Steam Welcomes NCsoft MMOs
SOE has company - NCsoft is bringing its MMOs to Steam. The Everquests and their ilk have been joined by City of Heroes and both the Guild Wars and Lineage series, as well as Aion: The Tower of Eternity when it is completed.
Beginning today and lasting for the next few weeks, Steam will have special offers for NCsoft games; for instance, they're currently running a 10% discount for Guild Wars Game of the Year Edition and a 50% price slash for Lineage II.
Steam, once the proud but relatively humble home of Valve first person shooters, has become the go-to destination for PC gamers over the last few years - with titles like Bioshock and GTA IV and Fallout 3 dominating its best-seller list, and now a very plush list of MMOs as well. Also noteworthy is Steam's excess of independent and casual titles that make it the XBLA/PSN/WiiWare of PC gaming as well, with games like Braid and World of Goo and my favorite game of the moment, Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble.
NCsoft Offers Award-Winning Product Lineup on Steam
April 22, 2009, 10:31 am - Valve - Press Release
City of Heroes, Guild Wars and Lineage Franchises Now Available
Via Leading Online Platform for PC Games
SEATTLE, Washington -- April 22, 2009 -- NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), and Valve Corporation, a developer of leading-edge technologies software, today announced that NCsoft's award winning catalog of MMO franchises are now available via Steam, a leading platform for the distribution and management of PC games with over 20 million users worldwide.
Beginning today, players may purchase the latest offerings for the City of Heroes®, Guild Wars®, and Lineage® franchises via Steam. This includes the just released City of Heroes Architect Edition, making City of Heroes the first and only MMO that gives players the power to create their own unique story arcs and missions. NCsoft will also deliver its highly anticipated MMO, Aion™, on the Steam platform when it launches this fall in North America and Europe. Once a player purchases their favorite NCsoft games through Steam, they can then sign in from any PC to play.
"NCsoft's leading-edge MMOs are an incredible addition to the Steam library of games," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. "NCsoft is a clear leader in the MMO industry, and we believe our player community will be very excited to have access to the diverse catalog NCsoft has to offer our members."
"We are thrilled to offer our franchises to the legions of gamers in the Steam community," said David Reid, president of publishing for NCsoft West. "Steam's community is filled with passionate players intent on having the latest updates on their favorite games. Extending our distribution reach with Steam will allow more gamers the freedom and flexibility to stay updated and engaged with our games and online communities."
For the next few weeks, Steam will have special offers for several NCsoft products. For more information on specific NCsoft products and promotions available, please visit www.steamgames.com regularly. To learn more about NCsoft, please visit the NCsoft Web site at http://us.ncsoft.com/.
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Posted to MMOs, Video Games on 22 April 2009
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Would love to read your review of Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!