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    #2
    Azza
    Moderators Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭Azza


    A World Of My Own

    A new service currently in beta (32bit OS only at the moment).
    Its main selling point is you can play the game while downloading them. Some games for examlpe will only require to have 20% downloaded and you can start playing them. They where giving away free copies of Rome Total War to beta testers.

    Amazon Game Downloads

    Amazon have launched a beta for casual game download system. They except to be doing mainsteam games at a latter stages.

    Also Microsoft have stated they plan to sell full games through the games for Windows Live system.


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    #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    www.metaboli.com


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    #4
    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,465 ✭✭✭MOH


    Maximilian wrote: »
    Gold Old Games

    Since I can't contribute anything useful, I'll just criticise:
    It's actually Good Old Games

    Good thread though, might be worth a sticky.

    Or at least add it to the resources sticky in Bargain Alerts


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    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    MOH wrote: »
    Since I can't contribute anything useful, I'll just criticise:
    It's actually Good Old Games

    Good thread though, might be worth a sticky.

    Or at least add it to the resources sticky in Bargain Alerts

    yeah I know; typo on my part :)

    Not sure you could include Steam in Bargain Alerts these days though...


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    Rev Hellfire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭Rev Hellfire


    Must say I've seriously gone off downloads, firstly alot of the time they aren't significantly cheaper (if at all) and when they include any form of authentication unless they're one of the big boys I'm always wondering about their long time survivability.

    The physical disc and packaging is becoming more appealing to me these days.


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    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Rev Hellfire wrote: »
    Must say I've seriously gone off downloads, firstly alot of the time they aren't significantly cheaper (if at all) and when they include any form of authentication unless they're one of the big boys I'm always wondering about their long time survivability.

    The physical disc and packaging is becoming more appealing to me these days.

    I loved Steam up until recently but you are right in that respect. There's no reason they should be as expensive as they are.


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    #8
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    http://g2play.pl/
    Koneko pointed us towards this in the L4D cheap thread.


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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    Is it legal though?


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    #10
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Is it legal though?

    Yeah.


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    #11
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Here's another one

    Gamesplanet


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    #12
    tba
    Registered Users Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    those in the US can use http://www.gametap.com/ those outside the US can still access their free stuff.


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