Keine wirklich große Überraschung, aber nun ist die Katze aus dem Sack. Wie Valve, der Betreiber der Internet-Vertriebsplattform Steam, in einer offiziellen Pressemitteilung bestätigt, wird Publisher Activision auch beim neuesten Teil der Call of Duty Reihe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ganz auf Steamworks setzen. Somit besteht für Käufer der PC-Fassung die Pflicht sich auf Steam, sofern nicht vorhanden, einen Account anzulegen, um den Titel aktivieren zu lassen. Obwohl dies solch nette Features wie automatische Updates und Achievements mit sich bringt, wird diese offizielle Bestätigung aber nicht nur auf Gegenliebe unter den zahlreichen Fans des erfolgreichen Ego-Shooters stoßen.
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Hier die Original-Pressemeldung von Valve:
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ON STEAM AND USING STEAMWORKS
The Year's Most Anticipated Title Prepares for PC Launch
August 29, 2011 - Valve today confirmed that the year's most anticipated game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PC), will use the Steamworks suite of services. Pre-purchase reservations are now available via Steam, a leading platform for PC and Mac games with over 30 million accounts around the world.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is slated for worldwide release on November 8 at retailers across the globe and via Steam. Those who pre-purchase the game will be able to start playing immediately upon its release on Steam. Published by Activision Publishing, Inc., Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is being developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games.
The PC version of the product will be powered with Steamworks for both the digital and tangible versions of the game and, as with all Steamworks titles, offline play will also be supported along with Auto-Updating, Achievements, and more. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will also support dedicated servers on day 1.
Steamworks is a complete suite of publishing and development tools -- ranging from product key authentication to social networking services -- offered free of charge to publishers and developers. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com.
Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ON STEAM AND USING STEAMWORKS
The Year's Most Anticipated Title Prepares for PC Launch
August 29, 2011 - Valve today confirmed that the year's most anticipated game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PC), will use the Steamworks suite of services. Pre-purchase reservations are now available via Steam, a leading platform for PC and Mac games with over 30 million accounts around the world.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is slated for worldwide release on November 8 at retailers across the globe and via Steam. Those who pre-purchase the game will be able to start playing immediately upon its release on Steam. Published by Activision Publishing, Inc., Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is being developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games.
The PC version of the product will be powered with Steamworks for both the digital and tangible versions of the game and, as with all Steamworks titles, offline play will also be supported along with Auto-Updating, Achievements, and more. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will also support dedicated servers on day 1.
Steamworks is a complete suite of publishing and development tools -- ranging from product key authentication to social networking services -- offered free of charge to publishers and developers. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com.
Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
