Just as Electronic Arts moves away from Steam, other publishers are getting closer.
We recently learned The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will integrate Steamworks, and Valve (not Activision, oddly) announced today Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will support Steamworks, as well.
Timed to this announcement is the ability to begin pre-ordering the game on Steam.
The release also made sure to acknowledge Modern Warfare 3 will have dedicated servers support, a former point of contention between Call of Duty's PC fanbase and Infinity Ward. Modern Warfare 2 did not include dedicated servers, which prompted legions of gamers to petition the developer ahead of the game's release. Modern Warfare 2 went on to sell just fine on PC and elsewhere, but this time around, players won't have to worry about dedicated servers being an issue.
Modern Warfare 3 releases on November 8, but this weekend, Activision's hosting Call of Duty XP in Los Angeles, a Blizzcon-esque weekend event where the game's multiplayer will finally be revealed.