Electronic Arts And Valve

Mad-Hammer · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: Electronic Arts And Valve

Thought you might find this interesting.......

Electronic Arts Bolsters PC Game Lineup

By Troy Wolverton
TheStreet.com Staff Reporter
7/18/2005 2:55 PM EDT

The PC game lineup at Electronic Arts (ERTS:Nasdaq - commentary - research) is getting some new life.

The video-game giant has signed a distribution and publishing deal with Valve, the privately held developer behind Half-Life 2, one of the top-selling PC games of last year. As part of the multiyear deal, EA will distribute special PC editions of Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source, both of which will be released in September, said EA spokeswoman Tammy Schachter. EA will also publish and distribute Half-Life 2 for the Xbox, which has an October release date.

Additionally, the agreement includes the rights to publish or distribute future games within the two franchises, Schachter said. Schachter declined to give financial details of the deal or its specific duration.

The deal covers the retail versions of the two game franchises, she said. Valve-owned Steam will continue to distribute the games online.

A Valve representative did not return a call seeking comment.

The deal follows the dissolution of Valve's partnership with Vivendi Universal (V:NYSE - commentary - research). As part of a lawsuit settlement earlier this year, Vivendi agreed to stop distributing Valve's games, including Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike, as of August 31.

The special edition version of Half-Life 2, titled Game of the Year, will include Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Half-Life: Source. The Counter-Strike: Source package will include that game plus Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Day of Defeat: Source
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crackhead_fred · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

I don't really like EA games that much. But I love the Madden football games. also NCAA '06 is great. OSU are some animals in that game.

But as of HL2 I think this should be interesting knowing the outcome of battlefield1942. I don't have HL2 yet, so lets hope nothing changes.

Mad-Hammer · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject:

I'm not crazy about this partnership but well, what do I know. Most interesting thing about the whole article is that DoD Source will be released with the new versions in September.
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rANCOR hUNTER · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Electronic Arts And Valve

Krazy Karl · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:27 am Post subject: EA

EA is the walmart of video games. They are out to control the publishing world of video games! I despise EA!!! They buy all these good developers and then close then down..... take a look for your self:
http://comms.planetsidesyndicate.com/showthread.php?p=23192

#Fist

these are for you EA

Sorry, now that I have vented, that is an interesting article!
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Mike · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:46 am Post subject:

i cant seem to find the link, but i red something a few days ago about the working conditons EA forces on developers. atleast they're not publishing for valve.
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Mad-Hammer · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject:

Clay Pigeon · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:

EA is the great satan of games. How many wonderful franchises have they DESTROYED? For starters: C&C is horrible now. Wing Commander is Dead. Don't even get me started on Ultima...