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Gamescom 2011: Valve Wants EA To See Value In Steam Distribution

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Gamescom 2011: Valve Wants EA To See Value In Steam Distribution

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In an interview at Gamescom, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell finally shed some light on Valveā€™s perspective on recent conflicts between EA Games and Valveā€™s popular Steam digital distribution service. The conflict, thus far, has seen games, including Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2, pulled from sale on Steam as well as certain future releases, such as Gamescom Game of the Show Battlefield 3, not offered from the get-go.

ā€œWe really want EAā€™s titles on Steam,ā€ said Newell, ā€œwe want to be useful to every developer.ā€ Newell continues, stating that, ā€œI think with any developer, the onus is on us to show them we have value, that weā€™re creating a lot of services and capabilities and bringing an audience to them. We want to do a good job showing EA that we have value on Steam.ā€



EAā€™s own stance on the issue has been informed by DLC policies Steam has in place, which the mega-publisher claims prevent it from offering the best possible experience to its customers. Hopefully, though, with a measured approach from both sides, an equitable agreement can be reached.

By Shelby Reiches

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