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July 18, 2007
THQ announced yesterday that the company will be making use of Valve's digital download service, Steam, to deliver games to eager consumers. The first of THQ's games to show up on the service are Company of Heroes, Titan Quest, and Full Spectrum Warrior, all of which launched yesterday. Other titles planned to make the move are Supreme Commander, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, and Warhammer 40,000.
Read on for the full press release:
THQ LAUNCHES WITH STEAM
Company of Heroes, Titan Quest, Full Spectrum Warrior Launch on Steam Today; Supreme Commander, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and More Coming Soon
July 17, 2007 - Valve and THQ Inc. today announced plans to deliver an all-star line up of PC titles to Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 13 million accounts around the world.
The starting line up of THQ titles heading to Steam starting today spans a wide range of genres and hails from some of the most prestigious development studios in the gaming industry, such as THQ's Relic Entertainment, Gas Powered Games, and Pandemic. Specifically, the titles are:
Supreme Commander - (Strategy; developed by Gas Powered Games)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - (Action; developed by GSC Game World)
Company of Heroes - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
Titan Quest - (Role playing; developed by Lore Entertainment)
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne - (Role Playing; developed by Lore Entertainment)
Full Spectrum Warrior - (Action; developed by Pandemic)
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers - (Action; developed by Pandemic)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Gold Edition - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Platinum Edition - (Strategy; developed by Relic Entertainment)"In the past couple years, THQ has established itself as one of today's premier PC publishers," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "This success has come through delivering truly innovative gameplay experiences in the most popular PC genres. It's great to finally be working together with THQ and its studio system and offer this award-winning line up to Steam's growing audience, which represents over 13 millions accounts."
Company of Heroes, Titan Quest, Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, Full Spectrum Warrior, and Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers are on Steam today, with a 10% discount through July 24. Specific pricing information and release dates for other games will be released in the coming days. For more information about Steam, please visit www.steamgames.com
THQ, Relic Entertainment, Company of Heroes, Titan Quest and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc. All other trademarks used in THQ products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and used under license.
ABOUT STEAM
The leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new releases and online services to over 13 million accounts around the world. For more information, please visit www.steamgames.comABOUT VALVE
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes Half-Life®, Counter-StrikeTM, Day of Defeat®, Team Fortress® and Portal. Valve's catalog of products accounts for over 20 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 80% of PC online action gameplay. In addition, Valve is a developer of leading-edge technologies, such as the Source game engine and Steam, a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content. For more information, please visit www.valvesoftware.com
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
