Capcom turns to Steam power

Capcom has become the first major Japanese software publisher to sign up for Valve Software's Steam digital distribution service.

Under the arrangement, PC versions of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Onimusha 3, Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and future PC titles will be made available via the online distribution platform.

Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve, said: "This initial set of Capcom titles coming to Steam, as well as those coming at a later date, are a perfect fit for the millions of action gaming fans connecting to Steam each week."

Steam is a platform for the delivery and management of games and digital content, and claims over 13 million core and casual gamers.

"The PC market is becoming a larger part of our business, and we are naturally focusing our attention on digital distribution," said Mark Beaumont, executive vice president at Capcom American and European Consumer Software Publishing.

"Steam is the right place for us to go with our titles. Valve has created a huge installed base of gamers who naturally fit with the profiles of the titles that Capcom develops."