Steam now has software for sale

by: John - posted: 10/2/2012 9:00:00 PM

Steam was known for just games, but today they are branching out with software, To celebrate, the titles are on sale for 10% off. They are geared towards gamers though with titles ranging from benchmarking to game creation. It's good to see these options available, as some will take advantage of Steamworks allowing for automatic updates and Cloud saves. The following titles are now available for your downloading pleasure:

• ArtRage Studio Pro
• CameraBag 2
• GameMaker: Studio
• 3D-Coat
• 3DMark Vantage
• 3DMark 11

STEAM LAUNCHES BEYOND GAMES

Launch Set of "Software" Titles Available Now

Oct 2, 2012 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first Software titles have launched via Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform known as a leading destination for PC and Mac games.

The Software titles now available via Steam are:

ArtRage Studio Pro
CameraBag 2
GameMaker: Studio
3D-Coat
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11

Many of the launch titles will take advantage of popular Steamworks features, such as easy installation, automatic updating, and the ability to save your work to your personal Steam Cloud space so your files may travel with you.

GameMaker Studio, for example, features integration with Steam Workshop that allows GameMaker users to share their work via Steam.

To celebrate the launch, all Software titles on Steam will be available for 10% off their regular price throughout the week.

For more information, please visit http://store.steampowered.com/software