include Epic’s debut classic, Unreal Gold, as well as Unreal II: The Awakening and the Unreal Tournament series of games, including the recently released Unreal Tournament 3, which has shipped over one million copies to date.All of Epic’s titles available on Steam are offered in the Unreal Deal Pack, an incredible value for just $59.95. And, to celebrate the launch, all of Epic’s games on Steam are available for 10% off their regular price.
“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.”
For more information or to purchase Epic’s games via Steam, please visit www.steamgames.com
