More problems steam ahead for Modern Warfare 2 PC; retailers refuse to stock due to Steam

And so the PC version of the highly-anticipated Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) keeps getting caught up in major controversies. We’re picking up word now that online retailers are refusing to stock up the game on their shelves because of Steam.

And so the PC version of the highly-anticipated Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) keeps getting caught up in major controversies. We’re picking up word now that online retailers are refusing to stock up the game on their shelves because of Steam.

What’s Steam got to do with it? Well, the game actually requires mandatory installation of Valve’s Steamworks, and retailers like Direct2Drive don’t think it’s a fair deal. “We don’t believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse.” They would be referring to the commercial marketplace that comes included in the Steamworks package.

Apart from Direct2Drive, the other retailers who are boycotting Modern Warfare 2 because of it’s Steam affiliation would be Gamersgate and Impulse. To clarify, though, their beef is with Steam, and not with Activision. Still, it sure sucks for Activision to be caught in the middle of all this so close to the launch.

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Via Kotaku