05-03-2020, 04:24 AM
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla won’t be launching on Steam
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/assassins-creed-valhalla-wont-be-launching-on-steam.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong>Newsbrief: </strong>Ubisoft’s freshly unveiled next <em>Assassin’s Creed</em> game,<em> Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</em>, won’t be up for purchase on Steam at launch, instead opting to bring its PC release to only the Epic Games Store and its own Uplay platform.</p>
<p>Though a high-profile game opting to skip a day-one Steam launch is noteworthy, <em>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</em> doing so isn’t entirely surprising at this point. Ubisoft itself forged a relationship with Epic Games back in the early days of the Epic Games Store right around the time <em>The Division 2 </em>was wrapped up in a <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/334073/The_Division_2_is_skipping_Steam_in_favor_of_the_Epic_Games_Store.php">similar exclusivity announcement</a>. This latest development looks to be a continuation of that previous arrangement.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/04/...-on-steam/
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/assassins-creed-valhalla-wont-be-launching-on-steam.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong>Newsbrief: </strong>Ubisoft’s freshly unveiled next <em>Assassin’s Creed</em> game,<em> Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</em>, won’t be up for purchase on Steam at launch, instead opting to bring its PC release to only the Epic Games Store and its own Uplay platform.</p>
<p>Though a high-profile game opting to skip a day-one Steam launch is noteworthy, <em>Assassin’s Creed Valhalla</em> doing so isn’t entirely surprising at this point. Ubisoft itself forged a relationship with Epic Games back in the early days of the Epic Games Store right around the time <em>The Division 2 </em>was wrapped up in a <a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/334073/The_Division_2_is_skipping_Steam_in_favor_of_the_Epic_Games_Store.php">similar exclusivity announcement</a>. This latest development looks to be a continuation of that previous arrangement.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/04/...-on-steam/