Islandske CCP har indgået en aftale med Valve Software og derved bliver deres EVE Online det første MMO-spil, som kan erhverves og downloads via Steam. For at fejre indlemmelsen af EVE i Steam-porteføljen, vil CCP tilbyde en særlig 21-dages “trial”, hvor kommende spillere har en reel mulighed for at dykke ned i det meget komplekse EVE-univers. Normalt er otte dage man får i disse tilbud. EVE Online er dog endnu ikke til at nappe over Steam, man har fået påklistret et “kommer snart” mærkat. Præcis hvornår vides ikke.


Bellevue, Washington and Reykjavik, Iceland – January 22, 2008 – EVE Online, the award winning massively multiplayer online (MMO) game from CCP, is coming to Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content with over 13 million accounts worldwide.
To celebrate the launch of Steam’s first massively multiplayer online game offering, a special 21-day trial period for EVE will be available, free of charge, to all Steam gamers. Steam gamers will also save $5 off their first full month of EVE Online.



“Launching EVE on Steam means the addition of another fantastic PC game and the introduction of MMOs on Steam,” said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. “The team at CCP continues to expand EVE’s universe and gameplay for the legions logging in to play each month, just as we continue to expand Steam’s consumer and developer features.”



EVE Online is a leader in online gaming technology, hosting hundreds of thousands of players in the same persistent universe. The latest EVE Online expansions, which are always free for players, introduces a graphic update of gargantuan proportions and a host of new gameplay features. Every ship, station and stargate is rendered in an amazing splendor of spacefaring sights.



“We are immensely excited and honored that EVE Online will be the first MMO on Steam,” said Magnus Bergsson, VP of Sales at CCP. “Steam has been the leading online distribution platform for a long time and home to some of the most dedicated gamers around, so we couldn’t think of a better fit for EVE Online.”

3 KOMMENTARER

  1. interessant udvikling – valve har virkelig gjort et genialt påfund der

    hvis det ikke var fordi eve efter sigende tager meget lang tid at komme igang med kunne jeg nok godt finde på at spille det

  2. Fedt, jo flere spil jo bedre

    Steam er fandme et godt system.

    Ingen irriterende cd’er.
    Du kan have dine spil med overalt.
    Selvom du f.eks. ikke har spillet cs i 2 år, så vil det altid være opdateret, når man starter det op igen.
    Utrolig nemt at købe nye spil.
    Se hvad dine venner spiller.