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While some publishers let you buy direct from their stores, we're looking at independent game download services. There's a bunch of them out there, and some are better than others. Game selection, of course, is important, but so are other aspects: Do you have to install a front-end? How easy is it to use? Where do they install the games? Do you have to remember codes and keys and such?
Game download services compared
Posted on Monday, September 29 2008 @ 6:23 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
ExtremeTech compared five game download services; Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, Good Old Games and WildTangent Orb.