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I pretty much guessed this a few days ago, but it’s official now.

Back by Popular Demand, LOOM, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Star Wars Battlefront II Headline List of Games Soon to be Available via Direct Download!

LucasArts Continues Initiative to Revive Classic Gaming Titles SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – July 6, 2009 – Fans have asked and LucasArts has delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as digital downloads online.

In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation’s delivery and management platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic  dventure titles like LOOM and The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic Commando.

The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes:

• Armed and Dangerous™

• Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis

• Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure

• LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure

• LOOM™

• Star Wars Battlefront® II

• Star Wars Republic Commando®

• Star Wars Starfighter™

• The Dig®

• Thrillville®: Off the Rails™

“This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to LucasArts’ classic games,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “It also gives more people a chance to play our games by making them available long after they’ve disappeared from store shelves. We hope our fans are as excited as we are about our plans and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next. This is just the beginning.”

This series of launches continues LucasArts’ new mission to revitalize its deep portfolio  of beloved gaming franchises.

Another reason for me to buy games I already own, just because they’re on Steam.