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GamersGate: 'We're Not Afraid of Steam'

By james_fudge

GamersGate CEO Theo Bergquist wants the world to know that his company is not afraid of digital distribution giant Steam. In an interview with Industry Gamers, Bergquist said that Steam has hit "peak numbers" and that - at this point - it can only "lose market share." The European-centric digital distribution channel saw sales rise by 72 percent during the holiday shopping season.

"To be honest, we're not afraid of Steam," said Bergquist. "We think they are peaking now while the market is still very hardcore. In fact, we know from the feedback we receive from customers, one of the reasons we have such great growth is because many gamers out there don't like Steam and see GamersGate as a better alternative." Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on February 08, 2011 (boomark / email).