Fri, May 06, 2011 | 18:28 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution to release on Steam, pre-order deal up for grabs
The PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released in not only boxed form, but on Steam as well according to the lovely press release that just hit our inbox.
Eidos-Montreal said it had “chosen this agreement with Steam because of its esteemed capability for an enhanced experience for the PC gamer, with boosted functionality and easy accessibility.”
The game will also host Steamworks features such as auto-updating, Achievements and Steam Cloud support in both the standard and Augmented editions.
You can also pre-order the standard game on Steam at special limited-time pricing of $44.99/£29.99 and $53.99/£39.99 for the Augmented Edition.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is out in August 23 in the US and August 26 in the UK on PS3 and 360 as well.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Human Revolution, steam
10 comments
#1
Hunam
06/05/11, 6:31 pm
A game releasing on Steam!? BY JOVE! WHAT LUNACY IS THIS!?
#2
Stephany Nunneley
06/05/11, 6:33 pm
I know! Next thing you know, they will start offering pre-order discounts! The MADNESS!
#3
Yoshi
06/05/11, 6:43 pm
@1 & 2 *hands you both a cookie* Enjoy, you deserve it
#4
Soong
06/05/11, 7:21 pm
The news here is that if will use Steamworks, not that it is on Steam. Not every PC game on Steam uses Steamworks, but those that do feature things like cloud saving and steam achievements. They also need to be activated on Steam even if you buy a retail version.
All games on Steam auto-update btw.
#5
Soong
06/05/11, 7:23 pm
It is great news btw, it means that you can buy whichever version is the cheapest (retail, D2D, gamersgate etc etc) and you can still use the key to activate it on Steam. And as far as DRM goes, Steamworks is the only one that gamers don’t mind at all as it’s not intrusive and brings many benefits with it.
#6
AHA-Lambda
06/05/11, 8:06 pm
I got the augmented edition on pc from amazon for £26
BOOM!!
#7
Edo
06/05/11, 9:55 pm
#6 Good for you.
#8
Soong
06/05/11, 10:21 pm
Steph, change the headline already it should be “Deus Ex: Human Revolution to use Steamworks” like I tried to explain in my earlier post. You misread the press release.
#9
TheWulf
06/05/11, 11:31 pm
@1
I think the revelation here is that they’re using Steamworks, which is wonderful, as opposed to Games for Windows. I’m very happy about this.
#10
AHA-Lambda
06/05/11, 11:47 pm
hasnt it been known for awhile that this was a steamworks title tho?