Steam operator Valve has released a new version of the digital distribution client, which resolves the issues Earth 2160 owners have been experiencing for over two months.

After a February client update, the Steam version of Reality Pump's strategy game refused to load due to Steam-specific error. Though aware of the issue, Steam sold the broken game for more than two months, but pulled it shortly after our report. Read more »

Update: In the few hours since this article was published, Steam has stopped selling Earth 2160 and removed the product page. Still no word as to when a fix might hit.

Original: Some, if not all, of those who have have bought Reality Pump's 2006 PC strategy title Earth 2160 from Valve's digital distribution platform Steam have been unable to play the game since February, going by this Steam Forums thread. Read more »

Midway has announced it has snapped up the North American publishing rights to Earth 2160, the sci-fi strategy game from Reality Pump Studios. The game will be released in the U.S. and Canada this November.