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 Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 12:22 Post subject: Re: VALVe Partners With Electronic Arts |
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| RubberChicken wrote: | However, Valve's next console game--after the PlayStation 2 Half-Life and the Xbox Counter-Strike--will be distributed by one of VU's main rivals. Today, Electronic Arts revealed that as of this fall, it will be the international publisher of the forthcoming Xbox version of Half-Life 2, which will now ship in October 2005. EA will also assume distribution duties on a new Game of the Year edition of Half-Life 2 for the PC, which will include Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source, as well as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Half-Life: Source, in a single box
What have they been smoking?
Don't think it will affect the game, but partnership with EA...thats a joke imo 
Read about it here----> http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/18/news_6129331.html |
ea is not valve's publishers. valve is the publisher, ea is only responsible of boxing and selling the copies in stores.
and btw the contract is only for half life 2 goty edition and consoles ports of half life 2, which means, not even for half life 2 aftermath probably.
valve is gonna found their own publishing and distributing company in the future, they have the money to do it and i don't think they'll miss this opportunity
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 12:27 Post subject: |
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Ah well your probably right, i'm not really into these things but when i saw Valve having some sort of partnership with EA it made me wonder...
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poullou
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 13:40 Post subject: |
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is that really true???
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 14:23 Post subject: |
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yep,its true...
i read it on the net a moment ago and was like...WTF????
and ea IS the new publisher for valve after valve left vivendi!!
so...no more blood and gore for half-life 3 and of course a lot of bugs 
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 14:25 Post subject: |
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I was really surprised that Valve would want anything to do with EA really
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 14:28 Post subject: |
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damn EA, they allready got the german team crytek ( far cry )
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poullou
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:10 Post subject: |
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EA is distributor, not publisher
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:17 Post subject: |
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on that page stand PUBLISHER!!!
and the bugs will come....look at BF2,cause the team had not enough time to finish the game and the same will happen to valve,cause ea is pushing!!
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:22 Post subject: |
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Hmm EA...sounds a bit scary.
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poullou
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:24 Post subject: |
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fenrye I just hope you are wrong....I really like valve's games and support/services.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:26 Post subject: |
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| fenrye wrote: | on that page stand PUBLISHER!!!
and the bugs will come....look at BF2,cause the team had not enough time to finish the game and the same will happen to valve,cause ea is pushing!! |
maybe you can't read very good, so let me point this to you:
| Quote: | EA will also assume distribution duties on a new Game of the Year edition of Half-Life 2 for the PC, which will include Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source, as well as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Half-Life: Source, in a single box.
However, Valve will now officially self-publish all its PC products...
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It doesn't affect upcoming Valve games. Valve still decides the release dates etc
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:36 Post subject: |
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But still, it's surprising that anyone wants EA involved at all, especially when Valve could manage theirselves as they have untill now.
Just surprising, thats all...
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 15:55 Post subject: |
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Yeah but they need a distributor. I like steam downloads of games myself but there are still many who want to have the box and cds....
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 17:38 Post subject: |
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I thought they were selling them already?
Are they going to sell Silver+Gold on retail or whats the deal?
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 17:45 Post subject: |
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| RubberChicken wrote: | I thought they were selling them already?
Are they going to sell Silver+Gold on retail or whats the deal? |
for the pc market the deal is only for the rights to distribute the "half life 2 goty edition" retail box, which includes half life 2, counterstrike source, half life 2 deathmatch and Half life source.
it's gonna retail in autumn so i presume also the lost coast will be included in that edition.
for the pc market there isn't anything else ea can distribute in stores for now... i haven't understood exaclty if a stand alone version of counterstrike source is in the work btw... the press release is not clear on that
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 17:45 Post subject: |
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Won't HL2 look like ass on the xbox?
I think it's a bad move, especially when the xbox360 comes out a month later.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 17:48 Post subject: |
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Ok thanks for clearing that up.
Just hope that it will be the only contract they sign with EA for everyones sake
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 17:52 Post subject: |
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| RubberChicken wrote: | Ok thanks for clearing that up.
Just hope that it will be the only contract they sign with EA for everyones sake |
probably the same contract will be done also for half life 2 aftermath... we'll see
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 19:25 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: | Won't HL2 look like ass on the xbox?
I think it's a bad move, especially when the xbox360 comes out a month later. |
actually someone who seen the hl2 port in action said it was pretty much on par with the pc
yes some things has been changed but not much has
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Jul 2005 22:56 Post subject: |
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VALVe Partners With Electronic Arts !!
Why not I like it I always liked EA didn't have any problems as you kids with EA don't realy undestard the hate !!
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