EA building Origin 'exclusives' [Update: didn't pull Crysis 2 from Steam]
EA plans to have more games exclusive to its own recently-relaunched digital distribution store Origin. It was initially thought that EA pulled Crysis 2 from Steam as part of this plan, but that's since been denied.
READ MORE >GamersGate launching ad-supported free games
"A large portion" of the the digital distributor's catalogue will be available to play for free, in return for watching a short advert before the game launches. The 'FreeGames' service is slated to launch in September.
READ MORE >"It would be funny if right before a huge boss battle the game takes a commercial break, just ..."
see all 7 commentsDirect2Drive Launches Download Rental Scheme
Digital distributor Direct2Drive quietly launched a rental scheme for downloadable PC games last week, though so far it's looking somewhat less...
READ MORE >"Gamefly is also paying full price for a limited number of physical copies. Unless D2D is buying ..."
see all 23 commentsRecettear Localiser Talks Digital Distribution as Sales Pass 100k, Next Project Revealed
The event of Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale's sales passing 100,000 units has led the Japanese PC RPG's localiser Carpe Fulgur to give a little...
READ MORE >"I feel like I ripped someone off in getting Recettear for $10. I'll buy it again if they do ..."
see all 22 commentsEA Reaping Tremendous Windfalls from Digital Sales
Speaking at an industry conference, Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown proclaimed, "we've at least in part kind of cracked the code of how to extend...
READ MORE >"This isn't necessarily a push to exclusively focus on Twitter integration and stuff like that. ..."
see all 19 commentsRevamped Games for Windows Marketplace Launches
Microsoft's revamped Games for Windows Marketplace has launched, giving the PC games digital distribution service a new lick of paint and a...
READ MORE >"Do you really expect MS to worry about games WORKING post-update? Sheesh, they only care about ..."
see all 69 commentsMicrosoft Announces Web-Based Games Marketplace for PC Games
Currently, Microsoft sells digital PC titles through its Games for Windows Live client, but that will change on November 15 when the company rolls...
READ MORE >"If a game isn't using Steam I don't have to have Steam open either. What do you mean?"
see all 220 commentsEA Reports First Quarter Profits of $96 Million, Dubs Itself 'The #1 PC Publisher'
Development and publishing giant Electronic Arts has reported profits of $96 million for the first quarter--which ran from April 1 to June 30--of...
READ MORE >"They will rue they day when they abandoned us! Aquinas spoke of the mythical city on the hill, ..."
see all 32 commentsNintendo Vows to Improve Online Offerings
Nintendo CEO Saturo Iwata and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime both spoke up during E3 2010 on the company's future plans for...
READ MORE >"That doesn't mean the service/platform as it is isn't terrible. There are no accounts, only ..."
see all 19 commentsNPD Group Releases 'Extreme Gamer' Statistics, Details Digital Distribution Growth
The NPD Group has released some new market research survey results related to American gaming habits, including so-called "Extreme Gamers," a...
READ MORE >"The only people making 48 hours a week are the unemployed and the never-been-employed."
see all 22 commentsDigital Distributor Green Man Gaming Lands Bearing Used Game Trade-Ins, Launch Discounts
New digital distributor Green Man Gaming launched today, bringing a new feature to the exciting world of virtual video game vending--the ability to...
READ MORE >"I'm not sure why it can't be resold? You are assuming they can't resell the game because...?"
see all 29 commentsSega Lays Off 73 During Restructing
Sega West has laid off seventy-three employees while restructuring, Industry Gamers reports, and refocused its American division on downloadable...
READ MORE >"Yea these game companies just dont get it. If you churn out expensive crap people will stop ..."
see all 7 commentsGOG Gets Outcast, Master of Orion 1 & 2; Blood Coming Soon
Virtuous virtual vintage video games vendor Good Old Games today added PC classics Outcast and Master of Orion 1 & 2 to its catalogue, priced at...
READ MORE >"No problem, the YANG link is the first thing I've noticed in that page. ;)"
see all 45 commentsPC Games Net $13.1 Billion in 2009 as Digital Distribution Grows and Retail Sales Shrink
The industry consortium known as the PC Gaming Alliance has unveiled details of its 2009 Horizons Report, offering an update on the worldwide state...
READ MORE >"Some games have mod support. Some games don't. That's been the case forever and probably will ..."
see all 125 commentsNPD: PC Still 'Most Used System for Online Gaming' as Digital Distribution Purchases Rise
Market research firm The NPD Group has revealed the highlights of its recent "Online Gaming 2010" research report, providing a glimpse of the...
READ MORE >"this. devs wake up and support us. We have money to spend and we rather spend it on games ..."
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"All I'm saying is, Crytek is a great company, they did nothing wrong, but Valve delisted their ..."
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