In a press release sent out this morning, Valve revealed some details about the upcoming cross platform launch of Portal 2. The game will be available on PC or Mac via Steam, the company’s flagship multiplayer and digital distribution platform, as well as the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. In an...

The Witcher was one of the best PC RPGs in recent years. Featuring a memorable protagonist, great graphics, an engrossing story and gameplay that was fun and engaging, fans have been clamoring for a return to Geralt’s world ever since. (Also, there were boobies.) Today, publisher CD PROJEKT RED has...

Well, ALMOST half: Of the 44.8 million PC games sold in the US last year, 21.3 million of them, that’s 48%, were digital downloads. Physical unit sales only just managed to top that figure with 23.5 million, despite a year-on-year decline in physical game sales, notes the NPD report. That’s a...

Well, at least console domination. In a press release, the gaming giant speaks to it’s new commitment to downloadable distribution. They plan on making available new games, classic games and bestseller games (duh) via what’s being called “digital distribution,” a misnomer if...

This is going to be an interesting week for me, and for the entire games industry for that matter. Aside from spending the best part os 18 out of 36 hours on buses travelling between Glasgow, London and Edinburgh, I will be visiting the London Games Conference. This year’s outing will see the leading...

Later this month various games industry luminaries will be gathering in London to discuss the future of digital downloads.  Traditional retailers will be watching very closely to see what will be said here because it may just give us an idea of how the industry will chance the way it delivers games to...

Digital distribution, at least from personal experience, is a double-edged sword. While it’s certainly convenient to just buy games on demand from the comfort of your own home, cutting out a trip to a local retail store, there are still many of things about this new medium of buying games that should...

Today saw the beta launch of Amazon.com’s digital distribution service.  Offering over 600 PC games at $9.99 or less, the service could be an interesting look at how future competitors to ‘Steam’ may operate.  For the moment however, Steam has very little to worry.  The Amazon service...