Digital distribution gets another supporter: LucasArts
LucasArts, which has resisted the digital distribution movement
in gaming for the past several years, is jumping on board. The company today
unveiled a partnership with Valve’s Steam distribution service to sell
back-catalogue games online.
Ten titles will be part of the initial round, which will go on sale this Wednesday, July 8. The games, listed below, are a mix of older adventure games and more recent titles.
- Armed and Dangerous
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
- LOOM
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Republic Commando
- Star Wars Starfighter
- The Dig
- Thrillville: Off the Rails
LucasArts has made a recent vow to revitalize its portfolio of games. In addition to the distribution deal with Steam, it is also working with Telltale Games to create content revolving around its popular “Monkey Island” franchise for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PC.
Expect more titles to be added to Steam (and possibly other digital distribution services) in the coming weeks and months.
Personally, I’m gonna hold out for “Grim Fandango”.
Chris Morris reports on the business and culture of video games and offers analysis of recent events and industry trends.
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I'm with you, Tim. That was the biggest single disappointment for me when the LucasArts announcement came out. I'm sure they'll roll it out soon, but the sooner I can relive my adventures with Manny and Glottis, the better!
Posted by: Chris Morris | July 15, 2009 at 02:46 PM
Grim Fandango!!!!!!
I had to build another computer just to play that again since it won't run on Vista 64-bit.
Posted by: Tim | July 15, 2009 at 02:07 PM