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Steam is offering its users the chance to buy every THQ title currently on the service for 26. The deal, spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, is one of many seasonal deals the digital distributor is running in the build-up to Christmas. The pack includes all games, sequels and expansions from …
Read More »Steam holds 70% of digital distribution
Steam is estimated to control around 70 per cent of the overall game downloads space. That’s according to rival Stardock, which runs its own digital distribution service Impulse. The company claims to be in second place behind Valve in the market, reports Gamasutra. Our estimation is that Steam – as …
Read More »Direct2Drive calls Steam ‘Trojan Horse’
Digital distribution firm refuses to stock Modern Warfare 2
Read More »Digital distributors boycott MW2
IGN-owned digital games firm Direct2Drive is refusing to sell Modern Warfare 2 on PC because of its integration with Valve’s Steamworks. All PC copies of Modern Warfare 2 will come with Steamworks, not just the ones sold on Steam, and will benefit from Steamwork’s variety of features, including community integration, …
Read More »Pitchford attacks Valveâ??s â??fanboyâ?? PS3 neglect
Valveâ??s public distancing from Sony hardware is branded foolish
Read More »Direct2Drive calls for digital chart
Leading downloads provider Direct2Drive is keen to see the formation of a digital games chart, despite resistance to the prospect from competitors including Steam. In an exclusive interview with MCV, Rich Keen – marketing director of IGN-owned Direct2Drive – said that a chart would make the digital market appear more …
Read More »Steam branded â??exploitative money grabâ??
Steam holds a â??horrid conflict of interestsâ?, says Gearbox CEO
Read More »Steam: We cant release digital data
Digital download market leader Steam has told MCV that it will not release its sales data to chart companies – and that an official downloads ranking is not important. It is rumoured that parent company Valve’s secrecy over sales data is the final obstacle for companies such as GfK-ChartTrack and …
Read More »Zombie Cow games hit Steam
UK indie's titles launch on Valve's digital distribution service
Read More »LucasArts dates Monkey Island
Devoted followers of LucasArts’ classic point-and-click series Monkey Island now have a new date to mark in their diaries – July 15th will see the release of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Xbox Live Arcade. The re-make of the 1990 title boasts updated hi-def graphics, a re-mastered …
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