Digital Distributor Green Man Gaming Lands Bearing Used Game Trade-Ins, Launch Discounts

by Alice O'Connor, May 10, 2010 7:40am PDT

New digital distributor Green Man Gaming launched today, bringing a new feature to the exciting world of virtual video game vending--the ability to trade games in for credit.

Games bought from the site can be traded back in for credit. VVVVVV, for example, is currently on sale for £8.99 but can be traded in for £4.99 of credit at Green Man.

Green Man Gaming's own client, 'Capsule.'

Green Man requires its own client, 'Capsule,' which uses SecuROM to activate and deactivate games. Capsule is needed to download and install games but they apparently will then run without it open. All prices are apparently listed in British pounds only for the time being, at least, and the only payment option is a credit or debit card.

89 titles are currently available, which COO Gian Luzio says is only a "small selection" from the 500-odd games Green Man has signed up from "over 26 publishers," used to test stability. More will be added to the site's catalogue "over the next few days."

To celebrate the launch, World of Goo, Uplink, Darwinia, NecroVisioN: Lost Company and High School Dreams are on offer for a single British penny each.

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how long till this company goes out of business because they can't resell the trade ins for profit? how do they make money off this?

May 10, 2010 8:03am PDT

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Guys, they have all the big publisher onborard as is said in the article.

"over 26 publishers...."

The publishers allow this because they get royalties for every game traded in.

I think this is great! im a student so I dont have alot of money to use on games, however this allows me to play the games i want (:

I tried the service with Necrovision Lost company, everything went very smooth and was hassle free. Im gonna use them in the future for sure !

May 10, 2010 5:57pm PDT

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Is this function in NA? I notice all prices are in pounds.

May 10, 2010 4:45pm PDT

Is this function in NA? I notice all prices are in pounds. : Aztiel

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Took a look at their selection - absolutely no major titles worth having. What they do have isn't exactly competitively priced compared to STEAM. They better get their act together or they are going to be in the red quick.

May 10, 2010 8:56am PDT

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SecuROM; that's a dirty word in the more technical circles of PC gaming. I hope they will have some sort of explanation of whether users will be able to use debugging and system diagnosis software like ProcMon and Process Explorer on their PC, and be able to close those and play the game.

I still have Bioshock banned from ever being installed on my Windows 7 gaming PC due to unaddressed concerns, and fear of an un-uninstallable DRM that interferes with programs that I use for professional work.

May 10, 2010 9:10am PDT

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  Well if you think about it, this is an attempt to use DRM to address one of the big issues people have wi... : Schnapple
  - Yeah, and I can agree with DRM enforcing that user X has purchased / traded license Y, but the implementa... : the archvile

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Someone forgot to tell them that era of PC games is over....

May 10, 2010 8:49am PDT

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  Thats weird. I was under impression that the PC games era is changing, not over. I'm still heavy on PC ga... : p34nk
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    (I think he was being sarcastic. I hope) : Schnapple
    - I really hope so too :) : p34nk

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Tried to order a game to test out the service, but it just throws a generic "Problem with payment" error when trying to check out. It doesn't like either of my VISA card numbers it seems.

Maybe it has an issue with US cards

May 10, 2010 10:31am PDT

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High School Dreams! Woohoo!

May 10, 2010 9:02am PDT

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High School Dreams! Woohoo! : Hemtroll
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And now I'll have that Type O Negative song in my head all day.

RIP Peter Steele

May 10, 2010 9:25am PDT

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I love the idea of digital trades. One of my fears about digital distribution is that we can be charged more or similar for less. Being able to trade and sell my games helps offset the price I pay. It's one of the perks of owning something (the physical copy). If games go digital distribution only, the publishers all of the control. The more people accept the non-transfer concept, the easier it will be to dominate the markets when physical distribution becomes impractical.

I'd love to support the digital trade concept, but I doubt many publishers will want to change their tune and support this. It's probably going to be used by independent publishers.

May 10, 2010 7:48am PDT

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