ArmA 3 to be a Steamworks title

Military game to release with Steam as DRM service

Posted on Feb 21, 2013 - 11:32am EST

Bohemia Interactive has revealed that Valve’s Steam will be required to play Arma 3.

The company cites a difficult phase in development, which also involved the recent incident in Greece. These setbacks drove the studio to re-evaluate the project, and the decision for Steam is one of the steps to set Arma 3 back on track for a 2013 release.

“As an independent developer, we’re constantly evaluating the way we develop, distribute and publish games. Valve made tremendous improvements to their system, which made the installation/update process much more user-friendly - for both developers and customers", adds Bohemia Interactive’s founder and CEO, Marek Špan�l.

Bohemia Interactive is also exploring the further integration of Steamworks functionality, which would enable game features that are impossible to develop in-house, on time.

ArmA 3 is currently slated for a 2013 release on PC.