Ubisoft Joins Steam with Far Cry and Splinter Cell, Plans Over 40 Steam Releases
The stealth title Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Crytek's non-linear shooter Far Cry mark Ubisoft's initial offerings, with Far Cry priced at $9.95 and Splinter Cell going for $19.95. Both will sell at a 10% discount until April 8.
Over 40 titles will be eventually be available, including Tom Clancy games, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, the IL-2 Sturmovik collection and more, along with upcoming releases such as Far Cry 2. According to Valve, bundles packaging franchise entries together will be available in the coming weeks.
"Ubisoft will be delivering the largest library of titles available from any single publisher or developer to Steam," said Valve business development director Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve.
"We look forward to working with Steam and continuing to strengthen our commitment to the PC gaming community with innovative products and wider distribution channels, added Ubisoft senior sales director Andy Swanson.
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Murdoc.
replyWonder if Steam will ever ship with Windows, might as well at this point.
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Forget that, i want Valve to make their own OS.
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Called PipesOS
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i could see steam partnering with gaming pc lines to include steam with some free games bundles.
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Funny, I was just thinking about this exact thing yesterday. Like distribution with Dell's XPS or HP's Blackbird systems. Seems like a real no-brainer to me, I wonder if Valve is working on any deals yet ; )
