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Lara Croft: Guardian of Light Guarded by Steam DRM

By james_fudge

Crystal Dynamics, a division of Square Enix Europe, has told CVG that it plans to use Steam DRM on the PC version of its Tomb Raider sequel, Lara Croft: Guardian of Light. The PC version of the game will be an exclusive on Steam in the United States, according to Global brand manager Karl Stewart.

Stewart also says that pirates seem to enjoy copying Tomb Raider games more than other franchises because the series is so popular. More below:

"We've gone down the road of implementing Steam DRM where we've committed to the US being an exclusive and we're going to make a decision as to whether or not we'll use different distribution channels," said Global brand manager Karl Stewart. "But I think for now, because it's online and it's got leader boards, Steam offers us the best opportunity to hit a broad audience with that type of game."

Lara Croft: Guardian of Light will be released sometime this year on PC and Xbox Live Arcade.

Source: CVG

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 20, 2010 (boomark / email).