On this week’s episode ofOrigin Dickery, it has been revealed that Electronic Arts will not be releasingBattlefield 3via Steam to give its proprietary service another boost. This is according to a release list that EA has tried to pull from the Internet.
Interestingly, it will be coming to multiple digital retailers, with a listing spotted for GamersGate and Direct2Drive. This has become one in a growing line of moves by EA to somehow compete with Steam using just its own comparatively tiny selection of published games.
If I were DICE, I’d pretty much hate EA right now. Not content to ensure that everybody thinks ofModern Warfare 3whenever the game’s brought up due to excessive comparisons, EA is now roping the game into its private war against Valve and gambling sales in the process.
I love how EA has a genuinely cool looking game and is just using it to further its petty feuds with other publishers. Nice.
Battlefield 3 may not come to Steam, according to EA’s list[Joystiq]
