You want a follow up to Modern Warfare 2? Check! You’d like to have dedicated servers while playing Modern Warfare 3? Check. As if all that wasn’t enough, today Valve revealed that Modern Warfare 3 will utilize Steamworks.
If you are wondering what exactly Steamworks is and what it means for MW3, check out the bit we took from Valve’s press release.
The PC version of the product will be powered with Steamworks for both the digital and tangible versions of the game and, as with all Steamworks titles, offline play will also be supported along with Auto-Updating, Achievements, and more. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will also support dedicated servers on day 1.
Steamworks is a complete suite of publishing and development tools — ranging from product key authentication to social networking services — offered free of charge to publishers and developers. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com.
