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by Nick Breckon, Jul 27, 2009 6:00pm PDT

If you still haven't read Ellie Gibson's interview with Mark Rein over at Eurogamer, you're missing out. It's five pages of solid gold.

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First Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer footage
Splinter Cell: Conviction, Red Steel 2 both delayed
Resident Evil 5 PC system requirements posted
Champions Online open beta starts August 17
The Witcher Director's Cut exposed on Friday

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I'm about to buy a few pc games by digital download. What's the best site to use? Steam? Amazon? Direct2Drive? PirateBa -- just kidding. Honestly, I am looking to actually purchase and not pirate stuff, so only commercial sites, please. I'm looking for lowest price + least hassle in downloading the game.

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  Steam is very good, Direct2Drive there's a lot of horror stories about that place, Impulse I think has a ... : SpaecKow
- I like Steam very much, autopatching and unlimited downloads rule. : Serpico74
- Big fan of Steam +1 : Admiral Crunch
- Thanks, you're all on my Christmas list. Steam it is! : phreakshow
- I'd just go for Steam, it's pretty solid these days and they have a wide selection of games. Normal price... : ramshot
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  Steam has widest selection of games, and very stable...
  
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  battle.net and steam : MoreVespeneGas
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    - ^all of the above +1 : razorblade79
    - Yup. BNet, Steam, and GOG; all others are inferior. : Rehevkor
- I try to keep it at a minimum and only use Steam, Impulse, and Good Old Games. I would prefer all my gam... : amrbean
- I'm currently trying to keep things simplified and centralized, so GoG.com for classic gaming, and Steam ... : Rag and Bone Man