Whatta ya know: Epic Games’ Unreal, UT games debut on Steam
We’re not sure if this is part of Epic Games‘ stunt for the PC Gaming Alliance. But if any company ever complained about how rampant piracy is drawing their sales and profits down, Valve Software’s Steam is the likely – and arguably the most effective – form of distribution that’s bound to tighten the noose around losses. While many may argue that this move was long overdue, can’t we just be happy that they’ve finally come round to going for online distribution? More at the full story.
Valve is mighty pleased with this development: long-time PC developer Epic Games has finally wrought itself from the underbrush of retail only and entered its entire Unreal franchise – Unreal Tournament franchise line included – for your online purchase and download needs. What’s more is that the most exclusive of the Unreal Tournament SKUs – the special editions – are the ones offered for sale:
- Unreal Gold
- Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
- Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor’s Choice Edition
- Unreal 2: The Awakening
- Unreal Tournament 3
Okay, so maybe there’s one exception, and that is Unreal Tournament 3. But that’s probably for a good reason, since Unreal Tournament 3‘s regular and Collector’s Editions don’t have any in-game content that’s different from each other.
But Steam‘s 10% discount whistles a wonderful tune to our ears, and this does bring up interesting prospects of Valve-hosted UT servers. This might be a perfect opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with what made the earliest games epic. And that’s without unsealing your – and my – cherished Totally Unreal and UT2004 ECE boxes just to taste the sweet nectar of UT.
Via Steam