Launched in April 2006, Gamers Gate started out as the download platform of Swedish publisher Paradox, which is known for its strong focus on PC hardcore strategy games. It now has developed into an independent spinoff providing a large selection of independent and most major publishers to an international audience. The shop received a major overhaul with the relaunch in November 2009 and now offers a convenient shopping experience. Additionally, Gamers Gate has been one of the first online stores to feature a payback system called Blue Points.
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For many years, Telekom has been known across Europe as one of the world’s premiere telecommunications and information technology corporations. Their influence is felt deep within these industries, and the executives of the company strive to keep it that way. So when videogames and online gaming in particular began to grow in popularity, it was no surprise that this corporation wanted its share of the gaming market. The result was GamesLoad, a digital distribution platform that caters to its European audience.One of the most popular benefits of GamesLoad is the translation of many mainstream titles into various European languages. Since so many videogames originate in Japan and the United States, the translations offered by other vendors are typically inaccurate at best. GamesLoad seeks to change this with its digital downloads by ensuring that every game is properly translated into each language in which it is distributed. This is reflected on the pages of its website, which can be loaded in different languages with minimal grammatical errors. To facilitate its broad audience, GamesLoad offers websites and servers across a broad geographic location. This allows users in nations to which the site caters to find videogames on a site that is customized for their country. This means that each site will feature both the language specific to that country and the appropriate pricing for its currency, allowing them to buy online without trying to determine how much the price in one nation’s currency is in their own. Additionally, users in each of these countries will be able to find the nearest server to facilitate a quick downloading speed. It also provides them with a single location to find their favorite mainstream titles translated into their own languages. Despite GamesLoads efforts to conveniently bring digital downloads to everyone, many complaints have still been submitted. Many have complained that they specifically ordered a game for digital download, and then had it sent in the mail some time later. Others have reported the constant freezing of game downloads from GamesLoad, rendering their purchases useless.
