EA's relationship with Valve takes another hit as another EA game has been pulled from Steam.
Dragon Age II has been pulled with no official reason given by either side but rumored reports are saying it might be due to EA's refusal to allow Steam the ability to sell the DLC packs for the game.
EA is trying the same tactic they did with Crysis 2 in having DLC packs available for sale on Origin but not on Steam while also making demands that their games on Steam have full access to stuff not on Steam servers.
Valve is upset EA continues to violate their terms of service with Steam and does not want to keep repatching Steam every time EA wants to add a new game or feel like changing the previous agreement. They are also upset how EA continues its refusal of sharing any DLC revenue while demanding Valve allows all stuff from Origin and restricting what Steam is allowed to do.
Valve previously patched Steam to allow Mass Effect 2 and other games (mainly Free-To-Play) access to DLC content not on Steam servers and it appears Valve doesn't want to go through the hassle of patching Steam again just to please EA every time.
http://kotaku.com/5825088/dragon-age...ars-from-steam
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2) After previously dropping and patching out the DRM requiring a constant internet connection, Ubisoft reveals Driver: San Francisco on the PC will have the same type of DRM returning. The game will also be the 1st Ubisoft game on consoles to use the Uplay Passport for online modes.
3) Konami delays Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater on the 3DS from the original Fall 2011 release date to now a TBA 2012 date. The company did not give a reason for the delay but stressed the Japanese version is still on schedule for a Fall 2011 release.