EA and Valve Do a Deal for Portal 2
Electronic Arts has signed a deal with Valve to distribute the upcoming Portal 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Portal-2-Pc/dp/B002I0JIQW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1293035706&sr=8-2] through its EA Partners publishing arm.
Coming out in April barring a Steam [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time] platform.
"Portal 2 is Valve's most innovative title in the company's history and will be launched with a first-class launch campaign this April," said Doug Lombardi, Valve's vice president of marketing. "We're excited to be working with Electronic Arts to deliver this title as we expand our platform strategy to include the Mac and PlayStation 3 platforms."
The EA Partners program has resulted in publishing and distribution deals between Electronic Arts and a number of high-profile developers along with Valve, including Crytek's Left 4 Dead [http://www.amazon.com/Crysis-2-Pc/dp/B002BS47YE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293035864&sr=8-3] games.
Portal 2 is scheduled for release on April 21 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac.
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Electronic Arts has signed a deal with Valve to distribute the upcoming Portal 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Portal-2-Pc/dp/B002I0JIQW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1293035706&sr=8-2] through its EA Partners publishing arm.
Coming out in April barring a Steam [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time] platform.
"Portal 2 is Valve's most innovative title in the company's history and will be launched with a first-class launch campaign this April," said Doug Lombardi, Valve's vice president of marketing. "We're excited to be working with Electronic Arts to deliver this title as we expand our platform strategy to include the Mac and PlayStation 3 platforms."
The EA Partners program has resulted in publishing and distribution deals between Electronic Arts and a number of high-profile developers along with Valve, including Crytek's Left 4 Dead [http://www.amazon.com/Crysis-2-Pc/dp/B002BS47YE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293035864&sr=8-3] games.
Portal 2 is scheduled for release on April 21 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac.
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