Valve Software has announced and agreement with SEGA to bring "Medieval II: Total War" to the Steam platform.

"Heralded on the cover of the December PC Gamer with an Editors' Choice award, a review score of 90% and described by the magazine as "an epic strategy game that's exquisitely big, bold and beautiful," Medieval II: Total War advances the series with the most cinematic and realistic battles ever seen in the real time strategy genre. With over 10,000 troops now to command and hundreds of unit types, players can experience massive battles in graphically rich environments enhanced by dynamic weather effects and vastly diverse terrain. Leading armies across Europe, the Middle East, and even the Americas, players will encounter brutal real-time battles and the pure bloodlust of medieval warfare.

Steam has pioneered its broadband services to over 10 million customers with core and casual games from today's leading publishers and developers.

 "Medieval II: Total War is a highly anticipated blockbuster title from SEGA and working with Steam gives us a great digital distribution vehicle to get the game quickly and easily into the hands of hungry fans everywhere," said Simon Jeffery, President and Chief Operating Officer, SEGA of America, Inc. "Steam has proven itself time and time again as a quality content delivery site that gamers look to for secure and reliable downloads."

Featuring single player and multiplayer modes, Medieval II: Total War will be made available to Steam customers in North and South America on November 15, 2006 for $49.95."