Red Orchestra Set For Steam News

In a joint statement Valve Software and TripWire Interactive have announced that Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 will be available via the Steam digital distribution system. The game has been developed as a follow-on to the original Red Orchestra mod that won Nvidiaâ??s "$1,000,000 Make Something Unreal", and has been produced with Unreal Engine 2.5.

Based on the Russian Front between 1941 and 1945, gamers will be able to use 28 different weapons and 14 vehicles as they battle through the dozen maps, in what TripWire describes as a â??â?¦full first-person, WWII combat simulation.â?

"Digital content delivery is the future of gaming, and we are very excited to be a part of that future," said Tripwire Interactive President John Gibson. "Working with Valve to release the game over Steam allows Tripwire to remain independent and keep control of the games content and development. This allows Tripwire to continue to offer our fans the same uncompromising level of realism, authenticity, and gameplay they have come to expect from Red Orchestra while continuing to innovate and push the boundaries of the military FPS and simulation genres."

"We're pleased to have the winner of the 'Make Something Unreal' mod tournament bringing their full-fledged game to market on Steam," said Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve. "This shows that a talented and passionate group of developers can take a game from concept to public distribution outside of the traditional publishing and funding model and deliver it to over 6 million customers."

A release date for Red Orchestra is yet to be confirmed; weâ??ll have more news on Red Orchestra in coming weeksâ?¦