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Id Software Gets On Board with Steam

Id Software Gets On Board with Steam

Although Id Software and Valve have always been seen as rival FPS developers, Id made a significant concession to its competitor last week by signing on with the company’s Steam online distribution service. Id CEO Todd Hollenshead revealed his company’s move during a keynote address at QuakeCon on Friday, an Id-centric gaming event in Texas.

Gamers are now able to download every Id game up to Doom 3, and all the way back to ID classics like the Commander Keen series and Wolfenstein 3D. Prices range from $4.95 for older games to $19.95 for the newest.

Valves Gaming System Gets Criticism

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“There’s no doubt in my mind that Steam is a big load of Steam, but Valve seems to think there’s a need for massive control. I’ve often thought of Valve as another Microsoft greed corporation, but that might be pushing it a bit.

Steam is Valve’s way of trying to control the copyright issues abroad, and with good reason. The internet has brought good and evil for publishing. Software is easily distributed across the internet and easily downloaded by those who know where to find it. So Valve’s main concern was to protect its

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