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iTnews has posted a great editorial talking about the past, present and future of Valve's content delivery platform, Steam. Here's a snippet:
The article makes an interesting read and if you're still a Steam hater, I urge you to read it as it can open your eyes to the possiblities Steam will hold. The full article can be read by clicking here.[br]Additionally, you can catch the Steam article I wrote a while back here.It is becoming more and more obvious that Valve Software wants to become a huge player in the game distribution stakes, and what's more it looks like it will actually succeed, much to the chagrin of publishers Vivendi, who should be seeing Half-Life 2 as a gigantic cash cow.[br]
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The next step in the Valve takeover of distribution will be to ensure that other developers want to promote their titles through the Steam network, which will most likely happen with licensees of Valve's Source game engine.