VALVe annonce assez fièrement que Dark Messiah of Might & Magic sera finalement disponible dans Steam dès sa sortie en octobre. Il devrait coûter le même prix que la version boîte, soit dans les 50 dollars. Ubisoft a longtemps entretenu le mystère au sujet de la dispo de Dark Messiah dans Steam, expliquant que si l’outil de VALVe serait évidemment utilisé pour le mode multi, la distribution online du jeu était un tout autre problème. Visiblement, Ubi et VALVe ont réussi à se mettre d’accord. [–SUITE–]
Dark Messiah of Might & MagicT Coming To Valve’s SteamTM
Ubisoft’s Highly Anticipated Action Role Playing Game Heading to Online PlatformLeipzig, Germany – August 31, 2006 – Today Valve®, creators of the Steam broadband gaming platform, announced that it has partnered with Ubisoft to bring the highly anticipated action role playing title Dark Messiah of Might & Magic to the Steam online distribution service when the product is launched worldwide in October 2006.
« I am a long-time fan of the Might & Magic franchise, » said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. « Valve is delighted to have Dark Messiah of Might & Magic on Steam’s growing list of new releases for the holiday season. But, more importantly, I just can’t wait to play it. »
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic is an action-RPG created by Arkane Studios and powered by an enhanced version of the Source Engine, the award-winning game technology created by Valve for Half-Life 2 and its next generation games. The single-player mode is developed by Arkane Studios and the multiplayer mode is by Kuju Entertainment. Named the most anticipated RPG of the year by leading publications around the world, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic challenges players to ferocious single-player and multiplayer combat set in the Might & Magic universe, one of the gaming industry’s most successfully and longest-running fantasy game franchises.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic will be made available for the PC via Steam and at retail outlets around the world for an estimated price of $50 later this year.
