News EA steams up

[TdC]

Everyone knows this already, but Spore, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, Mass Effect, Need for Speed(tm) Undercover and EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 2009 are now available on Steam, with Mirror's Edge, Dead Space and Red Alert 3 coming soon!

Eg EA is now on Steam, so their own crappy downloader can finally be shot and left for crows


source: Valve.

 

[Ch3tan]

about time, now lets just hope for some reasonable pricing.

 

[nath]

And hopefully no SecurROM on the steam releases. I really want to get Dead Space on PC but I can't be doing with any of that DRM bullshit.

 

[WiZe^]

about time, now lets just hope for some reasonable pricing.

look more expensive tbh :/

(compare left 4 dead prices)

 

[Raven]

Whats does a few quid matter for the convenience of steam?

About bloody time.

 

[Kryten]

It's a bit more than a few quid, for a reason I've forgotten Steam have ditched the dollars europe-side and gone for local pricing schemes, and as usual we get a far rawer deal. For instance the same game from Steam in the UK may cost you 40 quid as opposed to £25 stateside. Certainly missing the 2 dollars to the pound we had a little while ago

Either way, lets hope far more people follow suit and realise that you don't need Securom in Steam games.

 

[Will]

And hopefully no SecurROM on the steam releases. I really want to get Dead Space on PC but I can't be doing with any of that DRM bullshit.

Apparently SecuROM free too.

 

[Ctuchik]

Apparently SecuROM free too.

but steam itself are DRM aparently. so not much good there

 

[Will]

Steam is less shit than SecuROM imo. Though I don't own a PC, so I shouldn't really be allowed to comment.

 

[nath]

Steam is less shit than SecuROM imo. Though I don't own a PC, so I shouldn't really be allowed to comment.

Yes how DARE you!!

You're absolutely right though, Steams DRM is fine - SecuROM is absolutely awful.

 

[Furr]

Steam has a massive sale going on right now!

 

[Will]

Yes how DARE you!!

Punish me.



Please?

 

[Rubric]

And football manager 2009 is on Steam and that is clearly the best reason ever to use steam

 

[Raven]

Some of the deals on there are lovely, some decent new games for under £25 and some older decent games for less than £10. My bandwidth is taking a hammering.

 

[WPKenny]

Left 4 Dead incoming!

Been waiting for the price to come down a bit. It's still 30 quid in most shops.

*pew pew* Take that, zombie scum!

 

[MYstIC G]

Left 4 Dead incoming!

Been waiting for the price to come down a bit. It's still 30 quid in most shops.

*pew pew* Take that, zombie scum!

Just picked it up myself, much better price because original launch price for boxed version was £20 then went up to £30...

 

[WiZe^]

So DAoC on steam ?

 

[Raven]

Now that would be cool, some sort of extended trial!

 

[Chilly]

steam on ps3/xbox would fucking own. (obviously only selected, ported titles)