For those of you who haven't played EverQuest, EverQuest II, Vanguard, or Pirates of the Burning Sea yet and you're looking for a new game to play, all four titles are now available on Steam at special introductory prices of $14.99.
You can also purchase the latest expansions for EverQuest and EverQuest II -- which include the entire game to that point -- if you'd rather just update an old account to the current game and give it another shot. Check out the press release below.
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Jan. 16, 2009 -- Valve Corporation and Sony Online Entertainment LLC
(SOE) today announce the availability of many SOE Massively Multiplayer
Online (MMO) titles on Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and
management of PC games and digital content with over 15 million
accounts around the world.
The SOE developed and/or
published titles now available include the complete EverQuest® (EQ) and
EverQuest® II (EQII) collections, as well as Vanguard: Saga of Heroes®
and Pirates of the Burning SeaT. To kick off this monumental event,
Pirates of the Burning Sea, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, EQ Secrets of
Faydwer and EQII Rise of Kunark are being offered via Steam for a
special introductory price during the first 10 days the games are
available for purchase. New SOE game accounts for the game purchased
will also receive 30 days of gameplay (this offer excludes existing
game and Station Access accounts).
In addition, the recently released expansions EverQuest®
Seeds of DestructionT and EverQuest® II The Shadow OdysseyT are
available for purchase.
"Sony Online Entertainment propelled the MMO genre and PC
gaming into new era with the launch of EverQuest," said Jason Holtman,
director of business development at Valve. "SOE continues to evolve the
genre and PC gaming with new universes such as Vanguard and Pirates of
the Burning Sea, while continuously expanding the EverQuest and
EverQuest II worlds with over 20 total expansions delivered
electronically since the first EQ was released in March 1999."
"We are always looking for additional ways to introduce our
great catalog of games to new audiences. It's hard to think of a larger
group of PC gamers interested in multiplayer games than those
connecting to Steam," said John Smedley, president of SOE. "We've long
been a leader in MMOs and this agreement will help bring our exciting
content to millions of additional online gamers around the world."
For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com.
About Sony Online Entertainment LLC
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in
massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of
subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides
compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game
console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and
hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®,
Untold LegendsT, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars
Galaxies, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and
the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres
on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA,
with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver,
CO, and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development
