Is valve building a digital distribution monopoly Steam is pretty much the de facto standard for PC gaming these days. Even the most retail-loyal PC gamers likely have used ... Read More
Capcom Committed to DLC and Digital Distribution as Part of Ongoing Strategy Capcom's strategy for downloadable content (DLC) may have gotten mixe... Read More
GamersGate CEO: Using Steam Feeds a Competitor A small amount of controversy has surrounded Valve�s highly-praised and successful digital distribution service, Steam , this past few week... Read More
GameShield Now Delivers Digital Rights Management for Flash Games Yummy Interactive�s GameShield Version 4.5 Offers Protection and License Management for Flash Game Developer... Read More
Ubisoft chooses Ztorm for digital distribution Ztorm today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Ubisoft, one of the world's leading interactive entertainment software ... Read More
EA: The PC is 'Rapidly Becoming the Largest Gaming Platform in the World' During a quarterly earnings call, Electronic Arts executives expressed their optimism for the digital download market on reports of strong f... Read More
Valve Views Pirates As Potential Customers The great thing about certain bands, artists and companies is that they see piracy as a good thing. Maybe not the actual act in itself but t... Read More
PCGA reports PC gaming worth $11bn in 2008 A little more than expected.. The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) has released its State of the PC Gamin... Read More
Capcom Admits Digital Distribution Is More Important than Retail Capcom is one of the most talked about companies in the recent few weeks. Following the very successful launch of Street Fighter... Read More
Valve founder Steams up D.I.C.E. with "Entertainment as a Service" Gabe Newell keynote discusses the company's service-oriented approach, reveals Team Fortress 2 comic being made by the developers. ... Read More
Stardock on Steams digital distribution dominance Stardock boss Brad Wardell discusses Steam I admire Valve on two levels. First, I admire their excellence in what they make. I like companie... Read More
Amazon casual game download service lacks Mac support Amazon.com has quietly launched a new Game Downloads Web site, where users can purchase and download more than 600 casual video games priced... Read More
Gamasutra Interview: Paradox Interactive's Wester On Staying Lean And Mean In The PC Biz Paradox Interactive's Fredrik Wester says the Stockholm-based developer-publisher is surviving gamely amid the global economic crisis... Read More
Valve: Pirates Are Just Underserved Customers At the Game Business Law summit, Valve talked about Steam, digital distribution and the PC market. Interestingly, Valve sees pirates... Read More
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) partners with Valve's Steam digital delivery service. Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is to partner with Valve's Steam digital delivery service. SOE games including "the complete ... Read More
PC Game Retail Sales Drop 14%, Revenue Shifts Online? Retail PC game sales fell 14 percent in 2008, says research firm NPD Group , with revenue of $70... Read More
Digital Distribution Accounts for Just 6% of Game Sales � Magid Our latest exclusive research from Frank N. Magid Associates finds that digital distribution has a long way to go. Retail reigns in ... Read More
Phantom launches as digital distribution Phantom Entertainment, in partnership with GameStreamer, has launched its online game store, featuring a catalogue of over 2,600 PC titles.... Read More
Gamasutra Takes a Close Look at Software Piracy Piracy continues to be one of the top concerns in the PC gaming industry, but steps to address the issue are being taken by a num... Read More
GamersGate launches new micro-transaction platform Dean Takahashi | December 9th, 2008 There�s a stampede to enable micro-transactions in v... Read More