Perfect World and Valve Announce "Steam China"

Soon, a special version of Steam and its collection of over 20,000 games will be made available in China thanks to cooperation between Valve, the owners of the platform, and Perfect World, a Chinese game and movie company who have worked with developers to produce a host of popular single-player RPGs and several MMORPGs. Called Steam China, the collaborative effort currently has no release date.

Valve and Perfect World already have a fairly extensive list of cooperative ventures. Not only does Valve host many of Perfect World's games, but subsidiaries of Perfect World were licensed to operate both DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in China. According to a press release on the subject, Robert H. Xiao, CEO of Perfect World, said the company would introduce more games to China through Steam China, providing quality content and improving the experience for both gamers and developers.

Perfect World and Valve will collaborate closely on Steam China, actively promoting its launch, marketing, and game lineup. No changes are planned for Steam's existing worldwide operations and services as a result of this announcement.