Valve reassures retail over boxed product plans

Vikingod · May 6, 2005, 02:01 PM

Half-Life developer Valve has moved to reassure retailers that it will continue to distribute its products in boxed form despite the recent announcement of the end of its publishing deal with VU Games.

"We are making arrangements to continue retail distribution of our products post August 31," Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi informed GamesIndustry.biz, going on to say that the firm "should have more details to share soon."

The news will mollify retailers who feared that a recent legal settlement between Valve and VU Games, which will see VU Games withdrawing all of its Valve-created products from August 31st, could signal a move to online-only distribution for the firm's products.

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studbagel9 · May 6, 2005, 03:55 PM

I wonder if they're going to a new publisher or if they're just going to try to do it themselves... that's a lot of money if they started a publishing company

Vikingod · May 6, 2005, 04:21 PM

i bet they outsource it, publishing companies are probably throwing hookers through their windows to get them into a contract.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Valve reassures retail over boxed product plans Half-Life developer Valve has moved to reassure retailers that it will continue to distribute its products in boxed form despite the recent announcement of the end of its publishing deal with VU Games. "We are making arrangements to continue retail distribution of our products post August 31," Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi informed GamesIndustry.biz, going on to say that the firm "should have more details to share soon." The news will mollify retailers who feared that a recent legal settlement between Valve and VU Games, which will see VU Games withdrawing all of its Valve-created products from August 31st, could signal a move to online-only distribution for the firm's products. Read More

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studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I wonder if they're going to a new publisher or if they're just going to try to do it themselves... that's a lot of money if they started a publishing company __________________

May 6, 2005, 04:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	i bet they outsource it, publishing companies are probably throwing hookers through their windows to get them into a contract.