game downloads – Fearless Gamer https://www.fearlessgamer.com Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:46:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Gamestop might just buy a digital distributor https://www.fearlessgamer.com/2009/10/24/gamestop-might-just-buy-a-digital-distributor/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:01:26 +0000 https://www.fearlessgamer.com/?p=662 Gamestop store.If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. That’s Gamestop’s new take on digital distribution anyway. At an analyst only conference this week, the used game/accessory retailer “detailed” its plans for entering digital distribution. I say “detailed” because the company’s “plan” is, ah, underdeveloped to say the least.

For now Gamestop plans to: 1 – increase in-store sales of online currency cards for online games purchases, 2 – make more games available for digital distro, and 3 – make a “strategic investment” in the market or buy an existing digital distro house. Really smashing ideas guys. Now what’s the actual plan.

Obviously the most concrete idea is number three, but that’s also the hardest to accomplish. Both Valve and IGN (News Corp.) would be reluctant to part with Steam or Direct2Drive. As for other distro houses, nothing else is nearly so well established, and that would mean competing directly with two established and extremely popular alternatives. Back to the drawing board, fellas.

]]> Forza 3 leaked to P2P sites https://www.fearlessgamer.com/2009/10/12/forza-3-leaked-to-p2p-sites/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:55:01 +0000 https://www.fearlessgamer.com/?p=595 Forza 3 at GameShadowAccording to Koku Gamer, Forza 3 has been leaked in its entirety to P2P sites across the web. The two disc download comes in at 13GB, supposedly granting access to the full game. The game is definitely one of the most hotly anticipated of the year, likely in part, as Koku mentions, to the excellent critical reception for Forza 2.

There’s really not much to be said about the leak. Sure, Turn 10 will claim that it’s part of the reason for high game prices, though we know it’s not nearly as big a factor as profits. Pirates will claim their right to download content if the developer is dumb enough to let it leak. And publishers will continue mashing together bundles with the hopes of deterring would-be pirates. None of it is very interesting, if you ask me.

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