Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Square-Enix coming to Steam.

I'm not sure exactly what this means, as Square-Enix hasn't exactly brought many titles to the PC. Maybe this means that more will be coming to the PC, though?

Adding to their ever-expanding list of publishers, Valve today announced a deal with Square Enix to bring their PC games to download service Steam.

Beginning April 9, The Last Remnant will be available for purchase via Steam. After the action role-playing game hits the service Square will continue to add to its roster of games on Steam. Prices will be announced down the line.

"We are excited to offer the millions of Steam customers online access to Square Enix titles beginning with our major action RPG, THE LAST REMNANT," said John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Inc. and Square Enix Ltd. "Square Enix is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC gamers and distribution on Steam is one of the many steps we are taking to increase accessibility for fans in North America and PAL territories."

"Square Enix is a fantastic addition to the Steam lineup," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. "We are thrilled that Square Enix chose to bring its diverse portfolio of titles to Steam and know that our customers will be ecstatic to hear this news."

Seriously Microsoft, just ditch Games For Windows Live and go with Steam already. It's inevitable.

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I couldn't agree with that last statement more. There is no need for Games For Windows Live. It took them forever to make it even slightly worthwhile, and even then it's still not very good. Paying for a Gold subscription was a joke at the very onset, and it took MS forever to realize that and reverse their decision. The only thing that I do like about GFWL is the interface. It's much more polished looking than Steam's interface, which is kind of baffling. I mean, all Steam needs is some people to get cracking on making some decent skins in Photoshop. It's not hard to do, and their current skins look like fucking Win98 shit. Other than that, Steam has GFWL so beat that it almost makes me want to call the cops. There is honestly nothing that GFWL delivers that Steam does not have. Honestly, MS, just give up the ghost and accept that Steam has you completely whipped.




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