Warhammer Online now on Steam in North America
As you may have already spotted on our sister blog, Big Download, the games publishing giant Electronic Arts are bringing a chunk of their software catalog to Steam, sans any third-party DRM or copy-protection (beyond their own, or that provided by the Steam service itself).
For Massively readers, particularly, that means that Warhammer Online is available right now for US$49.99 (including 30 days free) — however, only if you are in North America (essentially the USA and Canada, we believe). As yet there is no announcement that the EA catalog will be made available via Steam to other regions in future (though we have our fingers crossed). This is kind of a bummer, yes. Steam seems to be a great way to handle MMO clients, and bulk installs.
This makes Warhammer Online the third MMO client available via Steam, as it joins Age of Conan or EVE Online. How many of you would try out Warhammer Online from Steam versus a purchase off the shelf or through the EA Store?
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