Digital Distribution Platforms Dispute Market Share, Sling Mud
A dispute between digital distribution platforms Direct2Drive and Impulse over market share has highlighted the difficulty of assessing the digital...
READ MORE >Weekly PC Sales: Left 4 Dead by Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, Borderlands and Torchlight
Update: According to Big Download and Blue's News, Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders were listed as Steam's second top-grossing game for the week of 11/8 -...
READ MORE >"If the choice comes between Halo and Call of Duty Vs Half-Life and Galactic Civilizations then ..."
see all 61 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Dragon Age, Borderlands and Torchlight Top the Charts
Last week was a big one for PC RPGs, as BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins dominated the sales charts of digital distribution outlets...
READ MORE >"Totally deserved too. The game is fantastic quality for its price. It's the first time in a ..."
see all 22 commentsModern Warfare 2 Shunned by Several Digital Distributors Due to Steam 'Trojan Horse'
Major digital distributors Direct2Drive, GamersGate and Impulse have refused to stock Infinity Ward's highly
READ MORE >"Rigghhhht. They aren't selling it because of things like 'steam' inclusion, which is obviously a ..."
see all 209 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aeons of Aion Ended
The PC digital sales reign of Aion has drawn to a close. The top spot on Steam last week was claimed by the newly-opened Left 4 Dead 2...
READ MORE >"I'm sure they're expensive, but there's no way they cost hundreds of millions. Which developer ..."
see all 39 commentsShack PSA: Direct2Drive $5 Sale Ends in Gold War
The final week of digital distributor Direct2Drive's five dollar extravaganza brings a cadre of war games down to the low price point....
READ MORE >"i dont even use the D2D downloader just download it manually and then install with the zip, ..."
see all 34 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aion Cannons Fire
NCsoft's fantasy MMO Aion once again dominated the digital PC sales arena last week. The title took the top two slots on both the Steam and...
READ MORE >"I'd guess 95% of CS sales now are for people who "lost" their steam account."
see all 13 commentsShack PSA: Direct2Drive $5 Sale Goes Indie
The fourth week of Direct2Drive's big five dollar sale sees a number of indie games brought down from their already-cheapened price points....
READ MORE >"I picked it up and I have to say, it's fun but I am totally freaking lost as to what to do."
see all 28 commentsWeekly PC Sales: Aion Tops the Charts Prior to Launch
NCsoft's latest MMO Aion topped both the Steam and Direct2Drive sales charts leading up to the game's North American launch today. Cryptic's...
READ MORE >"It's one of PC gaming strengths right now. Take MMO's away PC gaming loses a leg."
see all 37 commentsDirect2Drive $5 Sale Continues: Assassin's Creed, Neverwinter Nights 2, GTA: Vice City
The big five dollar sale going on at Direct2Drive has entered its third week, bringing a fresh helping of discounted RPGs, MMOs and Assassin's...
READ MORE >"I was downloading nwn2 soz the other night. I was maxing out my connection at ~1mb/s"
see all 59 commentsStar Wars Jedi Knight Games Arrive on Steam, LucasArts Bundles Now Available
As promised, LucasArts today re-released the entirety of its Star Wars-based shooting and saber-swinging Jedi Knight series through digital...
READ MORE >"I remember playing this as a kid and never actually getting past that stupid sewer level :( haha"
see all 105 commentsWeekly PC Sales: MMOs and Star Wars Reign
The digital re-release of BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was obviously quite popular, just not quite enough to topple the...
READ MORE >"I wouldn't doubt this. I call BS on L4D constanty being the spot 2/3/4 for the last 6 months"
see all 10 commentsDark Forces Pack Hitting Steam, D2D on Wednesday
LucasArts' catalog of Dark Forces/Jedi Knight action titles will be available to buy on Steam and Direct2Drive starting this Wednesday, the company...
READ MORE >"That's true, Harrison Bergeron. Hopefully they disable fast computers and larger monitors and ..."
see all 54 commentsShack PSA: Direct2Drive Sale Continues as Riddick, BioShock Cut to $5
Digital distributor Direct2Drive's anniversary sale is moving on to its second week, bringing a new slate of action titles marked down to $5...
READ MORE >"so which games are available worldwide? \no Riddick and no Saints Row 2 for me : <"
see all 81 commentsShack PSA: Direct2Drive Anniversary Sale Sees 50 Games Slashed to $5
To mark its 5th anniversary, digital distributor Direct2Drive is offering 50 games for only $5 apiece over the next five weeks. The first...
READ MORE >"Never mind. North america only...arg. Not again. Best offers on D2D and Impulse is almost always ..."
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"I have both Impulse and Steam, and I play games on steam more than impulse (just because of ..."
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