TweetThe adoption of digitally distributed video games has been both quicker and slower than expected, depending on which platforms you look at. If you look at PC games, by now it’s hard to imagine that there are people still buying physical boxes. A few years ago, Steam was considered a niche player for hardcore digital gamers. [...]
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The 10 Most Important Trends of Digital Games Distribution
Posted by Sebastian on July 20, 2011
http://www.deals4downloads.com/blog/2011/07/20/the-10-most-important-trends-of-digital-games-distribution/
Electronic Arts revamps its download store
Tweet EA announced a major upgrade of it’s digital distribution platform formerly known as EA Store. Apart from the new name “Origin“ EA promises that users will be able to set up profiles, build friends lists, browse more than 150 of EA’s games, and pre-order new releases. There is also some exclusive content for somw of [...]
Posted by Sebastian on June 6, 2011
http://www.deals4downloads.com/blog/2011/06/06/electronic-arts-revamps-its-download-store/
Market Shares of Digital Distribution Platforms in 2010-2011
TweetBasically, this is an update to a similar study we conducted last year. Actually, I hoped that during the last year more usage information with regard to the digital distribution market would become available. But so far none of the bigger download platforms has released any relevant information. Not even the established market research agencies [...]
Posted by Sebastian on June 1, 2011
http://www.deals4downloads.com/blog/2011/06/01/market-shares-of-digital-distribution-platforms-in-2010-2011/
Direct2Drive Opens New Download Shop in Germany with 20% Discount
Tweet Hey Germans, rejoice. For Direct2Drive opens a German outlet of its successful download shop. This is good news since Direct2Drive brings longtime experience and more importantly some competition to the German download market. Gamesload has been pretty lonely for too long. The shop is currently in Beta and it is using a different platform [...]
Posted by Sebastian on April 29, 2011
http://www.deals4downloads.com/blog/2011/04/29/direct2drive-opens-new-download-shop-in-germany-with-20-discount/
Shocker: Even in UK games companies shift to digital distribution
TweetTIGA, the trade association representing the UK computer games industry, has released some interesting findings on the development of the UK games business. Most prominently becomes the fact that a dramatic shift from retail to digital distribution is happening or as Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO puts it: “Over the last two years 145 new [...]
Posted by Sebastian on November 29, 2010
http://www.deals4downloads.com/blog/2010/11/29/even-in-uk-games-companies-shift-to-digital-distribution/
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