Capcom Commits to the Expanding PC Game Market


Story by Farid - Thursday 14th June 2007, 02:31:00 PM



Capcom Commits to the Expanding PC Game Market
Plans are in place to distribute Capcom games worldwide via Valve Corporation's Steamâ„¢ network

Capcom Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will commence distribution of many of its popular game titles to the PC market via Valve Corporation's Steamâ„¢ digital distribution service, making it the first major Japanese software publisher to sign on with Steamâ„¢.

Steamâ„¢ is a fully-featured system for distributing a wide variety of games and other digital content to PC users around the world. To date, Steamâ„¢ has distributed content to over 13 million customers. The first of Capcom's hit titles to be distributed via Steamâ„¢ are "Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition", "Onimusha 3", "Lost Planet" and "Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix".

The PC game market continues to grow overseas, and Capcom sees this as an excellent opportunity to further expand its share and its user base in the market.


About Valve Corporation:
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes popular titles such as Half-Life® and Counter-Strike™ In addition, Valve provides the Steam™ service, an online PC game platform, and maintains a wide-reaching digital distribution network. For more information, please visit the websites below.
Valve Corporation: www.valvesoftware.com
Steamâ„¢: www.steamgames.com

About Capcom Co., Ltd.:
As a worldwide leader in the gaming industry, Capcom is proud to have produced a number of hit products such as Mega Man, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Onimusha and Devil May Cry. Capcom's head office is based in Osaka, Japan with branches in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit the website below.
Capcom Website: www.capcom.com.

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