steam release?

anyone?

from Demigod Forums

so I was just wondering when the steam release was planned?

I really dont want to get clunked up with a bunch or programs to run my programs.

demigod
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Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top
Honestly Guru, Impulse is pretty good, it can run a little slow at times but it's a nice program. Plus, it's the easiest way to get Demigod and it's free, i would recommend it :)
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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top
I´ll wait for the normal version here in Europe. With DVD-Box, manuals etc. :)
Don´t like "download only" games :NOTSURE:
Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top
Would you be willing to pay an extra $20 for the priviledge of using Steam? That's what you're asking Stardock to do. Impulse is far better than Steam and costs them nothing to put their titles on. Steam would mean that 20 bucks of your purchase is going to Valve. How is this a good thing for Stardock?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
The cool thing about the games we publish, if you buy a retail copy and register it through Impulse, you can either install via CD, or by downloading the game.  So with a boxed copy, you get the best of both worlds; The manual, extras in the box, the pretty box to put on your shelf, plus the ability to download the game.
Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top
Would you be willing to pay an extra $20 for the priviledge of using Steam? That's what you're asking Stardock to do. Impulse is far better than Steam and costs them nothing to put their titles on. Steam would mean that 20 bucks of your purchase is going to Valve. How is this a good thing for Stardock?
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None of the money goes to Valve from games sold over Steam, unless of course they are Valve games.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
None of the money goes to Valve from games sold over Steam, unless of course they are Valve games.
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Actually, some of the money DOES go to Valve for games sold over the Steam Digital Store. However, Valve does claim you don't have to pay for the use of SteamWorks technologies (and Steam DISTRIBUTION, which isn't the same as sales!)

(My reasoning that money changes hands for games sold over Steam is due to an article from 2005, and Valve's usage of the word "free" when describing SteamWorks, and nothing but a "Contact Us" link when describing end-to-end Steam publishing. That smacks of "costs so much we don't want to frighten you off too early")

Now if anyone here actually has a contract with Valve that can correct... no wait, the NDA would forbid them from answering.