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Darwinia Gets Steamed

[Nov 15, 2005, 3:27 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The Darwinia News Page (thanks Frans) has word from Introversion Software that distribution of their strategy game has evolved, and it will be available via Steam on December 15, presumably the announcement Valve promised the other day (story). Here's a bit on how this is impacting their entire marketing strategy:

As part of the launch and Steam's exclusivity, we will no longer be offering Darwinia as a download option from our site, although it will still be possible to purchase shipped boxed copies. In order to encouarge impulse buys for the first month we will also be removing the demo from our site for about a month. Darwinia is set to be released on Steam in mid-December, with the option of pre-ordering a copy with a 10% discount from the beginning of December. We will be releasing a special pre-release video in time for this pre-order launch. It will be a short film about the making of Darwinia and Introverison behind-the-scenes....so you'll finally get to see what really goes on at the board meetings!

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Re: Demo will be on Steam

Nov 16, 2005, 18:34

Drax

Listen, and understand. Riley is out there! He can't be bargained with. He can't be reasoned with. He doesn't feel pity, or remorse or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, until your brain bleeds out of your ears!

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