Browsing all articles from November, 2009.
Get Games Joins the List of Digital Distribution Platforms
Get Games, a project launched behind Eurogamer executive Rupert Loman and Mastertonic chairman Andy Payne, went live yesterday at GetGamesGo.com. Although there isn’t much there yet, the site promises more titles in the coming weeks. Initial prices on Serious Sam reflect British pricing in pounds and probable strategy to only focus on the UK or [...]
Dell Announces Alienware PCs will be Bundled With Steam
Steam is announcing that Dell has announced all of its Alienware comps (desktops and laoptops) will come pre-installed with Valve’s Steam digitial distribution application along with a free copy of Portal. This is another win for Steam to extend their lead in the digital distribution market among gamers who form the majority of Alienware purchases. [...]
Atari Launches New Site With Digital Downloads, Free Online Games
Atari has relaunched its Atari.com property with the ability to buy their published titles directly from them in digital download form. Hits include Champions Online, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum and the Neverwinter Nights series. Games can also be purchased in physical format and shipped to the customer. After closer inspection it looks like Atari has [...]
Stardock Reveals Market Share Estimates
Stardock, who recently launched a revamped version of their Impulse digital download store, claims that Steam (owned by Valve Corporation) has 70% market share of the digital download market with Impulse a distant 2nd at 10% and all others making up 20%. The news was revealed in Stardock’s Customer Report 2009 dated November 18, 2009. [...]