Valve And Sandlot Games Announce Steam Distribution Agreement

Bothell, WA (PRWEB) July 17, 2009 -- Sandlot Games® Corporation, a leading developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games, and Valve, an entertainment software and technology company, today announced an agreement to launch the Sandlot Games portfolio on Steam®.

As a part of this partnership, Steam will introduce Sandlot Games as a featured casual games publisher and developer in its new Family Section. The first Sandlot Games titles to appear in the new section represent its most popular franchises - Kuros™, Cake Mania®, Westward®, and Tradewinds® - and will be available for purchase in various bundles.

"We are excited about partnering with Valve," said Daniel Bernstein, the CEO of Sandlot Games. "Games such as Westward and Tradewinds have always attracted a large following that crosses demographic lines and, through Steam, we look forward to bringing our games to an even wider audience."

As a featured publisher, Sandlot Games will reach over 20 million unique Steam users per month. On the new platform, fans can download purchased games to any computer, store and access saved games online, and interact with other gamers in real-time.

Sandlot Games titles such as The Legend of Crystal Valley™, Super Granny®, Word Monaco®, Super Slyder®, and new titles will launch on Steam throughout the year.

For more information, or to play Sandlot Games on Steam, please visit http://www.steamgames.com

About Sandlot Games

Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the world's premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles and franchises including Cake Mania®, Glyph®, Super Granny®, Tradewinds® and Westward®. Sandlot Games reaches millions of game players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including online, PC, PDA's, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since 2002, over 200 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base. For more information, please visit http://www.sandlotgames.com and http://twitter.com/sandlotgames,

About Steam

The leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new releases and online services to over 20 million PC users around the world. For more information, please visit www.steamgames.com.

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