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What's the Best Video Game Download Service?

Posted by Soulskill on from the usenet-and-bittorrent-don't-count dept.

ThinSkin writes "Who needs a brick-and-mortar game shop when you have the world wide web of video game download services? Joel Durham Jr. over at ExtremeTech examines some game download services to decide once and for all which virtual storefront has the best deal for gamers. Among the services reviewed are: Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, Good Old Games, and WildTangent Orb. The most popular site in the roundup, Steam, was also the most favored because of its wide selection of popular titles, while Direct2Drive also scored top marks because it has 'just about every title in the universe.'" Which service(s) do you like the most, and what have your experiences with them been?

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  1. turd post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    eat my shit, you shit eating fags

  2. Re:*tosses article out the window*.. 3 letters by meringuoid · · Score: -1, Troll
    Yes, I suppose TPB is a convenient place for children and the morally immature to violate copyright law. Some of us, however, are adults, and have grasped that if something costs money then either you pay for it or you do without.

    I'm selling a roughly 80/20 nitrogen-oxygen gas mixture (with traces of other chemicals) for $1,000 per litre. If you don't want to pay for it, you'd better do without, otherwise you're morally immature. Don't even think about just taking it for free from the atmosphere!

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  3. Re:*tosses article out the window*.. 3 letters by 10101001+10101001 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, I suppose TPB is a convenient place for children and the morally immature to violate copyright law. Some of us, however, are adults, and have grasped that if something costs money then either you pay for it or you do without.

    Most games cost more than the $9.95 you paid. Perhaps you're referencing the price? If so, I've got a $1 billion finger painting of a cow to sell you that costs me less than $2 to make. I hope that the price doesn't disgust you. At least I know you'll never pirate my finger painting. Thanks, adult.

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  4. Re:Bah,. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    After looking thru your games, I still won't pay for them as they don't look interesting, Thanks for trying tho.

    I guess it's true, you don't need DRM for games that suck.